Knobbe IP+

In this episode of the IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Mauricio A. Uribe speaks with author, technology disruptor, strategist, and CEO Linda Bernardi on the role of patent strategies in VC funding opportunities and due diligence. Leveraging her current experiences from XdMind Inc., a revolutionary company using AI to dynamically adapt music to video gaming, as well as previous experiences as Chief Innovation Officer at IBM, SVP at Element AI, and Head of Strategy at Consensys, Mauricio and Linda explore the current role of IP strategies in the Generative AI world, especially patent strategies, and its role in VC funding due diligence. Their conversation will include the “new” dialogue between VCs and targets related to patents including quality, scope, and monetization. They will also discuss the impact of cyclical variation in VC innovation funding based on the economic environment and its relation to IP strategies.

In this inaugural episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Greg Phillips speaks with Joe Wheatley, Senior Counsel, Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit, about how the Counterfeit Crimes Unit searches the Amazon platform to uncover bad actors and counterfeit products, works with brand owners of all sizes to remove counterfeit products from the platform, and works with law enforcement in the U.S. and abroad to confiscate counterfeit goods and capture bad actors. They also discuss Amazon’s online tools that brand owners can use to assist Amazon in its investigations and remove counterfeit goods, including Brand Registry, Project Zero and Transparency.