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  • IP Business Assessment
  • IP Landscape Analysis & Analytics
  • Targeted Patent Search
  • IP Strategy Consulting
  • Invention Capture

More Services

  • Directed Invention
  • ipNavigation
  • Invent On Top
  • Invention Disclosures
  • Trade Secret Programs
  • Patent Valuation
  • Portfolio Optimization & Budgeting
  • Patent Monetization
  • IP Story & Portfolio Narrative

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June 16, 2022ipCapital Group

Does Your Business Need Intellectual Property? | Invent Anything with John Cronin – Episode 26

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 filing patents will just increase expenses. The topics in this episode include:
  1. Business Brand and Personal Brand
  2. Business Risk Reduction
  3. Business-enhanced Patent Monetization
  4. Business Valuation using Intellectual Property
  5. Business Cost Reduction using Intellectual Property
  6. How IP Enhances Business Strategy

Invent Anything™ with John Cronin. In this series, John shares insights relating to invention, creativity, and intellectual property collected over 17 years at IBM (becoming its top inventor with over 100 patents and 150 patent publications) and 23 years as managing director of ipCapital Group (working with over 800 companies and approximately 15% of the Fortune 500, hundreds of mid-size companies and hundreds of startups and governmental laboratories).

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ipCapital Group

The world's premier IP innovation consultancy. Delivering end-to-end intellectual property services since 1998.

Services

  • IP Business Assessment
  • IP Landscape Analysis & Analytics
  • Targeted Patent Search
  • IP Strategy Consulting
  • Invention Capture

More Services

  • Directed Invention
  • ipNavigation
  • Invent On Top
  • Invention Disclosures
  • Trade Secret Programs
  • Patent Valuation
  • Portfolio Optimization & Budgeting
  • Patent Monetization
  • IP Story & Portfolio Narrative

Company

  • About
  • Team
  • Blog
  • Pricing
  • Contact
Privacy Policy·Terms & Conditions·AI Policy

© 2026 ipCapital Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

4 Carmichael Street, Suite 111 PMB 145, Essex, VT 05452