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Provisional Patent Applications Hurt Startups
The patent bar does a terrible job of serving smaller clients – and provisional patent[1] applications are a glaring example.
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Do Startups Give Up On Their Patents?
Patent valuation[1][2] can be inferred from how much effort an applicant puts into their patent. One of the common criteria for the more sophisticated patent scoring algorithms is…
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Invention Mistakes Made at the “Idea Stage”
Patents at the idea stage represent a huge risk because there just is not any data to support an investment in a patent.
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The S-Curve, Innovation, and Intellectual Property
Every technology grows on an “S-curve.” The S-curve cycle is where an idea is born, then it struggles to get product-market fit through infancy. Once it begins to…
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2020 Has Been The Best Year
I am sad to see 2020 go. It has been a monumental year in many ways. Lots of things were shaken very hard, and many things broke under…
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I Do Not Want a Patent I Do Not Deserve
It is really tempting to think that you can get an enormously valuable patent. Then you can dominate some big market and get paid handsomely.
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Betting on the Home Run
Angel investing requires analyzing the ability of the entrepreneur to make their business happen. Entrepreneurs who bet everything on a single home run are very poor investments. It…
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Using Patents as Blackmail
My company finances patents for small to medium sized companies, so I often get inquires from people who want to build out a patent portfolio. A while ago,…
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Startup Fundraising – Pluses and Minuses
Fundraising for a startup company often takes more skill, talent, and innovation than creating the product or service you want to deliver. I deal with IP-centric businesses where…
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Types of Patents
Patents have been the bedrock of innovation, powering the innovations of our early republic, through the Industrial Revolution and patents continue to play a big role in today’s…
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