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Patents Help Sell Your Company
IP plays a big role to sell your company, especially if you are a startup company. Most people think about building an IP portfolio for “protection.” Somehow, the patent value[1] is that they can mystically enforce their patent on an infringer. The notion of “protection” is mostly an illusion, unless you have a patent enforcement…
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Patent Myths – “Broad Claims are a Good Thing.”
Inventors like to think that their patents are “broad” and somehow that is good. It is not.
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What Are The Costs To Enforce or Defend a Patent?
Two stages of litigation: claim construction and the trail.
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Patents Are Call Options On Technology
This post was published on Medium. You can read it here.
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Inventions Where BlueIron Does NOT Invest
There are some inventions where BlueIron will NOT invest.
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What Risk Is BlueIron Taking When Financing A Patent?
BlueIron is taking several risks when financing a patent.
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So You Have A Patent? Now What?
For many entrepreneurs, life goes on. The nasty secret is that now that they have this new asset, they don’t know what to do with it. They spent a lot of money, time, and energy getting the patent, but struggle with the value of it.
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Why Startup Patents Are Doomed From The Start
Patents for small companies are fundamentally different from patents for large companies. The decisions made – and skills needed – to develop the two are very different.
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BlueIron is Changing the Legal Industry
BlueIron was formed in response to a weakness in the way patents are prepared. My personal experience was that I needed a patent attorney’s advice and experience – and I paid for it – but he had continually refused to give it to me.
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Is the Ethical NDA too harsh?
BlueIron has been using the Ethical NDA from the Ethical Collaboration Association for all new engagements. The Ethical NDA is available here.