The Biggest Retailer Was No Match for This Entrepreneur
Understanding IP Matters
Chapters
2:05
Invention starts with creative problem-solving
2:50
A patent that doesn’t solve the problem is a boat anchor; a ‘vanity’ right
5:50
Early on I knew I needed to understanding IP rights; reading patents is a form of research
7:00
I was committed to making the product in the U.S.
9:15
We won ‘willful infringement’ against Sears & Apex Tools
10:50
'I’ve seen the winds shift, especially for inventors'
13:00
'I don’t believe that patent quality today is any less than 40 years ago'
15:35
We have to stop the ‘gamification’ of the patent system
18:32
Building face shields early in the pandemic
20:21
Students: seek real-time problems that need solving now
21:30
Sell-one, give-one. It’s a win-win
22:15
What do you wish you had known earlier?
Understanding IP Matters
The Biggest Retailer Was No Match for This Entrepreneur
Jan 06, 2022
Season 1
Episode 2
Bruce Berman / Dan Brown
Award-winning inventor Dan Brown on how his successful ‘Bionic Wrench’ was knocked off by the largest U.S. retailer and the patent battle that he both won and lost.
