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Is Your Patent Examiner Awful? One of the Patent Myths
One of the myths that is perpetuated by the patent bar is that the examiners somehow do not understand your invention.
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Valuable patents solve contradictions
Inventions are not obvious – they have to solve some kind of contradiction.
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Startup Funding: Apply for BlueIron Non-Dilutive Funding
BlueIron provides $60K or more non-dilutive startup funding for companies with great inventions. Our model is to invest in the full cost of getting patents for a company,…
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BlueIron Model, Patent Drafting, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Startups & Funding, Working with Attorneys
My first invention
My first job out of college was at McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis. At the time, we made military fighter jets: the F-15, F-18, and Harrier AV-8B. I…
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Why Marketing Is More Important than Patents
Entrepreneurs have been fed this lie that the first thing they need to do is get a patent, then work on the business.
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Venture Capital Investments in Patent-Heavy Companies is Down Substantially
The Alliance of US Startups and Inventors for Jobs (USIJ) issued a report in July 2020 showing how Venture Capital has shied away from patent-intensive startups over most…
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USPTO Abandonment Rate Nearly Tripling Since COVID
An updated analysis by BlueIron shows that the COVID crisis has markedly affected business’s IP strategy. A previous analysis done in March is here.
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Why Your Patent Attorney Does Not Want Your Patent To Be Granted
There is a perverse incentive for your patent attorney to *not* get your patent allowed. It is called “money.”
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Inventing and “Feeling It”
When I was an engineer at HP, I wrote up 3-4 invention disclosures before a meeting, where we were going to discuss a new product. At the meeting,…
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Are you thinking of giving up on your patent application? Think again. Patent financing is available.
Many companies are abandoning their patent applications. In fact, the abandonment rate has tripled since the Covid-19 crisis began. However, there is specialized financing to keep your patents…
Thirty minutes. Chief IP Officer on retainer — and the capital option behind it.
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