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This is a channel that has been created to promote the discussion on unleashing the strategic value of patents and Intellectual Property. This podcast series aims to create thought provoking conversation with the industry leaders and qualified professionals in the IP, R&D, Legal and Innovation departments. Our aim is to enlighten our listeners on how disruptive technologies are redefining the competitive landscape and the way machine learning and artificial intelligence are changing the IP world.
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In our Season finale, our hosts Francesca and Nigel introduce a medley of the best snippets from Season 3. Tune in to enjoy our highlights and key takeaways from our impressive range of guests.
Ann Chaplin, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Qualcomm joined us to discuss how strong patent protection fosters innovation globally, stressing the need for balanced regulation and increased diversity in inventors.
Highlights from our chat included:
- An overview of the lack of diversity in US patents and Qualcomm’s initiatives for inclusivity
- The crucial role that strong IP rights plays in global innovation and investment
- A discussion on the effectiveness of proposed laws and market-driven licensing.
- An introduction to Qualcomm’s latest technological developments in automotive, connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT) and multimedia.
Andrei Iancu, Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and former Director of the USPTO joined us to shares his views on government intervention and the impact on innovation.
Highlights from our chat included:
- The importance of modernizing and strengthening IP rights
- The necessity of maximizing creativity and innovational strength
- Insight into Standard Essential Patent regulation
- His perspective on how diversity in innovation can be advanced
Keith Bergelt, CEO, Open Invention Network joined us to explore the relationship between IP and open-source, sharing the benefits and challenges of open-source collaboration and Open Invention Network’s role in preserving patent freedom
Highlights from our chat include:
- Insight into the Open Invention Network (OIN) and how it supports innovation
- How open-source collaboration and intellectual property collide
- An overview of the threats currently facing open-source
- The future of open-source and the direction that OIN is headed
Anjanette Lecher, Director, Intellectual Asset Management at Corning Incorporated shared with us her love of intellectual property, discussing how to take a customer-centric approach when analysing and presenting data, adopting the correct tools to support efficiency and visualisations. She highlighted the importance of a diverse team, and the need to make IP accessible.
Highlights from our chat include:
- How the perception of intellectual property has changed over time
- The importance of visualising data, to convey it’s value
- Insight into the diversity initiatives Corning supports
- Advice on implementing new technologies and approaches
Marco Richter, Global Head of Customer Success at LexisNexis Intellectual Property highlights the important role that patents play in helping us to become more sustainable, discussing the benefit of measuring innovation in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Highlights from our chat included:
- An overview of how the UN SDGs can be translated into patent data
- The need to utilise transparent and measurable data to record sustainability outcomes
- Insight into the increased market demand for sustainable patents
- The role of consumers in driving sustainable innovation across business
In Episode 6 of the Cipher Vision Podcast series, we are joined by Lorie Goins, Head of IP Strategy at Kyndryl. She shares with us how to approach innovation, by adopting a questioning, inclusive and analytical mindset, drawing on tools to form evidence-based decisions that enhance your IP strategy.
Highlights from our chat included:
- The importance of aligning your business and IP strategy to deliver value
- The need to expand the definition of innovation
- Insight into how analytics inform evidence-based decision making
- An overview of how Kyndyl is fostering diverse inventors
Episode 5 in the Cipher Vision Podcast series features Tim Pohlmann, CEO, IPLytics. He joins us to discuss the world of SEPs, from areas of conflict to new opportunities, sharing the benefits of clarity and drawing on high-quality data.
Key highlights include:
- How SEPs work, and what makes the space so complicated
- How over and under-declaring SEPs can lead to a lack of transparency
- An overview on the principles of patent pools and how they contribute to businesses
- How the convergence of technology will impact the future of SEPs
Director Vidal joined us to share her thoughts on how we can improve the innovation ecosystem, from increasing inclusivity and adopting a collaborative approach, to taking full advantage of AI and data to enhance efficiency and drive positive change.
Kent Richardson, CEO, Richardson Oliver Insights joins us to share the inside scoop on the patent market, from who is buying and selling and the price, to what the future holds.
Jared Engstrom, Senior Director, IP Strategy at Crowdstrike joined us to discuss how pivotal patents are to a strategic security strategy, offering advice on how to best communicate and budget for your IP needs.
In the first episode of Season 3, we welcomed Gregorio Ossola, Head of Corporate Solutions at one.five, to share the importance of a data-led approach to sustainability.
In our holiday special, our hosts Francesca and Nigel introduce a medley of the best snippets from Series 2. Tune in to enjoy our highlights and key takeaways.
Jay Yonamine, Product Manager of GEO at Google, joined us to discuss his perspective on patent value and what the future could look like, given the possibilities and limitations of ML and AI.
We are joined by Mike Binns and Braxton Davis, both Associate General Councel at Meta, who shared with us their experience pioneering DEI in the workplace and the current initiatives that they are working on, including ADAPT and The NCPP.
We are joined by Julian Moore, Managing Director, Technology Corporate Finance at Houlihan Lokey, sharing his experience of investing in the IP analytics field.
We welcome Lew Zaretski, Managing Director of Hamilton IPV, and renowned industry leading IP strategist, to share with us his thoughts and experiences with SEPs.
Ken Seddon, CEO of LOT Network, joins us to discuss the PAE (Patent Assertion Entity) patent risk; how it has grown and what the future holds.
We welcome Joff Wild, Editor at Large, IAM and World Trade Mark Review, with over 30 years IP Journalism experience, Joff tells us the key themes and challenges for IP going forward
Welcoming Peter Haigh, Chairman of Mintel, the leading market research company, where we explore rising consumer trends and where combining market intelligence data with patent data can give a unique insight into how companies are responding to consumer needs.
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