The Future of Patents: Protecting Your IP Genius or Not So Much?

February 1, 2023
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham

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The Buzz 1: “I’ve got a patent on an idea. I don’t think I'm asking too much to make a little bit of money off it.” [Tod (Bryan Cranston), Love the Coopers, 2015 film] The Buzz 2: “Patents. That’s the whole problem. We have too many patents. They stifle progress.” [The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Doctor Who, 2005 TV show] The Buzz 3: “I own the patent on time travel. You mess with time, you mess with me.” [Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), Back to the Future, 1985 film] The Buzz 4: “I can’t believe I got a patent on something I stole from somebody else.” [Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Iron Man 2, 2010 film] In 1790, after the U.S. Constitution granted Congress the power to “promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries,” Congress passed the first patent act and the USPTO was signed into law by President George Washington. In 2020, men were named as inventors on ~70% of all U.S. patents, women on ~30%. The future of patents may be influenced by advances in AI, global trade and intellectual property (IP) issues. We’ll ask Louis Alex, Ryan Walsh, Chuck Byers and Alex Bäcker for their take on The Future of Patents: Protecting Your IP Genius or Not So Much?

Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Wednesday at 8 AM Pacific/11 AM Eastern Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel

Technology in many shapes, forms, and devices is already shaping nearly every aspect of your life. How? On your smart phone and tablet with thousands of apps to enhance your work and daily living. On streaming media that lets you watch TV and movies anytime anywhere. On social media where your voice is instantly amplified to reach the world. Think you’ve seen it all? Not! There’s more to come and you’re part of making it happen – right now. Join host Bonnie D. Graham as she speaks with future-focused visionaries on Technology Revolution: The Future of Now, broadcasting live every Wednesday at 8 AM Pacific Time/11 AM Eastern Time, on the Business Channel.

Bonnie D. Graham

Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”

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