Whether they realize it or not, the kids and teenagers of today live in an unprecedented age of IP. They’re surrounded by trademarked logos, copyrighted songs and characters, and patented products that they can’t live without. More young people

When beloved characters go bad

Nov 30th, 2022 21m 52s

When readers were introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926, you’d struggle to find a more pure, innocent literary character. But in the years since we first met the cuddly creature, something changed, and that change has allowed Pooh to be portray

The Healing Power of Patents

Nov 16th, 2022 27m 58s

Paul Jabara’s glittering show business career was cut short tragically after he lost his life at just 43 due to AIDS. Now, the disease that took his life is no longer a death sentence thanks to strides made in the pharmaceutical industry. The a

The BTS Effect

Nov 2nd, 2022 25m 30s

When pursuing a career as a singer, songwriter, or musician, intellectual property probably isn’t the first thing most people think of. But as you’ll hear on this episode of Stroke of Genius, there’s a good reason one of the biggest bands on th

Battling Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Oct 19th, 2022 28m 37s

You might be aware that you lost out on a job opportunity or bank loan because of an algorithm or artificial intelligence. Despite the great promise of AI and machine learning, the technology has also proven to be problematic, particularly for

Inspiration versus Appropriation

Oct 5th, 2022 25m 36s

It’s one of the oldest forms of human expression: painting. And for as long as human beings have been creating, they’ve also looked on as other people created art and thought to themselves: “Hey, I can do that too!” So where do we draw the line

How I.P. Can Help Save the Planet

Sep 21st, 2022 23m 20s

Are you losing any sleep over the climate crisis? After another summer of heatwaves and wildfires around the world, the topic of sustainability is more top of mind than ever. Confronting this global crisis are countless “green” inventors, entre

Swimming with Sharks

Sep 7th, 2022 25m 54s

For entrepreneurs and inventors, it’s the holy grail of reality TV appearances: landing a spot on Shark Tank® . But whether you’re planning to make a pitch to a Shark or to any other potential investor -- you’re often asked if you have a patent

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Stroke of Genius

Aug 29th, 2022 1m 10s

Intellectual property dates back millenia, to a time when chefs in the Greek city of Sybaris were granted monopolies to create certain baked goods in 500 B.C.E. Today, more than two-thousand years later, the debate around intellectual property

Diversifying the Future of Innovation

Jul 28th, 2021 18m 33s

Many of the problems we face for the future will be solved using machine learning and artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence has the capability of personalizing our daily technological experience like filtering out spam in our email a

Herstory of Invention

Jul 14th, 2021 21m 4s

Women have been inventing to solve problems that they face for years. But despite the fact that women make up roughly 50% of the country's population, only 12% of recognized innovators in the United States are women. There are several reasons f

Emerging Entrepreneurs

Jun 30th, 2021 22m 19s

Perhaps one of the biggest changes to daily life over the past year has affected the world’s youngest citizens. As schools went virtual, sports and extracurriculars were canceled, and time with friends was off-limits, kids spent the past year t

Illuminating Overlooked Inventors

Jun 16th, 2021 28m 1s

Too many times throughout history, the genius of Black innovators has been overlooked because of discrimination. In this episode, we will meet a journalist and a biologist who are helping to dismantle stereotypes about who can have a career in

Trademarking Vulgarity

Jun 2nd, 2021 22m 38s

In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for a case in which no one dared utter the word at the heart of the dispute. Before that, Simon Tam registered his band name and made a memorial impact on trademark law. In this episode, we’l

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Rebroadcast: Patents in Pandemic

May 21st, 2021 30m 23s

Given the advancement in innovation and vaccines since its original release date in June 2020, IPO Education Foundation is re-broadcasting last season's Patents in Pandemic episode focusing on COVID-19. Join experts from across industries as th

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Rebroadcast: Patents in Pandemic

May 21st, 2021 30m 23s

Vaccination Innovation

May 19th, 2021 25m 47s

In 2021, “vaccine” is one of the most frequently used words throughout the country. But there’s a lot we can learn from past American vaccines too. In this episode, we’ll get into the stories of two very important vaccines, including the first

Activism, Art, and IP

May 5th, 2021 33m 7s

There were dozens of breathtaking protest art pieces that appeared during the George Floyd protests. But visual art, especially protest art, is precarious. What happens if a building owner wants to get rid of a piece of protest art that is on h

Ideas of all Origins: Immigration and Innovation

Apr 21st, 2021 23m 40s

Some of America’s most beloved inventions were created by immigrants. But as a nation, our attitude towards immigrants has gone through many phases. Listen as we explore how the mass migration restrictions in the 1920s affected intellectual pro

Food for Our Future

Apr 7th, 2021 22m 21s

Scientists predict that we’ll reach 9 billion people on the planet by 2050. The question for thirty years from now is…how will we feed everyone? Plant biologists are working hard to invent faster plants before we get there. Meanwhile, food dese

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Season 4 Trailer

Mar 31st, 2021 2m 10s

Stroke of GeniusⓇ Season 4 shares some of the most important stories in IP today, not just about the rules of patents, trademarks and copyrights, but about the role IP has played in shaping our world and how our world has shaped IP. This season

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Season 4 Trailer

Mar 31st, 2021 2m 10s

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Fortnite Dance Moves Gone Viral

Oct 7th, 2020 12m 35s

The video game Fortnite has swept the globe with its unique offerings, especially its sensational dance moves. The game earns hundreds of millions of dollars each year from these moves, called emotes. But most emotes weren’t created in the game

Can You Keep A (Trade)Secret?

Sep 23rd, 2020 27m 28s

Some of the best kept tradesecrets are in food and beverage...Kentucky Fried Chicken and Bush's Baked Beans will never tell! But an even more mysterious recipe is guarded by two monks deep in the French Alps. Join us as we tell the story of the

The Right To Invent

Sep 9th, 2020 36m 47s

Dr. Lisa Cook had a hunch that although African Americans were “free to invent,” the threat of violence that inventors in this community faced had a direct impact on their ability to engage in the free flow of ideas. Her research on patents fil