Ep15 Tim’s Travails: This month we interview Elaine Church at the Semester at Sea program — for grownups!

June 2026 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet a wine expert who gives us insights into a popular industry Today’s Topic: The future of wine in the US Meet our guest: Elyse Kudo, Vice President, Spire Collection by Jackson Family Wines About Elyse: A tenured industry professional, Elyse specializes in relationship-building and networking and has an in-depth knowledge of fine wines and spirits, both imported and domestic. She is highly knowledgeable aboutClick here to listen to the podcast!

April-May 2026 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet attorney Ronald Sharpe Our Topic: A powerful conversation with a former U.S. Attorney About our guest: Ronald is an experienced trial attorney with proven leadership who managed complex litigation matters and planned and implemented effective investigative and trial strategies. He is a former partner at Jones Day who practiced in the firm’s Investigations and White Collar Defense Group. During his tenure at Jones Day,Click here to listen to the podcast!

March 29, 2026 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet two Vietnam vets Monico Rodriguez and Josue Silva. Today’s Topic: Shining a light on American heroes Meet our guests:  Monico Rodriguez: In Vietnam, served in Company A, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Vietnam Sept-Dec 1965) Josue Silva: In Vietnam, served in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Vietnam Oct. ’68-August ’69) About National Vietnam War Veterans Day: MarchClick here to listen to the podcast!

March 2026 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet Peter Fowler, former Senior Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Today’s Topic: An Invisible Public Servant — It’s the Mission Tim asks Peter: As an advisor on copyright issues when you joined the USPTO, how much has copyright issues changed due to technology? What did you do to prepare to be an IP Attache?Click here to listen to the podcast!

January 2026 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet attorney turned award-winning noir author Christopher Chambers Today’s Topic: Author to Author • Attorney to Attorney Tim will talk with Chris about: How does being a life-long Washington, D.C., resident influence your writing? What allows you to capture the “gritty” aspects of your novels? Washington, D.C., has historically been viewed as a high-crime city, but that crime is often concentrated in neighborhoods where theClick here to listen to the podcast!

January 2026 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet school safety expert, author, and podcaster Luis D. Aponte. Today’s Topic: The Real Story Behind School Safety — How to Prevent the Next School Shooting About our guest: Some people talk about school safety — Luis D. Aponte actually studies it. A Northern Virginia librarian, Air Force veteran, and author, Luis has spent seven years digging into 1,204 school‑shooting cases to understand the patternsClick here to listen to the podcast!

December 2025 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show, we meet Chen Wang, the co-founder and CEO of Steelike, and former Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. This month’s topic: Women in Engineering Questions for Chen: How did you decide to enter this area? What were your interests and influences as a child? How did that impact your decision to become an engineer, and then a lawyer? HowClick here to listen to the podcast!

Podcast Special — If you are tracking the news, you’ll be fascinated by this interview with IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show and fellow author Joe Relk. Today’s Topic: How fiction imitates reality — now, more than ever! Some of the questions that Tim asks Joe include: Let’s talk about what’s happening today in the fall of 2025 here in the US, including the abandonment of the rule of law. It’s a big theme in your book. HowClick here to listen to the podcast!

October 2025 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet GW Intellectual Property Law Professor Mark Traphagen Our topic: Artificial Intelligence and its impact on labor, with a focus on how AI impacts the creative/entertainment industries, including several recent developments: Anthropic’s decision to pay out $1.5 billion for downloading thousands of books in violation of copyright law The required human element to claim copyright to authored works About our guest: Mark Traphagen is theClick here to listen to the podcast!

September 2025 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet Chun T. Wright, law firm owner and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia This month’s topic: The adventure of travel law Tim asks Chunnie: You’ve built a legal practice that covers copyright, trademark, technology and even something called “adventure travel law.” How did you create such a unique mix and what is the common thread You have traveled to over 60Click here to listen to the podcast!

August 2025 — This month on Mark Cohen, former intellectual property attaché at the US Embassy in Beijing Today’s Topic: Understanding China through a Professor’s Eyes Tim talks with Mark about: What advice would you offer someone studying Chinese today? What are the challenges facing US diplomats in China on Intellectual Property? What do you see as the trajectory for US-China relations in trade and especially in Intellectual Property? About our guest: Mark Cohen is a non-resident fellow at theClick here to listen to the podcast!

July 2025 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet patent attorney Thomas Moga Today’s Topic: The China Factor and what might happen next Tim will talk with Tom about: With his latest book being The China Factor, Tim has deep insights into the inner workings of international trade. Today, he’ll dive deep into the current state of affairs in 2025 and will share with the audience insights from Tom, who has more thanClick here to listen to the podcast!

June 2025 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet Stacey Kalamaras, the founding partner of Kalamaras Law Office LLC, an intellectual property boutique in Chicago, IL. Today’s Topic: The Importance of Embracing Change On today’s episode, Tim asks Stacey:  Tell us about the importance of ensuring small businesses protect their brand/logo/trademarks. Why is it so essential, and should this practice be part of a small business strategy? What is your opinion of what’sClick here to listen to the podcast!

May 2025: Hello friends! I’m Hope Katz Gibbs, founder of Inkandescent, and I’m so happy today to introduce you to our new client and podcaster — IP attorney and author Tim Trainer. We met at Elaine’s Literary Salon just after his 3rd novel, The China Factor, was published this year. In the months since, our Inkandescent team has had the privilege of launching his new website, TimothyTrainer.com and posting entries to his blog that talks from experience about international trade,Click here to listen to the podcast!

Jan. 15, 2025: Today at Elaine’s Literary Salon — Writing books is a passion for attorney Timothy Trainer who for more than three decades focused on intellectual property issues in his day job. He has worked in government agencies and in the private sector and his assignments have taken him to 60 countries around the world. “He found time to pen a few non-fiction tomes, including his first book, Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights; the 15th edition was publishedClick here to listen to the podcast!