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#403 - 4 Ways to Reduce Frustration and Stress - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - May 02, 2024 07:30 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. As an inventor you often feel frustration and stress. Alan shares 4 simple ways you can reduce frustration and stress now. You'll learn how to shift your mind from the fight or flight mode - into the problem-solving mode.  You can put these p...

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#402 - Missouri engineer devises an innovative way to wash cars in 10 minutes - Allen Boldt

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 29, 2024 07:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan interviews Allen Boldt. Allen Boldt grew up in St. Louis and retired from a career as a product design specialist. A car enthusiast, he found it took too long to wash cars and wasted lots of water and soap. So, he invented the Dirt eRacer, a product that washes cars with minimal water...

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Adobe Summit - 2024: Expert Analysis & Key Takeaways

Tantra's Mantra with Prakash Sangam - April 29, 2024 06:50 - 19 minutes
"2023 was the year of experimentation and 2024 is the year of implementation, for Gen AI" was the clear message from the Adobe 2024 Summit. In this episode Bob O'Donnell of TEChnalysis and I delve into key takeaways from the summit and analyze how Adobe's firefly is improving the efficiency of "...

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#401 - Never, Never Give Up - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 25, 2024 07:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Alan shares how critically important that serious inventors never give up on themselves or their inventions. In 1941, Winston Churchill spoke forcefully about never giving up. The British had to face far more challenges during the Blitzkrieg th...

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#400 - Busy mom of 4 invents Clasp Magic for bracelets - Alison Brett

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 22, 2024 07:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan interviews Alison Brett. Alison Brett grew up in Ontario. She graduated from Queens University then began teaching children in Singapore and later Zurich. The busy mom of 4 now sells her invention, the Clasp Magic, globally. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, o...

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#399 - Coaching and Community - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 18, 2024 07:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Alan discusses why coaching and community - are essential to invention success. Inventors are viewed as "loan wolves" - working alone at night creating their inventions. Successful inventors, however, learn from coaches and get together with li...

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Navigating the AI Frontier in Intellectual Property Law

Ideas to Innovation - April 16, 2024 13:14 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of Ideas to Innovation, we delve into the transformative influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property (IP) and trademark law. Our conversation with guests Jay Myers, Director of Innovation for the Intellectual Property Practice Group at the Seyfarth Shaw ...

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#398 - 3 Proven Steps to Your Invention Success Now - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 15, 2024 07:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan debuts a new program offered exclusively to podcast listeners - 3 Proven Steps to Your Invention Success. Alan shares 3 steps inventors must take to get their invention on a solid course to success. The course has a limited enrollment of the ...

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#397 - The Most Dangerous Myth About Licensing - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 11, 2024 07:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Alan shares the most dangerous myth about licensing. It leads many to choose to venture their product - without understanding the significant capital risks. Alan debunks the myth and shows how licensing can be quite lucrative. Be sure to subscr...

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#396 - Career nurse now has 4 solutions to the 'dirty tissue issue' - Evelyn Wilson

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 08, 2024 07:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan interviews Evelyn Wilson. Evelyn Wilson grew up in Philadelphia and has been a nurse for over 30 years. One morning, taking her grandson to school, her nose was running, and she was "blowing and throwing" dirty tissues into the passenger seat. She cleaned it up when she got home and s...

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#395 - Be an Inventor - Change the World - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 04, 2024 07:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. When you create a new product and get it into the market - you'll change the world. I promise! Alan shares 3 examples of inventions - including his Wonder Wallet - that have changed the world.  Isn't it nice to know you will change the world in...

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What innovators need to know about the Competition Bureau

Canadian IP voices - April 03, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes
Alan Gunderson, senior economist and coordinator at the Economic Analysis Directorate at the Competition Bureau explains the Bureau’s mandate and actions when it comes to intellectual property. Explore online: Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines

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#394 - Italian inventor creates Bendy Butler to clean hard-to-reach spaces - Serena Fadlun

Inventors Helping Inventors - April 01, 2024 07:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan interviews Serena Fadlun. Serena grew up in Italy, then moved to New Zealand to finish high school and college. She returned to Italy and got married. She invented a unique broom called the Bendy Butler - to clean even hard to reach spots of her home. She launched Bendy Butler succe...

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5G Advanced, 6G and Beyond - Discussion with Qualcomm R&D Head

Tantra's Mantra with Prakash Sangam - March 31, 2024 08:10 - 28 minutes
After the successful launch of eMBB, everybody is eagerly looking at the next phase of 5G. Industry observers are wondering where the subsequent growth will come from, how the mobile network operators will recoup the enormous investments they have made in deploying 5G, when the exciting applicat...

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Clause 8: IBM's Chief Patent Counsel for Americas Mark Vallone on Changing Patent Portfolio Strategy

Clause 8 - March 28, 2024 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
For almost 30 years - under the leadership of giants like Marshall Phelps, David Kappos, and Manny Schechter, IBM led in obtaining the most patents per year. However, in 2020, IBM made the decision to no longer pursue the goal of “numeric patent leadership.” It went from obtaining over 8500 pat...

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#393 - Make Your Invention Compelling for Buyers - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 28, 2024 07:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. How can you make your invention compelling for buyers - so it will be a success? Alan shares 3 ways you can make your product compelling, so buyers will say, "yes." It seems obvious you must highlight the attractive benefits of your product - b...

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#392 - Austin inventor brings his COVID zapping robot to daycare schools - Duncan Ashworth

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 25, 2024 07:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan interviews Duncan Ashworth. Duncan Ashworth had a 41 year career in the semiconductor industry. After retiring, he began developing a Roomba-like robot that destroyed COVID on floors automatically. Today, he is testing and selling his SaniBot robot that kills up to 100 pathogens - in ...

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#391 - Trial and Error - Costliest Path to Success - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 21, 2024 07:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Alan shares that many inventors feel they can save money by - "figuring it out on their own" - rather than paying for help. In fact, trial and error is the costliest path and the longest path to success. He discovered that from his own experience...

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Patents and AI: Current Tools, Future Solutions

​​Patently Strategic - Patent Strategy for Startups - March 20, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
We’re talking about AI and its impact on the patent system. This month's episode evaluates where we presently are and considers where it could all be heading. Dr. David Jackrel and Dr. Ashley Sloat lead a two-part discussion with our all-star panel that begins with a deep dive on the present st...

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USPTO - History Matters

IP Goes Pop - March 19, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes
Dive into the rich history of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with this episode of IP Goes Pop!®, guided by USPTO historian Rebekah Oakes and co-hosted by Intellectual Property Attorneys Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushue. Explore the USPTO's impact on innovation and the inte...

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#390 - Minnesota inventor solves messy caulking problem with InstaTrim - Greg Amundson

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 18, 2024 07:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan interviews Greg Amundson. Greg Amundson went from shopping center management to custom home building. The 2009 housing bust transformed him into an inventor. Greg has transformed messy caulking to a simple task for anyone with his product - InstaTrim. Today, he sells InstaTrim strip...

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Chief Counsel John Lee on Bicameral, Bipartisan Efforts to Advance Section 101 & PTAB Legislation

Clause 8 - March 14, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
J. John Lee is the Chief Counsel for IP in the US House of Representatives and helms the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, which is chaired by Congressman Darrell Issa.  In that role, he is one of only four staffers in Congress who focus on IP issues and help...

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Clause 8: Chief Counsel John Lee on Bicameral, Bipartisan Efforts to Advance Section 101 & PTAB Legislation

Clause 8 - March 14, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
J. John Lee is the Chief Counsel for IP in the US House of Representatives and helms the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, which is chaired by Congressman Darrell Issa.  In that role, he is one of only four staffers in Congress who focus on IP issues and help...

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#389 - Shotgun versus Rifle Licensing - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 14, 2024 07:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. What is your approach towards licensing your product: the shotgun approach or the rifle approach? Alan describes 2 divergent approaches to licensing your product. One approach is more passive, whereas the other is more active. Alan shares which...

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#388 - Mass Market versus Aspirational Buyers - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 11, 2024 07:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan discusses two different market segments for inventors: mass market versus aspirational buyers. The mass market segment offers a potentially huge number of buyers who are price sensitive. The aspirational buyer segment offers a smaller market ...

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Intel Foundry Event - Analysis and Key Takeaways

Tantra's Mantra with Prakash Sangam - March 08, 2024 06:45 - 26 minutes
Intel Foundry Services (IFS) marked a significant milestone on Feb 21, 2024, with its highly anticipated debut event, where the company unveiled its comprehensive strategy and roadmap. The occasion was also highlighted by the enthusiastic backing from its key customers and partners.   In thi...

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Pioneering Paths: The Tarpeyo Journey to FDA Approval and Beyond

Ideas to Innovation - March 07, 2024 12:50 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The remarkable journey of Calliditas Therapeutics and its groundbreaking drug, Tarpeyo, sheds light on the company’s innovative strategies and relentless pursuit of excellence that led to the successful approval of Tarpeyo by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of a spe...

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#387 - Ignore Inventor Success Rates - Alan Beckley

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 07, 2024 08:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. What is the success rate for inventors? Is it only 5% or 2%? Alan shares the truth - inventor failure rates are simply bogus statistics. Neither "inventor" nor "success" is defined - so ignore the abysmal rates and carve your own success. Be su...

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How does IP fit into the world of scientific research and experimental development?

Canadian IP voices - March 06, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutes
David Arsenault, Atlantic Regional Manager for the Canada Revenue Agency's Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program, demystifies the parallel worlds of R&D and IP from an SR&ED tax incentive program perspective. Explore online: SR&ED tax incentives Self-A...

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#386 - Boston inventor creates high-tech toasters that cook better in half the time - Tom Klaff

Inventors Helping Inventors - March 04, 2024 08:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Alan interviews Tom Klaff. Tom Klaff's business partner, Bruce, hated slow heating toasters and ovens. So, they replaced a century old coil design into a sleek, high-tech toaster unit that cooked better and faster. Now the Revolution Toaster delights consumers everywhere with delicious toa...