You Invent It...We Protect It

The power and wealth potential of a legal monopoly right is a great incentive to create new and useful inventions. Listen as your resident Intellectual Property attorney, Steven Leavitt, along with co-host Jillian Freed, walk you through the steps for protecting your ideas and inventions. How the process works from the conception of your idea to having your patent allowed and issued is explained. For more information about patents, trademarks, and copyrights, see
http://www.YouInventIt.com/

Many inventors tend to focus solely on patents and ignore or overlook other intellectual property. It is imperative to recognize other types of intellectual property and how to utilize them.
Guest: Mike Stathis, Managing Principal of Apex Venture Advisors
http://www.apexva.com

Early in the inception of a product trade secrets can be very important. However as the product becomes more recognized, good branding can become more important than the trade secret.
Guest: Mike Stathis, Managing Principal of Apex Venture Advisors
http://www.apexva.com

American Humorist, Evan Esar, (1899-1995) once said, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow.”
We lightened things up a little on this show with Ted Van Cleave, artist and author of "Totally Absurd Inventions".
http://www.totallyabsurd.com

Each patent listed on the totallyabsurd site is unusual in some way. Often used by schools as a teaching tool, the totallyaburd site has logged over 24 million visitors to date and offers a RSS feed so the newest wacky patents come directly to you.
Guest Ted Van Cleave, artist and author, www.totallyabsurd.com
http://www.totallyabsurd.com