IP Buddy Expands Access to Free AI-Powered IP Education
IPOEF’s IP Buddy and IP Made Easy are helping educators and innovators learn about patents and trademarks through free, interactive AI tools that make intellectual property simple and engaging.
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IP Made Easy
Learn intellectual property in a fun, relatable way with IP Made Easy, a free online course that demystifies patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets through stories and real-world examples.
IPOEF 2025 Inventors of the Year: Lee & Erin Hanson
Lee and Erin Hanson of Guardian Innovations are protecting athletes with groundbreaking sports gear. Their innovations combine safety and smart intellectual property protection.
Why Every Inventor Needs a Patent Intelligence Tool
Patent intelligence tools help inventors save costs, strengthen patents, and gain competitive insight—making them a strategic investment, not a luxury.
Semantic Search: Why Better Prompts Unlock Better Patent Results
AI-powered semantic search tools revolutionize patent discovery—but only when you craft specific, thoughtful prompts to guide results.
A Faster Path to Smarter Innovation: How IP.com Powers the Future of AI
IP.com’s AI-driven IP Suite helps inventors, enterprises, and governments innovate smarter, faster, and more securely.
Discover Agentic AI
Advanced form of artificial intelligence, not pre-programmed, can analyze, plan and adapt on its own
Keep Up on Your Patent Landscaping
Crucial strategy involves searching, analyzing, visualizing existing patents to identify gaps and chances to find possible partners—and competitors
Case Study: A Fresh Win
How FluidityIQ helped an independent inventor protect his energy-recovering residential air ventilation system
Patent Essentials
From a former USPTO official: How the patent process works, and how to make it work for you
IP Is Everywhere
IPOEF education campaign, highlighted by the AI-powered, groundbreaking IP Buddy, thrives on the road
What’s Your Best Patent Intelligence Tool?
Consider these qualities and features independent inventors should be looking for