The Breakfast Club - IDKMYDE: Katrina Parrot Patent

Episode Date: February 3, 2024

In this episode of #IDKMYDE, Bdaht talks about a Black emoji creator whose goal was to create emoji diversity and tackle digital non-inclusion but has been blocked at every turn during the patent process.           IG: @_idkmyde_                 @BdahtTV                 @blackeffectSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On today's episode of I Didn't Know, maybe you didn't either, I have a question. Did Katrina Parrott ever get her patent the answer is no if you're not familiar with Katrina Parrott, the year was 2013 and Katrina Parrott's

daughter trying to use her emojis, but she had a problem and she ran to mommy and said, mommy, none of my emojis look like me. And Katrina Parrott said, you know what, baby, mama gonna fix that. And mama fixed that. She diversified emojis. Before Katrina Parrott's inventions, everybody was out here looking like Simpson characters. I personally know people that did not use the emojis because they said they didn't look like no damn Bart Simpson. She created five different emojis. She created the fist pump. She created the high five.

Five months later, she had them joints in the app store ready for folks to download. And oh, we got to download them colorful emojis. And it only makes sense a last name as colorful as Parrot would create and diversify the emojis. And then Big Tech stepped in. And Big Tech said, hey, we want to use these. And they took them.

And they got a patent from the patent office before Katrina Parrot could get a patent for her own ideas. I mean, every single time she submits to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, she gets told no. Like if you ask somebody if they listen to a Nick Cannon mixtape, she gets denied. Like Tory Lanez requesting a new trial.

Man, it happens far too often. Giant tech companies like Apple, they get granted patent after patent after patent by the USPTO at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. But women and entrepreneurs of color, we always got to climb these steep hurdles to get credit for our ideas, for our intellectual property. Way too often our patents get rejected. Why? It even happens in music. Google Rye Rye, R-Y-E-R-Y-E. She's an artist out of Baltimore.

Drake sampled her voice on Honestly Nevermind, along with other artists that have sampled her voice, and she gets no credit for it. She complains about it constantly on her social media. Nobody cares. Imagine my dismay when I turned on Beyoncé's Before I Let Go and heard my voice at the very beginning of the track. I hadn't talked to anybody about putting my music on no Beyonce album. I mean, my mama very happy about it, but

that's my intellectual property. Same as Katrina Parrott. When the big tech companies come through and they take your ideas, they take your intellectual property, they get patents for it. There's nothing you can do about it. And Katrina Parrott's done her due diligence. She's done the correct paperwork to get these patents for 11 years and counting. Still nothing. So to the original question, did Katrina Parrott ever get her patent? The answer is no. Not yet. And I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. I didn't know.

Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not.

No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max.

You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is gonna come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best.

And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese investigative journalist Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha.

And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence and we try to give you the tools

to create positive change in your home, workplace and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other so join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.