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Mar 2, 2021ipCG Team

Innovation Opportunities: Unmet Needs in Personal Care, Health and Beauty

Understanding some of the many unsolved problems in cosmetics can point to areas of rich innovation opportunities. There are many new business models, service offerings, product offerings, with associated devices and software systems that can result from further innovation in this arena.

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Mar 2, 2021John Cronin

Invent Anything with John Cronin Transcript: Episode 2 – The Fundamentals of Creativity for Invention

We will be covering such topics as personal assessment of creativity, how you might look at yourself, how the world looks at creativity – that is the views of creativity, and the question about level of creativity versus the style of use of creativity.

Invent Anything BlogInvent Anything Transcripts
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Feb 25, 2021John Cronin

Inventions to Combat the Florida Wastewater Treatment Hack (and Future Hacks Like It)

Unfortunately, last week an outdated Windows 7 computer and what appears to have been a weak cybersecurity network allowed hackers to access Florida wastewater treatment plants. There certainly must be technology solutions to the problems faced by utility providers.

Invent Anything Blog
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Feb 24, 2021ipCG Team

“AI in IP” Webinar Series: How To Leverage IP in Prior Art Search with Stephanie Curcio

Join us on Wednesday, March 10th at 2 pm eastern for our fifth installment of the “AI in IP” webinar series. As the volume and complexity of patents increases, manual review becomes much more challenging. Key benefits of introducing AI into the prior art search process will be discussed, as well as what the future may hold in this area as AI continues to evolve.

AI in IP Webinar Series
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Feb 23, 2021ipCG Team

Bio-Hacking: Going Deeper into Cells or the Skin Microbiome – Innovation and IP Trends in Beauty and Skin Care – Part 3

An important trend in the health and beauty space is the marketing of products that promote beauty at the level of individual cells, claiming to regulate cellular activity to give positive results in appearance or health.

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Feb 22, 2021John Cronin

Dancing Robots, Acting Robots, and Maybe Soon: Directing Robots?

By now, we have all seen the dancing robots by Boston Dynamics. Now acting robots, such as Erica, are on the rise. This trend is undoubtedly going to continue and is likely to create new genres at the intersection of media and technology. At first glance, there are about fifty “dance robot” patents and applications …

Invent Anything Blog
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Feb 19, 2021John Cronin

How the Big Banks and OIN Can Lock Out Patent Trolls with Enabled Publications

While some banks may need invention to prevent banking errors, other banks need to solve a different problem: patent infringement. Barclays Bank, TD Bank, and others have joined the Open Invention Network (OIN) to resist litigation threats from patent trolls. For many years, OIN has provided a way to reduce the threat of license and …

Invent Anything Blog
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Feb 18, 2021John Cronin

NASA’s Perseverance Rover: where would we be without science fiction inventors?

As the Perseverance Rover nears Mars today (an historical event), we should keep in mind that NASA continues to patent many of its new innovations. For decades, the technology they have developed has led to innovations in the private sector. Many of NASA’s patents have recently been released to the public domain, and many of …

Invent Anything Blog
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Feb 17, 2021Seth Cronin

Solving Citi’s $500 Million Mistake With Invention

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A federal judge has ruled that Citigroup will not be able to retrieve the more $500 million wire that was mistakenly sent to investors in the cosmetics company Revlon. While this influx could be a boon for innovation and IP in the Beauty and Skincare industry, it may be one of the most costly …

Invent Anything Blog
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Feb 16, 2021ipCG Team

Innovation in Natural and Non-Toxic Products – Innovation and IP Trends in Beauty and Skin Care: Part 2

A Four-Part Series by Jeff Lindsay, Senior Advisor, ipCapital ipCG is pleased to welcome Jeff Lindsay as a Senior Advisor. Jeff’s career has focused on innovation, invention, and IP protection with experience in academia, large corporations in both the US and Asia, a rapidly growing startup, and a service provider. Jeff seeks to overcome the many potential …

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Feb 11, 2021Michael Baker

Patents Increase Acquisition Value in Wearables

By: Michael Baker and Seth Cronin The decision to acquire a company and its assets involves many strategic considerations including the products and services, user base, and the underlying technology. Another aspect which is commonly overlooked by potential acquisition targets is the strength of their intellectual property (“IP”) portfolio. Patents add intangible value to a …

Mergers and Acquisitions
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Feb 10, 2021Seth Cronin

Weird Patents: What to think of the Navy’s “UFO” Patents

Last week many technology media outlets have drawn attention to several curious patent filings by the inventor Salvatore Pais currently assigned to the US Department of Navy. These documents draw their subject matter right out of a science fiction writer’s notebook, with titles like “Craft using an inertial mass reduction device” or “Plasma Compression Fusion Device.”

Weird Patents
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