Join Perkins Coie partners Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler for a forward-looking conversation with Genies CEO, Akash Nigam, on how avatars are reshaping digital identity, creativity, and community. From the company’s vision and platform to practical use cases, they explore the intersection of avatars and generative AI, what’s possible today, and where the technology is headed next.

In this episode, Michael and Colin are joined by their Perkins Coie partner, Janice Ta, as they speak with Ben Burrus and Kevin Turpin of Weavix. Weavix is a company that combines real-time communication with AI-powered analysis of worker-interaction data to transform everyday conversations into actionable insights.

Problems looking for solutions will always find them. In this special holiday episode, Michael and Colin discuss wacky patents.

Timestamps:

0:46 – Gravity Wheel Apparatus, Patent No. 3,625,089

3:34 – Fresh-Air Breathing Device and Method, Patent No. 4,320,756

6:31 – Aircraft Landing System, Patent No. 3,380,690

9:37 – Device for Waking Persons from Sleep, Patent No. 256,265

11:50 – Combination Toy Dog and Vacuum Cleaner, Patent No. 3,771,192

13:42 – Internet Canine Communication Device and Method, Patent No. 9,723,813

16:32 – Banana Protective Device, Patent No. 6,612,440

18:59 – Walking Through Walls Training System, Patent Appl. No. 10,890,635