Bold Inventor J.D. Houvener

We had a blast speaking with inventors Donna Lee and Jim Gurule. Donna has invented a novel and sustainable yoga mat made with machine washable materials, and is softer and more durable. Jim has invented many types of cabinetry tools, including a clamp he invented in late 1990s that still sells 5000 units per month. He discussed some of his lessons learned and how he's still developing new products, as he just filed for a patent last month. 

We wrap up with a shark tank critique of a duo who is pitching a novel yoga mat themselves, called Stakt. 
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We had a few questions that came in over the week, one patent and one trademark were answered on air. We did have another attorney on the live chat as well - who helped us out too. We then spent a bit over 10 mins with Dr. Aaron Dossey of All Things Bugs! He helped us appreciate (if you're not grossed out) the potential of using bug protein as a healthy alternative to milk/lactose or beef protein sources. He talks about some of the proprietary processing equipment he has come up with in order to get his instect powder to the final soluability level. 

We wrap things up with a buggy shark tank pitch from 10+ years  ago - a blast from the past, but still solid IP breakdown from Matt and J.D. as always.
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We've got an inventor coming on, Joe Santos of Hydrochute to talk with us about his now patented exciting water-based energy solution. We'll take live Q&A throughout the broadcast, answer a few questions that came in over the week, and as always, do a fun critique of a recent Shark Tank episode.
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We will be kicking off our show with a fun interview of Chris Caouette, co-founder and inventor of The Gorilla Bow workout device (found at https://www.gorillabow.com/). He will share his founder's story as well as tell us how he came up with it, protected with IP, and then went to market with his innovative product. We will then jump to Q&A and as always, do a Shark Tank Review for the week. 
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We will be doing 15 minutes of interviewing two different inventors/entrepreneurs and hearing about what they have brought to market, have them share some stories and field live questions from our audience. We will then move to general Q&A and then our Bold Bite segment where we will review a pitch to the Sharks from an IP Perspective.
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J.D. and Matt tackle some tough questions from the Reddit community channel we're a part of.  We discuss slogans, patent eligibility, filing fees/costs for trademarks, what to do post-grant and you see an infringer pop up for patents. 

J.D. and Matt then review a fun business called "Storage Scholar" and discuss the pitch they gave to the sharks, their IP position and whether they are on solid ground or not.
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