The Global Innovation Award is an inaugural competition that invites teams to submit project solutions that are already pursuing patents. Teams submit their solutions online and the public votes on their favorites, with the top vote-getters and wildcard selections by IP attorneys receiving up to $20,000 to further develop and patent their projects. Past winners include solutions for non-invasive glucose monitoring and expandable bioabsorbable stents for growing children. The inaugural season saw 179 idea submissions from 16 countries generating nearly 400,000 votes from 145 countries.

1. Global Innovation Award Inaugural Season

2. Why? Amazing Project solutions Teams already pursuing patents Collect the stories

3. What’s the deal? Teams submit Project solutions online Public votes on their favorite Top vote-getters automatically considered by the judges “Wild card” teams selected by IP attorneys Up to $20,000 to develop and patent

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6. Body Forward® winners The 4th Motor Flying Monkeys Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Allows diabetic kids to monitor glucose levels without constant finger pricking Blue Gear Ticks Unfurling Bioabsorbable Stent Stent that can be expanded and eventually dissolved for growing children with heart conditions BOB – 1 Hand Device Designed to help a 3-year-old girl write and draw with her right hand for the first time

7. So what?

8. So what? Ideas submitted: 179 Countries: 16 Votes cast: Nearly 400,000 Countries viewing: 145 in 85 languages Website page views: Nearly 1 million

9. This is more than playing with robots.

10. What’s next?

11. What’s next? Potential for new global sponsors Increase monetary award Builds value of FLL Engagement after the tournament season Marketing tool for Partners