+1.970.776.4355 · Loveland, CO · Russ Krajec, principal Currently accepting Fractional Chief IP Officer engagements →

  • Mapping an Invention to an Internal Product Roadmap

    Inventions with internal business value will map to your internal product roadmap. These patents are used to protect your products from direct copying and create a defensible space for you to operate.

  • How to Finance Getting a Patent?

    Entrepreneurs are caught between a rock and a hard place: they need money to get proper patent protection, but they need patent protection to start raising money. What do you do?

  • Angel Funding Through BlueIron

    BlueIron invests, on average, $40,000 for each patent your company has. If you do 5 patents, BlueIron will invest about $200,000. If you have 10 patents, BlueIron invests about $400,000.

  • What is the cost of a cheap patent?

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  • Patent Rejection – What it takes to get a patent issued

    The back-and-forth process between the examiner and applicant is a necessary part of getting a strong patent allowed. We want the examiner to fully understand the invention and do a competent job of searching. If the examiner does a poor job, your patent will not withstand attack.

  • How much does a patent cost?

    This is according to the American Intellectual Property Legal Association bi-annual survey. This is the average patent cost across the US for a patent on a “high technology” invention, and your mileage may vary.

  • Considering Constraints When Evaluating Patentable Ideas

    Every invention has a set of constraints, and it is imperative to uncover and evaluate them when considering patenting. This applies to an inventor or business manager who is trying to ferret out ideas contained in a new product as well as the patent attorney who is writing claims for a patent.

  • A good patent is easy to read

    If you can’t understand your patent application, neither can the patent examiner.

  • What does a good patent application look like?

    I had a telephone interview with a patent examiner a while ago and in the course of the interview, the examiner said that he really liked my patent application because I did not try to hide the ball with the invention.

  • Curating Inventions in the Invention Disclosure Meeting – Myopia

    The single biggest event that determines commercial value is the invention disclosure meeting.