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

  • Pre-seed Funding: You Can Do A Lot Of The Work Upfront

    Thinking about pre-seed funding? Getting your company off the ground is a challenging task, but far too many entrepreneurs want to run before they even crawl.  It is easy to imagine a busy staff of great, motivated employees working for you, money rolling in, and interviews and quotes in Fast Company.

  • I’m A Recovering Patent Attorney

    I am a “recovering patent attorney.”  I became a patent attorney after years as an engineer.  I went to a patent attorney and I expected my patent attorney to help me, but I was sorely disappointed.  I was so disappointed that I took the Patent Bar Exam, became a patent agent, and began to “reverse…

  • Inhouse vs Outside Patent Counsel

    There are two types of patent lawyers: outside counsel and inhouse counsel. 

  • How to Spot Bad Patents

    Investment-Grade Patent[1][2]s represent only a small sliver of the patent universe. Their value comes from a huge amount of research and thought. However, bad patents are easy to spot.

  • Webinar: IP Due Diligence in Two Questions

    There are two questions to ask every time you are dealing with patents: Can you tell if someone infringes? How hard is it to design around your patent?

  • The Light Bulb is the Worst Symbol of Invention

    The light bulb is the universal symbol of “invention.”  It is the worst – and best – example of invention, but not in the way you think it is.

  • Patents in a Business Context

    A business owner makes hard business decisions, especially when it comes to IP.  There is only so much money and so much time, so how do you decide?

  • Terminal Disclaimers – One for the Price of Two

    Terminal disclaimers are where you pay twice to get the same thing. They are a money maker for the USPTO – and your patent attorney.  They should be avoided at all costs.  In most cases, a terminal disclaimer is a lazy way for a patent attorney to get more money out of their unsuspecting clients.

  • 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.

  • Valuable patents solve contradictions

    Inventions are not obvious – they have to solve some kind of contradiction.