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Expert Portfolio Curation
Selecting the right inventions for patent coverage makes all the difference in whether your patent assets will be commercially useful. BlueIron has years of experience in curating portfolios, and uses several sophisticated metrics to help…
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Patent Portfolio Development vs. Just Getting a Patent
Most patents are a waste of money. Why is it that Apple and Samsung each have many thousands of patents, but when they start a patent war with each other over, they only assert a…
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Patents Need to Track Your Product Strategy
If a patent has any business value, it must relate to concrete, real products that add value to people’s lives. Patents that cover hypothetical ideas and wishful thinking have no commercial value whatsoever. Whether you…
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Never Use Equity to do a Job that Debt Can Do
Equity in your company should be valued high – after all, you have confidence in your ability to succeed. Why squander your equity when you can leverage someone else’s capital? BlueIron’s secured financing is very…
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Finance a Stronger Portfolio at a Fraction of the Cost
BlueIron finances better, stronger patent portfolios for a fraction of the cost of hiring a patent attorney. Eilean Donan Castle during blue hour after sunset. Eilean Donan is recognised as one of the most iconic…
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Spend Your Capital on Growing Your Business
The most common refrain of a startup company is that “we can’t afford a patent attorney”. With BlueIron, you don’t have to. BlueIron builds out a professionally curated and managed patent portfolio for you while…
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Collateralize your inventions? Is that even possible?
BlueIron is the only business that will use your inventions as collateral and finance patents based only on the strength of your inventions. Even though your patents are being financed, you have full control of…
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Patents for Defending Your Company
Many entrepreneurs and business owners want patents that will defend their company against competitors, but few companies actually have a proactive plan for investing their patent assets wisely. To defend your company, you want patents…
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Patents that Protect a Business Advantage
A good patent is one that protects a business advantage. I often ask entrepreneurs to tell me your competitive advantage – what is the weakness in the market that you are going to exploit? This…