Invent Anything

Season 01 Episode 38                                           50:23 In this episode, John guides us through the process of selling a patent, starting with The Basics, navigating through Patent Citations, Press Releases, Patent Valuation, Trojan Horses, and finally, Selling to Large Compan...

Season 01 Episode 35                                           37:52 Continue your journey to transform your business with Intellectual Property in Part 2.  Learn how IP can reduce risk, minimize liability, save money, attract valuable partners, and secure funding.  Don't miss th...

Season 01 Episode 34                                          35:47 Discover how Intellectual Property can revitalize your business by improving employee morale, boosting sales, strengthening your brand, fostering innovation, and enhancing business relationships. Tune in for ten actionable tips...

Season 01 Episode 32                                           37:25 What if there was a way to create more inventions in less time with lower costs that empowered your team to be more creative and gave your business leverage over competitors and partners?  Revolutionize your business...

Season 01 Episode 31                                            40:01 In this episode, John discusses IP Analytics, which allows you to use data from the patent office to find unique and valuable insights.  IP Analysis can provide new directions for R&D, positioning your company a...

Season 01 Episode 31                                           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 e...

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 thei...

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...

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 anot...

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 f...

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 strateg...

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 m...

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...

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 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 st...

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,...

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.&nb...

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 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 di...

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 ipCap...

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 p...

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.  

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. 

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...

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?...