Protecting Your Intellectual Property

 In 2019, there was a record 333,530 patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, up nearly 15% from the year before, according to IFIClaims, a company tracking patent activity. The U.S. led other countries, outpacing Japan, Korea and China. The trend points to the fervent interest of companies protecting their intellectual property and innovations, leading to future profits. Led by IBM, other major leaders in patents are Samsung, Microsoft, Canon, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google. This year, the race for a COVID-19 vaccine is generating a firestorm of interest in patents, led by Novavax and Moderna Therapeutics.

Enter JiNan Glasgow George, a recognized worldwide for her expertise in intellectual property, whose company is using AI and data analytics to track patents in key industries, including healthcare/pandemic, energy, and cybersecurity.  The lawyer, who is former engineer and patent examiner in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), believes now is the time for entrepreneurs to tap into their creative, translating those ideas into patents, which could lead to hugely valuable businesses now – and potentially in the future.  JiNan believes patent data is mission critical for every business, helping entrepreneurs understand what’s going on in the marketplace and with their competitors.

As far as she is concerned, innovation is alive and well as seen as the companies like makers of Benson & Hedges and Lucky Strike cigarettes who claims it has developed a coronavirus vaccine made from tobacco plants. 

JiNan who has spent more than two decades working as an entrepreneur, providing her expertise as a patent attorney to help starry-eyed individuals transform their ideas into multi-million-dollar businesses. Over the years, her clients include Apple, Microsoft, NASA, and VISA. 

JiNan is available for interviews to talk about the 7 deadly sins entrepreneurs should avoid in order to transform their ideas into valuable intellectual property – even during this Covid-19 pandemic.  

-    Sin #1 – Failing to patent software.
-    Sin #2— Waiting too long to file patents.
-    Sin #3— Filing patents on “everything.”
-    Sin #4— Filing D.I.Y.
-    Sin #5— Assuming you own everything.  
-    Sin #6 – Playing the lottery.
-    Sin #7—Believing you’re too small to protect it.  

JiNan Glasgow George is recognized worldwide for her expertise in Intellectual Property. She has spoken about Intellectual Property in front of the UN Economic Commission for Europe and been a featured speaker at IP conferences in the U.S. around the world. JiNan’s background gives her the ability to see intellectual property from the corporate, legal services and government perspectives – a unique personal perspective not common in this industry. She is registered to practice law in North Carolina and with the US Patent and Trademark Office, and her technical background includes textiles, mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineering. In addition, she has experience with polymer fiber science, composites, biomedical devices, and blockchain. She has degrees in engineering, law, and theology from North Carolina State, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Duke University, respectively.