Figure 1: an IP conversation
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Figure 1: an IP conversation
Innovation is easy. Keeping hold of it isn’t.
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In this episode, Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by Patent Attorney Will Doherty to explore one of the most overlooked parts of protecting innovation: invention capture.
Most businesses think patents start with filing; they don’t. They start much earlier, often before anyone realises there’s something worth protecting.
If you’re running an R&D team, developing products at pace, collaborating with partners, or building technical capability inside a growing business, this is essential listening.
Will explains:
- What invention capture actually is (and why it has nothing to do with filing patents)
- Why good ideas are so often forgotten, lost or disputed later
- How inventorship mistakes can create serious legal and ownership risks
- The hidden dangers of contractors, collaborators and university partnerships
- Why unintentional disclosure can kill patent rights overnight
- What a good invention disclosure should include (and what people always miss)
- How invention capture supports better patent strategy, not just more patents
- Why culture matters as much as process when it comes to innovation
This is a practical conversation about how innovation really happens inside businesses, and what you need in place to stop it's value slipping through the cracks.
Figure 1: an IP conversation. Real stories. Real lessons. The protection your business needs.
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