Recipient of an incredible nine Emmy Awards for his two PBS television series, a Ph.D. from McGill University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, this immunologist is a champion of creative thinking.
Dr. Frederic Bertley – aka ‘Dr. B’ – is a like no other science, technology and IP rights advocate.
Bartley is familiar with patents, copyrights and trade secrets having worked as an IP specialist at a WilmerHale, the Boston-based law firm, where he helped to research and prepare complex invention rights for filing, including those that included inventions to address HIV.
The latest ‘Understanding IP Matters,’ which dropped last week, captures Bertley’s innovative approach to science, technology and IP rights education.
Read the summary and access a link to the lively podcast on IPWatchdog, Inc.
100% Dependent on IP Rights
“The entire world is not tangentially, not kinda sorta, but is 100 percent dependent on IP,” says Dr. Bertley. “Every single invention, every single brand, every single thing written, these are copyrights, trademarks, and patents, and they move the planet forward.”
“The United States, and similar countries, have become complacent about education,” Bertley says. “Children in the education systems of under-resourced countries have a higher eagerness to learn, work ethic, and motivation to keep it moving and better themselves.”
Dr. Frederic Bertley is the President and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), a renowned science museum in Columbus, Ohio, featuring over 300 interactive exhibits across themed areas like Ocean, Space, and Progress, as well as multiple innovative education programs.
Bertley is passionate about democratizing access to science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), and supports this through imaginative programs, commitment to outreach and direct engagement.
A Basic Understanding
“With science literacy, everybody does not need to be a Ph.D. neuroscientist or astrophysicist, but people should know what physics is. People should know what neuroscience is… everybody should have some understanding of IP at a base level.”
“Technology has democratized information,” he continues.“I think of some of my colleagues and some of the toughest places on the planet, and they can pull out a mobile phone with WiFi and surf the internet and they may not have running water; it’s just mind blowing… Information is not perfect, but information is almost ubiquitously accessible today…”
Dangerous Complacency
“The United States, and similar countries, have become complacent about education,” Bertley observes from his extensive travels. “Children in the education systems of under-resourced countries have a higher eagerness to learn, work ethic and motivation to keep it moving and better themselves.”
“Due to this divergence, if we [the U.S.] continue on our path we’re slowly going to get left behind.”
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