Often on Clause 8, we discuss the challenges facing the patent system and explore potential solutions. But despite its imperfections, the U.S. patent system remains a powerful force driving American innovation.
Entrepreneurs take the leap into business because patents protect their ideas. Universities commercialize groundbreaking research because private-sector partners are willing to invest—trusting in the patent rights that safeguard those innovations.
In this episode, we feature two guests who illustrate how patents continue to shape the innovation landscape:
Patrick Murray, an entrepreneur whose belief in the patent system led him to start his own company, Radium Payments. He shares how securing a patent not only validated his idea but gave him the confidence to turn it into a real business.
Lisa Mueller, host of AUTM on the Air and an expert in tech transfer, explains why patents remain essential to universities’ ability to bring cutting-edge research into the real world.
Their stories highlight why, despite ongoing challenges patents continue to be the fuel that powers America’s innovation engine.
Thanks for listening,
The Clause 8 Team
