The inaugural Inventorium Awards, presented by the Inventors Foundation, celebrate the creativity and impact of inventors whose patented innovations shape the future of technology, science, and society. These awards honor excellence at every stage of their innovation-driven careers — emerging innovators, prolific innovators, and lifelong achievers (distinguished innovators).

The Awards will be held on December 15, 2025, and live-streamed worldwide from Silicon Valley, gathering inventors, industry leaders, and IP experts from around the globe.

Please use this form to nominate an inventor for this special recognition. We will limit you, the nominator, to one nomination.

Members of the Inventors Foundation team will contact the nominee listed in this form regarding details that will help the judging panel apply the award criteria. The Inventors Foundation does not sell lists of emails. Data collected will be used pursuant to our Privacy Policy.

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If you have any questions about the nomination submission process, please visit www.inventorsfoundation.org/awards or contact awards@inventorsfoundation.org.
Nominator's Information

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* 1. How did you learn about the Inventorium Awards?

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* 2. Nominator Full name:

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* 3. Nominator Representation

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* 4. Nominator Organization/Company:

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* 6. Nominee Phone Number:

Nominee's Information

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* 7. Nominee Full Name:

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* 8. Nominee Organization/Company:

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* 10. Nominee Phone Number:

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* 11. Which award category would you like to nominate the nominee for? Please see below for category descriptions.

Award Criteria


The Inventorium Awards celebrate inventors whose work demonstrates creativity, measurable impact, and leadership in advancing technology and society. Each category has guiding criteria to ensure fairness and transparency in the selection process, including professional experience, the significance of intellectual property, measurable industry or societal outcomes, and evidence of leadership or mentorship.

These criteria serve as a framework for consideration by the judging panel. While they provide structure for evaluation, the panel is not limited to these factors alone. The judges retain discretion to recognize exceptional contributions and unique achievement that embody the spirit of innovation, even if they do not fit neatly within every criterion.
Award Category Descriptions


Emerging Innovator Award

Experience: Nominees must have fewer than 10 years of professional experience.
Current Role: Nominees must actively engage in information technology, engineering, or scientific disciplines.
Intellectual Property: Nominees must have created or co-created noteworthy intellectual property protected by one or more granted patents.
Impact: Demonstrated early success of intellectual property (e.g., patent citations, licensing, commercialization, or adoption by industry). Intellectual property contributes to a team, startup, or product that has reached the market or attracted investment.

Prolific Innovator Award

Experience: Nominees must have 10–20 years of professional experience.
Current Role: Nominees must actively engage in information technology, engineering, or scientific disciplines.
Intellectual Property: Nominees must have created or co-created a noteworthy intellectual property portfolio protected by various IPRs (trade secrets, copyright, designs, and patents) - especially patents.
Impact: In addition to the Emerging Innovator impact criteria, also:
(1) Number of patents granted and/or cited above a technology benchmark (e.g., 10+ granted, 50+ citations).
(2) Evidence of technology transfer (e.g., product adoption, startup formation, licensing revenue, adoption in technology standards).
(3) Recognition by professional societies or industry awards.
Leadership & Commitment: Demonstrated mentorship, thought leadership, or active contribution to innovation ecosystems (e.g., conferences, standard-setting, or advisory roles).

Distinguished Innovator Award

Experience: Nominees must have at least 20+ years of cumulative professional experience in innovation-driven fields.
Current Role: Nominees must actively engage in information technology, engineering, or scientific disciplines.
Intellectual Property: Nominees must have created or co-created a substantial and noteworthy intellectual property portfolio protected by various IPRs (trade secrets, copyright, designs, and patents) - especially patents.
Impact: In addition to the Prolific Innovator impact criteria, the following demonstrable societal and industry outcomes are considered:
(1) Technologies adopted at scale, leading to measurable improvements (e.g., healthcare outcomes, sustainability, energy savings, productivity gains).
(2) Broad forward patent citations (e.g., >200 citations across patent portfolio).
Leadership & Commitment: In addition to the Professional Innovator Award criteria, nominees must demonstrate:
(1) A long-standing commitment to serve as an innovation role model (e.g., mentor to emerging innovators, keynote speaker, advisor to innovation councils, leadership in professional associations).
(2) Ongoing contributions beyond patents, such as publishing, teaching, or advocacy for IP rights.
(3) Evidence of mentoring the next generation of inventors (e.g., students, colleagues, or startup founders).

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* 12. Is your nomination of the nominee based on a specific invention, a patent or set of patents, or a field of technological innovation? If so, what is it briefly related to?

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* 13. I agree to receive notification and communication emails from Inventors Foundation (we promise to keep it to a minimum). You may withdraw your consent at any time.

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