Special Guest! Silicon Valley Patent Agent - Phillip M. Wagner

02/23/21 • 68 min

For the last 16 years, Phil Wagner has been helping individuals and companies acquire and defend patents for their inventions and has become a prominent patent agent here in Silicon Valley. Phil stopped by The X to talk about how patents work, why we need them, when to get them, and how we should reform the patent system to help innovation continue to thrive.

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