How Startup Patent Filing is Different
The prevailing view of patent experts who advise innovators–be they individuals or companies–it that patent filings should occur as early
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Patent Staffing & Counsel
Protecting Your Company’s Value – Think Beyond the “Usual IP Suspects”
It’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to think about what I call “the Usual IP Suspects”–that is, patents, trademarks, copyrights and
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Patent Early? Maybe Not
Patent lawyers almost always instruct inventors to file for patent protection at the earliest possible date, but maybe this is
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Strategic Patenting 4: A Case Study of Success
The Takeaway: In the 4th post in this Strategic Patenting Series, a case study is presented of a company that
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Strategic Patenting Part 3: Why (Almost) Every Innovator Fails to Maximize Patent Value
The Take Away: Those seeking to generate market-making patent coverage for new innovations must recognize that patent coverage should focus
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Strategic Patenting Part 2: It\’s Not Your Patent Attorney\’s Job to Get it Right
From the last post, we see that it is very rare for patents to create value for their owners. Moreover,
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Strategic Patenting Part 1: Why So Few Patents Create Real Value
Many business people are surprised to find out that all patents are not created equal. A recent study of Fortune
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Free and Low Cost Patent Search and Analysis Tools: Who Needs Expensive Name Brand Products?
(NOTE: At the end of this post is a detailed spreadsheet that lists the free and low cost tools that
Why the IP Law Firm Business Model is Broken And What I Am Doing About It
As a former IP law firm shareholder and senior corporate lawyer, I know all too well the expense required to
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Google Changes the Game Again–This Time for Patent Owners and Those Who Serve Them
Patrick Anderson of the great Gametime IP blog reported the details of Google\’s new prior art searching tool*. This
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