HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PATENT AN IDEA?
Chronicle of Spain's Absence at #CES2025
At the sight of 14 elevator doors at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It wasn't 7:00 AM on the second day of #CES2025, and I could tell it wasn't just any event.
#CES is the mecca of innovation when it comes to new products: 4500 exhibitors, 140 countries represented, nearly 150,000 attendees in a city that hides the party, to set the stage for technological trends in the world.
We quickly distinguish the two hemispheres: The technology from another planet. The one that isn't built without millions, nor sees the light of day at the hands of Paco. On the other side, no less interesting and much more populated, the hemisphere of warriors who rely on raw talent.
What faith Iván Bedia. 12 miles, step by step, never ceasing to surprise us:
There was the USPTO area. A perfectly designed stage acting as a magnet for talent. In the center, urns with original products and fakes to test the sense of smell for authenticity. Meanwhile, their "officials" fine-tuned the radar and listened in the background to avoid missing the call for attention.
They got it right with us on the first try. Almost without introducing themselves, they described the list of challenges identified by their institutions and the compensation available for private companies that solve them. My eyes opened wide. For the figures and because I didn't know that in some parts of the world, public officials manage the innovation budget to truly innovate.
Among stands, hallways full of technology and entrepreneurs, most with slanted eyes, I frequently extended my visual map looking for the "Spain Innovation Space". Over a decade of designing and developing products for inventors and Iberian startups made us trust the discovery. Because there's talent, and plenty of it.
For surprises, the Eureka Park, a concentration of exhibitors with "go to market" ready products, based on IoT and AI, without distinction of industries or use cases. From items equipped with sensors to turn roads into safer environments for drivers, to AI integration in kitchen robots that aim to know and please us as much as grandmothers do.
We continued searching in the mecca of innovation for Made in Spain products.
While we dedicated time to understanding horizontal technologies, those developments that allow us to solve challenges from the junk drawer or improve the guts of some of our prototypes, I kept searching for familiar entrepreneurship.
There it was, a very tall and very blue wall holding up the stars of Europe and two screens with a looping video. No one around. So we suspected a robot would arrive. As minutes passed, I focused my attention on the videos about the importance of caring for the seas and rivers. I think they chose the wrong video or the wrong fair.
Behind the outdated partition, the spaces of France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany were very present and prominent. About 90 tech companies under the European flag were proudly showcasing their achievements as witnesses of our development. Almost all with products in development and research phases. The standout proposals focused on complex additive manufacturing, metal part forming, and some AI development. The latter still in its infancy, focusing on less obvious problems.
In France, universities promote challenges throughout the year to surprise at this event, some entrepreneurs told us. Similar programs in Germany and Switzerland. It was super easy to find the Italians and meet with them, though in terms of innovation, rather scarce. I didn't stop too long, keeping my eyes high looking for the output of the Next Generations European funds. Of course! How could I forget? The billions of euros we receive in Spain to innovate.
We design and manufacture at least 100 innovative products each year for inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies in Spain. Products ready to compete and worthy of a spot at #CES. Products that haven't received a single euro from the famous funds or others with similar objectives, at least not in their publicity. If this year we add another absence to the great innovation product exhibition in the world... I can't imagine what type of technology must be secretly cooking with so much money.
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Business Director - Inventors' Advisor at Let´s Prototype
Erick Remedios has been linked to entrepreneurship and the launch of innovative projects and inventions for over a decade. His start in the entrepreneurship sector began as the Project Management Director at the network of Private Investors, Business In Fact, S.A., a club of private investors specialized in high-risk investments, which he ended up managing as General Director for at least 5 years.
As the director of the Private Investors network specialized in innovative projects in the startup phase, Erick Remedios participated in more than 40 investment operations, with his main functions being: advising entrepreneurs and inventors, as well as private investors interested in investing in such projects.
Erick Remedios has been one of the influential figures in the development of the ecosystem of entrepreneurs and private investors in Spain. Since 2012, he has participated in numerous private investment forums, has advised entrepreneurial projects as a member of their Boards of Directors, and has served as a lecturer in numerous Public and private Universities, specialized public centers in entrepreneurship, and internationally leading business schools, such as It Aérea Business School, where he leads the management of the Business Model Design Module for entrepreneurs, mostly Aerospace Engineering graduates.
Specialized Centers in Entrepreneurship and the Launch of Innovative Projects where Erick Remedios has participated:
- Direction of the Program - Sanse Emprende from the City Council of San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid.
- Direction of the Espoban Program – Diputación de Córdoba and European Center for Business Innovation. Training of entrepreneurs and inventors and preparing them to attract capital through private investors.
- Speaker on the subject of launching innovative projects at Universities such as: Pablo Olavide, University of Seville, University of Málaga, University of Cádiz, University of Huelva, University of Almería, University of Jaen, University of Granada.
- Direction of the Entrepreneurship Module – IT Aérea Business School.
- ENyD Business School: Professor and lecturer in the area of Entrepreneurship and Private Investment.
- Avanza Castellón - Mentor of entrepreneurs and inventors in the program of the Diputación de Castellón.
- Ávila Emprende – Program of the City Council of Ávila. Mentor of entrepreneurs in sales processes and product development.
- Aula UGR- Professor of entrepreneurship and management of launching innovative projects in programs aimed at training teachers from the University of Granada.
- Master Up - Professor of entrepreneurship and investment management in the Official Master's for entrepreneurs from the University of Cadiz.
At the same time, numerous companies have signed Erick Remedios as an advisor and member of their Board of Directors, companies in which Mr. Remedios has also acted as the representative of the private investors who have placed their trust and economic resources, including:
- Tu Fabrica de Eventos
- Baby Radio
- Graffos
- Neurobia Research
- HitsBook
- Bit Credit
- Glelemo
Currently, Mr. Remedios is leading the international expansion of Let´s Prototype in the United States, while also advising inventors on startup processes for projects related to innovative Hardware or Software elements, both in terms of product design, a specialty of Let´s Prototype, and in terms of designing strategies for selling inventions and patents.
Interviews with Mr. Remedios and publications authored by him in Media:
- School of Business and Management: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch3nRTFvxhw)
- Diputación de Córdoba. Training for Investors: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj2fvxkD-zI)
- Spanish Television - Program Emprende: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZRi98CE20M)
- TV2 - Spanish Television: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms22bxyllKc)
- University of Cadiz: Article for Inventors: [Link](https://emprendedores.uca.es/lean-prototyping-el-puente-entre-el-concepto-el-prototipo-y-las-patentes/)
- University of Granada: Article for Inventors: [Link](https://ugremprendedora.ugr.es/6-tips-para-convertir-tu-idea-o-concepto-en-prototipo-lean-prototyping/)
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