For IP CloseUp and its related podcast, Understanding IP Matters, 2024 was a year of new highs and significant breakthroughs.
For the first time, mid-way through its fourth season, Understanding IP Matters reached 10,000 downloads. The podcast, produced by the non-profit Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU), an affiliate of IP CloseUp, is heard in 67 countries, with the majority of listeners in the U.S.
The most popular UIPM episodes for 2024 include both new ones and those from previous seasons. They include:
- AI Bots, Creators and Copyright – Learning to Live Together
- IP Investing – What is it? Who does it? Why it matters?
- Making Innovation Pay — Ex- Microsoft and IBM IP Heads Talk About Return on Investment
- Special Guest: Tech pioneer Marshall Phelps, who established IP businesses at Microsoft and IBM
- How AI + IP are making an impact on early cancer detection
Among the nations where Understanding IP Matters episodes are heard:
For IP CloseUp it was another strong year with more than 34,000 views. Total views since inception exceed 426,000 in more than 100 countries, with 90% U.S. readership.
Most popular IPCU posts for 2024:
- ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Star Gloria Swanson is the Overlooked Thomas Edison of Hollywood
- Acquisition of ClearAccess IP by Spangenberg’s IPwe could be a harbinger of change in the patent space (CEO Nicole Shanahan ran for Vice President with RFK, Jr.)
- Kearns’ Son Still Fuming Over Wiper Blade Fight
- List of 140 African-American Inventors Honors their Legacy and Black History’s
The post about Gloria Swanson’s inventing activities, which was published on February 6th, generated over 4,000 views. The most accessed post of all-time is the Kearns windshield wiper dispute, with more than 114,000 views. The illustrative story was captured in The New Yorker article and film, “Flash of Genius.”
Top nations where IPCU was read in 2024:
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