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An inventor invests in commercializing the invention, leveraging patents and non-disclosure agreements to protect the invention and control a market. In a divorce proceeding, the inventor’s spouse may get some of the royalties from the inventor’s efforts. In this interview with Ferrier Stillman, Partner at Tydings in Baltimore and Towson, we learn how a premarital agreement helps direct the royalties, the value of the invention, and other commercial benefits to the inventor.

Patents come with risks. The patent process may take years and cost tens of thousands of dollars, and the result may or may not be a patented invention. In this interview with Axel Van Briesen, President of New Precision Technology, Inc., we learn that patents benefit small manufacturers and those benefits are worth the time and money risks.

Let’s write a song together. Let’s make a product together. In this interview with Louise Phipps Senft, Founder of Baltimore Mediation, we learn how using a transformative mediator early in a business relationship encourages smooth commercialization of intellectual property.

What’s key to innovative manufacturing in Baltimore? Starting small and going big! In this interview with Will Holman, Executive Director of Open Works, we learn about how a nonprofit makerspace re-energizes Baltimore’s innovative manufacturing industry one startup at a time.

What is different about the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) UP/Start program relative to other entrepreneurship competitions? Student-artists are the difference. In this interview with Stephanie Chin, Assistant Director of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Evangelist at Maryland Institute College of Art, we learn about the MICA UP/Start program and how student-artists use their entrepreneurial spirit to benefit Baltimore.

How does innovation get to rural. farming areas? In this interview with Chris Hlubb, Program Director of F3 Tech, an accelerator program sponsored by the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center, we learn about a proof-of-concept process for agriculture and aquaculture innovations, and intellectual property protections available to them.

Are some markets better suited to benefit from patent protection than others? In this interview with Chris Haug, Chapter Director of StartUp Grind, Columbia, MD, we discuss a patent strategy from a market perspective.

An interview with Barbara Petilli, Esq. of Inflection Point Law

An Interview with Steven A. Fisher, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Build-A-Bear leverages design patents to protect its brand while it transforms its business.

An Interview with Eric Orlinsky of TREBLE, LLC

Interviews with Brian Pickett of CRISTAL and Chad Schneider of Root3 Labs

An Interview with Julie and Tim Polanowski of At Night Athletic LLC

An Interview with Cara Martin of Optimized Thermal Systems, Inc.