In 1871, Margaret Knight earned a patent for inventing a brown paper bag with a flat bottom, the same model that is used in most grocery stores to this day. More than a century later, African American inventor Lonnie Johnson received… Read More »
Lori Cheek thought investors would flock to her startup dating app after it was profiled in both the New York Times and Wired. But the high-profile press did little to attract the money she needed to get… Read More »
By Emma Williams-Baron, Jessica Milli, Ph.D., Barbara Gault, Ph.D. July 20, 2018 ID: IWPR #C472 About This Report This report investigates differences in women- and men-owned firms’ intellectual property holdings (including patents), their research and development activities, product… Read More »
By Elyse Shaw, M.A., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. JULY 24, 2018 ID: IWPR #C471 About This Report This report profiles programs designed to increase gender diversity in patenting, innovation, and entrepreneurship in a variety of settings, including academic institutions,… Read More »
Patents pending. Women of color are less likely than white women and men to get U.S. patent rights for their work, according to a recent report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. The study notes that women… Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2018 Contact: Jennifer Clark | 202-785-5100 | clark@iwpr.org Women-Owned Businesses Have Less Access to Capital, Fewer Intellectual Property Rights, and Much Lower Revenues New reports explore gender gaps in innovation and entrepreneurship and strategies… Read More »
Women of color, particularly black and Hispanic women, are less likely to obtain U.S. patent rights than white women and men, even as they are leading in the growth of new female-owned businesses over the last two… Read More »
In today’s installment of unsurprising-yet-still-depressing news: Women of color, particularly black and Hispanic women, are less likely to obtain U.S. patent rights than white women and men. That’s according to a new report from the Institute of Women’s Policy Research,… Read More »
Innovation is the United States’ most valuable economic export and the cornerstone of our international competitive advantage. We are not the world’s largest manufacturing nation, but we are the world’s leading creator of technology and innovation, with… Read More »
Executive Summary For at least the last 15 years, accelerating with the Obama Administration, the U.S. patent system has been systematically marginalized for all but the largest corporations. Cutting edge startups and entrepreneurs – and their investors… Read More »
