Episodes

  • S4 Ep32: How to Turn Your Brand into IP that Pays Cash

    S4 Ep32: How to Turn Your Brand into IP that Pays Cash
    Jun 3 2025
    In this episode, we’re joined by the unstoppable Randi Brill, founder of Just Call Randi, a brand design agency built for creators, collaborators, and bold entrepreneurs. Randi shares her journey from corporate burnout to building a business that reflects her unique genius—and helps others do the same. She dives into why your brand is more than just a logo, what most business owners get wrong about packaging and identity, and how her signature “Brand Design Symptoms Quiz” and brand checkups are changing the game. If your brand feels like a messy collage from the last decade, it’s time to listen in and level up.
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    23 mins
  • S4 Ep31: Can AI Win an Oscar? The Future of AI, IP, and Innovation

    S4 Ep31: Can AI Win an Oscar? The Future of AI, IP, and Innovation
    May 13 2025
    In this episode, we dive into the tension between human creativity and artificial intelligence. From headlines about AI winning Oscars and Nobel Prizes to the tricky legal questions around AI inventorship and patents, we unpack the fears, hopes, and big questions shaping the future. Join us as we explore where human ingenuity fits in a world increasingly driven by machines.
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    24 mins
  • S4 Ep30: The IP Dam Dilemma: Innovation is Booming, Protection is Backlogged

    S4 Ep30: The IP Dam Dilemma: Innovation is Booming, Protection is Backlogged
    May 6 2025
    In this episode of You Are an IP Company, Kary Oberbrunner and Katherine Rubino break down what they call “The IP Dam Dilemma.” As innovation accelerates in fields like biotech, AI, and 3D printing, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office struggles to keep up—with application backlogs slowing critical progress for startups, researchers, and investors. From drug development to product launches, they explore how delays in IP protection can stall innovation, discourage investment, and leave entrepreneurs vulnerable. This is a must-listen for any creator wondering if—and when—it’s safe to go public with their big idea.
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    16 mins
  • S4 Ep29: Is AI Stealing your IP?

    S4 Ep29: Is AI Stealing your IP?
    Apr 29 2025
    AI isn’t the enemy—but if we’re going to coexist, it must respect human intellectual property.

    The other day, someone told me to check out a new tool. I was nervous to see what I might find.
    Did Facebook steal my books to train its AI without my permission?

    I read the article in The Atlantic and entered my name.
    Sure enough—5 of my 14 books were taken. Used without my consent.

    I’m not alone. Try searching your favorite author.
    What will you find?

    (I'm not sure, but there's clearly a serious problem.)

    When intellectual property isn’t respected, people stop creating. That was the core idea behind the Venetian Patent Statute of 1474.
    Even 600 years ago—long before AI—people understood that ideas needed protection.

    Imagine a world where anyone could take your physical property at any time, for any reason.
    That would disrupt everything.

    So, what’s the solution?

    We need a new generation of IP advisors to help creators, authors, entrepreneurs, and businesses navigate this new landscape.

    That’s why we’re launching Instant IP Advisor.
    Yes, there’s a cost—but these advisors will be well-compensated.

    I’ll personally train the founding group this May, and we’ll begin serving the world soon after.

    If you’re interested, visit the website and apply.
    We’re opening the founder’s group to just 25 people.

    It’s time to help people turn ideas into empires.
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    27 mins
  • S4 Ep28: 1 Million Patents Backlogged at the USPTO

    S4 Ep28: 1 Million Patents Backlogged at the USPTO
    Apr 22 2025
    It's the perfect storm. According to Gene Quinn and IPWatchdog Unleashed, at least 800,000 patents are now backlogged. The number is more accurately estimated at 1.2 million. Why? "As the result of increased fees put into effect by the previous Administration, there was a rush to file continuations earlier this year before the fees increased.... and more than 300,000 continuations were filed before the fee increases went into effect....And with job offers for up to 600 patent examiners withdrawn, and a fear that a similar number of probationary examiners, perhaps even more, will soon be terminated, no one knows for sure what the Office will do to address this historic backlog." This truth coupled with the tech explosion and AI stealing IP, we're in a desperate need for an IP solution that's faster, easier, and cheaper....just to keep up. If not, innovation in the United States will suffer. Progress will slow. Investors will delay. And entrepreneurship will stall. Enter Instant IP: The 1-Click Solution for Intellectual Property Protection. Come learn with us as we unravel the backlog.
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    21 mins
  • S4 Ep27: How Stolen IP Can Shake Your Confidence

    S4 Ep27: How Stolen IP Can Shake Your Confidence
    Apr 17 2025
    Meet Dan Nicholson. He's a successful author, speaker, and thought leader. Everything was growing and humming along quite well until he discovered someone he trusted was misusing his intellectual property. It spun him into a spiral of shame and blame. Learn how he recovered and came back stronger than ever. He'll share how to protect your IP and what to do when your confidence is shaken.
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    27 mins
  • S4 Ep26: An Inside Look at IP Franchise Movies

    S4 Ep26: An Inside Look at IP Franchise Movies
    Apr 15 2025
    Many people love IP Movie Franchises. Enduring successful ones are a blend of nostalgic and innovation. Great ones embody a delicate blend between honoring the past and reimagining the future. If the IP is ignored , then fans boycott the film. If the IP isn't creative enough, then viewers are bored. Katie and Kary explore the finer points of IP Movie Franchises that top the charts.
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    15 mins
  • S4 Ep25: Why you need a Chief Intellectual Property Officer (CIPO)

    S4 Ep25: Why you need a Chief Intellectual Property Officer (CIPO)
    Apr 8 2025
    Intellectual property is the most valuable asset of your business. Sadly, most business owners don't know this fact. Even worse, they haven't taken the time to find or protect their IP. As a result, they're losing influence and income. Chief Intellectual Property Officer's can help. Here's how to practically find one and leverage one to maximize your impact.
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    34 mins
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