Innovation & IP
From problem
to protected technology.
- Identify
- Invent
- Research
- Protect
- Validate
- Commercialize
The GenX innovation process
Six stages.
One system.
- IP STRATEGY RUNS THROUGH EVERY STAGE
- 01
Identify
- 02
Invent
- 03
Research
- 04
Protect
- 05
Validate
- 06
Commercialize
- 01
Identify
Find meaningful real-world problems and opportunities.
- 02
Invent
Develop new technological approaches, systems, processes or applications.
- 03
Research
Investigate existing technology, prior art, technical feasibility and competitive landscapes.
- 04
Protect
Identify potentially protectable intellectual property and develop appropriate IP strategies.
- 05
Validate
Move promising concepts toward prototyping, testing, evidence and real-world validation.
- 06
Commercialize
Evaluate pathways including manufacturing, licensing, partnerships, deployment and new ventures.
Digital + physical innovation
Two worlds.
One innovation system.
GenX works across software and intelligence systems and across physical technologies and materials. Many of the most valuable problems sit where the two meet.
Digital
01- AI
- Automation
- Software
- Agents
- Data systems
- Orchestration
Physical
02- Advanced materials
- Manufacturing technologies
- Infrastructure systems
- Devices
- Industrial processes
Intellectual property as a design input
Protection is designed in,
not added on.
- 01
Considered early
Potentially protectable elements are identified while a technology is being designed, when choices can still be shaped.
- 02
Matched to the technology
Not every technology is patentable, and patents are not the only form of protection. Trade secrets, know-how and licensing structures are weighed alongside them.
- 03
Built for commercialization
Protection strategy is designed around how a technology will be licensed, manufactured, deployed or partnered, so value holds up in the market.
Pathways to market
More than one way
to reach the world.
Each technology is evaluated against the commercialization routes that fit it best. The path is chosen for the technology, not the other way around.
- 01
Licensing
Protected technology made available to operators and manufacturers under license.
- 02
Manufacturing
Technology carried into production, directly or through manufacturing partners.
- 03
Strategic partnerships
Alignment with organizations that bring reach, capability or market access.
- 04
Government application
Technology applied to public-sector missions through agencies, prime contractors and tribal governments.
- 05
Joint development
Shared development where a partner's problem and GenX capability meet.
- 06
New ventures
Technology that warrants its own company, built to stand on its own.
Build with GenX
Bring us
the problem.
Industry
Government
Tribal nations
Research institutions
Manufacturers
Investors & licensees