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

  • Double the Value of Your Patents – All You Need is the Right NDA

    The right IP agreements play a huge role in how valuable your patents will be over time.

  • Loans for Your Patents

    Yes, you can borrow against your patents. BlueIron can provide loans of $2 to 50M or more using only your patents as collateral.

  • Investment Grade Patents Do Not Have “Broad Claims”

    Inventors like to think that their patents are “broad” and somehow that is good.  It is not.

  • Financing Patents Is Actually CHEAPER Than Paying a Patent Attorney

    Financing patents through BlueIron is actually cheaper than paying as you go with a conventional patent attorney. This is because the cost of capital for startup companies is so high.

  • Should I Get A Patent Before Talking To Customers?

    In my business of financing patents for startup companies, I am usually willing to pass on the First Patent for a startup.  I want to finance the Second Patent. Why? Because I want you to talk to customers BEFORE getting a patent.

  • Should I File A Provisional Patent Application?

    In every case, a small company or independent inventor is better off by filing a complete, well-written, non-provisional patent application.

  • How Much Does It Cost To File A Patent?

    How much does it cost to file a patent?  The US average is about $12k, but the total cost of a patent is closer to $60k.

  • Patent Enforcement Insurance Makes Your Company Valuable

    Many startup companies don’t bother with patents because they don’t think they can enforce them.  And they are right.  A patent lawsuit can be very expensive, and the game of enforcement is really a big game of chicken: both sides are hoping that the other side runs out of money first.

  • What Does A Quality Patent Look Like?

    We evaluate patents every day.  We underwrite investments in intellectual property, either for financing patents before they are written or for providing loans against patents that already exist.  After doing this for a long time, there are certain elements that we evaluate every time we pick up a new patent.

  • How Much Do Patent Attorneys Charge

    The average patent cost[1][2] about $60,000, and most of that goes to your patent attorney.  How much do patent attorneys charge?  Be prepared to pay them about $45,000 through the entire process.