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In this series, John Cronin shares insights relating to invention, creativity, and intellectual property collected over 17 years at IBM (becoming its top inventor with over 100 patents and 150 patent publications) and 23 years as managing director of ipCapital Group (working with over 800 companies and approximately 15% of the Fortune 500, hundreds of mid-size companies and hundreds of startups and governmental laboratories).
You will learn:
• How to create inventions that are new, useful, and non-obvious
• Using creativity tools to solve problems in business and innovation
• Ways to build or strengthen an intellectual property portfolio strategically
• Why you want to keep patents and trade secrets as an employee, manager, or executive
• Generating value from your IP through licensing, sale, fundraising, asset-based lending, and acquisitions
• And much more...
Features Overview
Understanding Your IP Landscape
46:47
To truly know your business, you need to understand your IP Landscape. How do your business, market, product, and technology fit into the world’s intellectual property system? Find out in today’s episode.
Unlock Hidden Intellectual Property with the ipScan
Season 01 Episode 29 38:46
Do you work with an innovative team but can’t figure out why they never produce any IP, like patents and trade secrets? Many inventors have lots of great ideas but seem to have trouble getting them out of their heads, onto paper, and filed with the patent office. The ipScan is here to help and has been used for over 25 years to extract and unlock the hidden value in inventive teams.
How to Invent Around Any Patent or Technology
Season 01 Episode 28 27:08
Is there a patent stopping your business from moving forward or increasing market share? Do you have a new technology or patent that you think will be valuable but worry your competitors might be able to figure out how to get the same benefits without you? In this episode, John Cronin will explain how any patent can be invented around so that it's harder for competitors to get around you.
How to Stop Copycats from Using Your IP
Season 01 Episode 27 46:44
In today’s episode, John will teach you how to deal with copycat companies and win the war against IP infringement. If you’ve invested time and money into your technology, the last thing you want is another company profiting off your hard-earned developments. Whether you need to prepare for this possibility or arm yourself to deal with copycat issues immediately, this episode will give you the tools to succeed.
Does Your Business Need Intellectual Property?
Season 01 Episode 26 23:19
In this episode, John explores the types of businesses that may or may not need intellectual property (IP), like patents and trade secrets. Learn whether your business needs IP to protect its business model or if filing patents will just increase expenses.
How to Write Provisional Patent Applications
Season 01 Episode 25 39:38
In today’s episode, John discusses the process of creating a powerful intellectual property tool: provisional patent applications. Provisional applications can be leveraged in many situations and offer strategic advantages to businesses and inventors.
Telling Your IP Story to Investors and the Market
Season 01 Episode 24 38:51
Developing intellectual property can be difficult and costly, so how do you communicate the value that IP offers to a business and market? In this episode, John will teach you how to tell your IP Story to get the most value out of your intellectual property, like patents and trade secrets.
What To Do When Your Patent Is Infringed
Season 01 Episode 23 42:18
What do you do when you find out your patent is being infringed? Many companies with sizeable or even small but important patent portfolios have asked themselves this very question. In this episode of Invent Anything, John answers many of the common questions that patent owners have when they think someone is using their invention illegally.
Prior Art For Invention: The Journey You Should Start Packing For
Season 01 Episode 22 29:02
In this episode, John discusses important issues surrounding prior art from many perspectives: not just how the patent office views prior art, but how to understand how prior art impacts inventors and businesses.
IP Strategy for Businesses and Inventors
Season 01 Episode 21 36:26
In this episode, John will teach you the basics of Intellectual property (IP) strategy and intellectual asset management. By leveraging data, best practices, and game-winning strategy throughout your process, IP strategy can leverage your business unlike any other type of asset.
IP Due Diligence to Enhance Company Value
Season 01 Episode 20 28:42
Due Diligence on a company’s intellectual property can become the cornerstone of valuing a business for investment and fundraising, as well as for mergers and acquisitions. However, without the right strategy, many companies stumble on this crucial step. In this episode, we will cover everything you need to know to get started on your IP Due Diligence journey.
How to Make Money with Patents
Season 01 Episode 19 24:59
In this episode, John discusses the many ways of monetizing – or making money with – a patent portfolio. To be successful with a patent monetization strategy, you’ll need a systematic approach. John speaks from decades of experience in intellectual property deals and licensing with ipCapital Group and while at IBM.
How Much is a Patent Worth?
Season 01 Episode 18 30:38
In this episode, we will discuss how to figure out how much a patent is worth. This episode will cover six topics relating to patent valuation.
Should Corporations Keep Inventing? An Interview with John Cronin and Mark Alyn Pt. 2
Season 01 Episode 17 28:43
In Part 2 of his interview with Mark Alyn, John recalls building a “patent factory” during his tenure with IBM as a semiconductor engineer in the technology development department. John and Mark also discuss the question, “Do corporations need to continue to invent?” It may seem obvious that the definitive answer is “Yes.”
Teaching the World to Invent – An Interview with John Cronin and Mark Alyn Part 1
Season 01 Episode 16 33:51
In this special episode, Mark Alyn interviews host John Cronin about John’s background and what lead to his career as an inventor, starting from childhood to becoming the top inventor at IBM to founding ipCapital Group.
Evidence of Use: Detecting Patent Infringement
Season 01 Episode 15 30:59
In this episode, John discusses when patent owners should consider getting an ‘Evidence of Use’ (EoU) opinion. Evidence of use is a process of collecting material evidence that an outside party may be practicing the technology claimed in a patent.
Avoid Patent Infringement with Freedom to Operate
Season 01 Episode 14 30:45
In this episode, we'll cover freedom to operate (FTO), what it is, and the many strategies that you can use to gain leverage for your company.
Invention vs. Innovation – What’s the Difference?
Season 01 Episode 13 33:42
Invention is the key tool driving innovation. In this episode, John provides a clear differentiation of invention and innovation that, once understood, could transform your business.
The Secret Weapon of IP: Enabled Publications
Season 01 Episode 12 26:15
In this episode, you will learn everything you need to know about enabled publications. Often erroneously called “defensive publications,” Enabled Publications offer a secret and powerful weapon in your IP arsenal.
Using Trade Secrets to Create Tremendous Value
Season 01 Episode 11 32:17
In this episode, John unveils the power of trade secrets for your business. This episode answers questions like: What are trade secrets? How do you protect trade secrets? How to leverage trade secrets in business? And even how to create new trade secrets for your business.
6 Ways of Making Money with Patents
Season 01 Episode 10 26:51
In this episode, we will learn the six ways to make money with patents. Patents are expensive to obtain, and many inventors and executives want to maximize their ROI from intellectual property.
How to Raise Money and Increase Valuation Using IP
Season 01 Episode 09 30:21
In this episode, we will discuss raising more money at a higher valuation using intellectual property. CEOs, founders, CTOs, etc. who are considering raising money may consider using a unique strategy of leveraging IP to tell a better story to investors.
How to Get a Patent On Your Invention
Season 01 Episode 08 25:33
In this episode, John discusses how to get a patent on your invention. This episode covers everything you need to know to get your first patent.
Strategy - Patent Infringement
Season 01 Strategy 21:44
In this episode, we will cover a very important problem in the intellectual property space: what happens when a business has just been threatened. A close competitor recently received a very broad patent, and the first company believes the second company is violating the patent. Now what do they do?
What is a Patent (and What Can it Do for You)?
Season 01 Episode 07 26:51
If you’ve ever wondered what a patent really is, the rights that it gives you, and what they mean for your business, you’re in the right place.
Enablement for Patents and Intellectual Property
Season 01 Episode 06 18:38
In this episode, John discusses the technical details behind the process of ‘enablement’ – taking the invention from the conceptual stage to describing how it will work in practice.
Types of Creativity: Continuous Improvement
Season 01 Episode 05 26:50
How can you take an invention from the early idea stage to something that will work and have value?
Types of Creativity: Associative Thinking
Season 01 Episode 04 23:54
Associative thinking is one of the most powerful creative tools for inventors. By combining different objects, ideas, and methods, new inventions can be made by making novel connections with your mind.
Types of Creativity: Divergent and Convergent
Season 01 Episode 03 26:37
In the third installment, John discusses two major types of creativity: divergent and convergent.
The Fundamentals of Creativity for Invention
Season 01 Episode 02 26:34
In this episode, John explains the fundamental ideas that underpin any creative process.
Creativity, Invention, and Intellectual Property
Season 01 Episode 01 25:12
In the introductory episode, John discusses his background, topics that will be covered in future episodes, and his motivations for starting the series. Also discussed are different points of view on IP issues, from the employees, managers, executives, and IP attorneys.