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Women & Diverse Thought Leadership in IP: Introducing Michelson IP Sr. PM Chinwe Ohanele
After celebrating WIPO Day 2023 and its Women & IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity, we reflect on the importance of leveraging diverse perspectives from underrepresented communities to build a better, more inclusive IP system. We believe this starts with...
Breaking Barriers: How Women are Redefining the Intellectual Property Landscape
Over the past several decades, women have been making waves in the IP field, often in areas traditionally dominated by men. Their groundbreaking contributions as attorneys, judges, policy-makers, inventors, entrepreneurs, and educators are reshaping the IP landscape...
Celebrating “Women & IP” World IP Day featuring Gitanjali Rao in April 2023 Inventors Digest
In honor of this year's World IP Day and its 2023 "Women & IP" theme--with global celebrations taking place on April 26th--Michelson IP presents this extraordinary piece on young woman inventor Gitanjali Rao for Inventors Digest. Battling Bias —KINDLY:...
What Every Student Should Know About Their University IP Policy
Colleges and universities can be creative environments in which ideas, concepts and innovation come to life. However, what happens when parties want to protect their intellectual property? Who owns the work, and who shares in any generated profits? There are a...
Inventor Fails to Patent BIPOC Emojis: What Happened? An IP Expert Explains
Increasing gender and ethnic representation among inventors in America’s IP System has long been a goal for the USPTO along with other organizations in the intellectual property space–and not just for altruistic reasons either. According to research, innovation in the...
Monthly News Roundup – March 2023
Need some good reading material? Here's a quick recap of the top IP news stories and hot topics in IP we loved diving into the past month! "Now, more than 30 years after Fish Market was released, Steely & Clevie Productions is suing three of reggaeton’s most...
Monthly News Roundup – February 2023
Need some good reading material? Here's a quick recap of the top IP news stories and hot topics in IP we loved diving into the past month! "In 2013, Katrina Parrott came up with the idea of emojis in diverse skin tones, years before they made their way to smartphones...
Four Things We’ve Learned about IP Education at HBCUs
HBCUs Meet the Finish Line of Michelson IP Program In honor of Black History Month 2023, Michelson IP is giving readers a sneak peek at the work our HBCU IP Futures Collaborative institutions have been doing before the closing of the inaugural program this March....
Can you patent a recipe?
You can patent many types of inventions and creations. There are utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. That said, we'll explore where cuisine/food recipes fall with: can you patent a recipe? Can you patent a recipe? No, you cannot patent a recipe in the...
Monthly News Roundup – January 2023
Need some good reading material? Here's a quick recap of the top IP news stories and hot topics in IP we loved diving into the past month! "If there is no ability to register a generative work with the USCO, or understanding of the points at which —or circumstance...
Putting the ‘Fast’ Back in Fast Food
South Carolina State University student De’Marco Poole used what he learned from the HBCU IP Futures Collaborative, a program by the Los Angeles-based Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, to apply for a patent for his automated food preparation invention....
Do Patents Expire?
Patents have served as valuable tools for entrepreneurs looking to protect their creations for some time now. They can be used to protect ideas that are manifested in a tangible product or process. Patents have been an integral part of America’s innovation system...
Top IP Legal Matters to Watch in 2023
Continue below to get the scoop on top IP legal matters to watch in 2023. 2022 was chock full of hot topics in intellectual property, particularly in the areas of digital assets and patents. It’s looking like 2023 will be another pivotal year for noteworthy IP...
NACCE x Michelson IP Program featured in Inventor’s Digest January 2023 Issue
This article was featured in the January 2023 issue in Inventors Digest! Click here (starting on page 26) to view the story. 2022 Michelson IP educator awardees highlight the value of teaching IP at community colleges BY JUSTIN CHAPMAN The Michelson Institute for...
The Top 5 Most Buzz-worthy IP Stories We Liked in 2022
✨ NEW ✨ This past May, we launched a news & current events curated newsletter on LinkedIn under the moniker, Michelson IP Monthly Rewind. Since then, it has reached close to 200 subscribers on the platform 🎉 To celebrate, Michelson IP is adding to the End of Year...
Philanthropist and Inventor Dr. Gary K. Michelson Receives IP Champion Award
By Justin Chapman The Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation (IPOEF) awarded its 2022 IP Champion honor to Dr. Gary K. Michelson, a board certified orthopedic spinal surgeon, inventor, and founder of the Michelson Philanthropies network of foundations. The...
Monthly News Roundup – November 2022
Need some good reading material? Here's a quick recap of the top IP news stories and hot topics in IP we loved diving into the past month! "The analysis of teams found that teams with a wider diversity of ages had slightly higher rates of forward citations [meaning...
ICYMI: Founder Workshop on Protecting and Commercializing IP
This week Michelson IP, along with our partners at the Alliance for SoCal Innovation hosted an info-packed session led by Maysam Pessian of Wilson Sonsini and Dr. Ruben Flores-Saaib of General Inception. Here's a sampling of the topics touched on during the event: ✔️...
What is a Copyright Claim on Youtube?
Copyright claims are a well-known aspect of the giant social streaming platform YouTube. A copyright claim is made when someone suspects that another person has utilized their creation(s) without their consent. Below we'll take a look at what it means to receive a...
Facts about Intellectual Property: Top 5 Need-to-Know’s for your Entrepreneur Toolkit
Today, Michelson IP is celebrating National Entrepreneur’s Day by giving you some quick facts about intellectual property that new business owners should add to their toolkit. By all accounts, data has shown that people are launching their own businesses more than...
Monthly News Roundup – October 2022
Need some good reading material? Here's a quick recap of the top IP news stories and hot topics in IP we loved diving into the past month! "AI software is patentable, and applicants are seeking protection at a remarkable rate. In 2000, the U.S. Patent and Trademark...
Why NACCE 2022 is contender for Best Higher Ed Conference of the Year
Judy Fox, Director, The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property Michelson IP attends a lot of annual events as most in the higher education space do. Director Judy Fox, highlights why NACCE 2022 will go down as a top higher ed conference of the year. NACCE 2022...
Can You Sell a Patent?
A patent is an intellectual property tool made to help the owner protect their invention from being made, used, or sold by others. Depending on the invention it is protecting, patents can be very valuable because of the exclusive financial benefit the invention...
What is a Utility Patent?
What is a utility patent? In the film “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion,” Mira Sorvino’s character claims to have invented the Post It. Her classmates are skeptical, but had she shown them a patent listing her as the inventor, they might have been impressed!...
When Does a Song Become Public Domain?
After a certain period of time, a work’s intellectual property protections may expire and it enters the public domain. Public domain indicates any creative works that have no protection under intellectual property laws are considered to be in the public domain, and...