How to Get a Patent On Your Invention
Season 01 Episode 08
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.
What is a Patent (and What Can it Do for You)?
Season 01 Episode 07
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
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
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
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.
Strategy – Patent Infringement
Season 01 Strategy
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?
Types of Creativity: Divergent and Convergent
Season 01 Episode 03
In the third installment, John discusses two major types of creativity: divergent and convergent.
The Fundamentals of Creativity for Invention
Season 01 Episode 02
In this episode, John explains the fundamental ideas that underpin any creative process.
Creativity, Invention, and Intellectual Property
Season 01 Episode 01
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.
