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. 

 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.”