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Category: Patent Drafting
Writing patents, claims, specifications, and drafting best practices
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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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USPTO’s Track One vs Patent Prosecution Highway
Updated April 2020
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BlueIron Model, Patent Drafting, Patent Enforcement, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Patent Valuation, Startups & Funding, Working with Attorneys
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. …
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Investment Grade Patents Start with a Solid Foundation
Most patents are worthless[3], and getting a good patent is less about finding the gem as much as removing the dirt so that there are more possible gems…
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How to Make Your Patent Strong Against Inter Partes Reexam
One of the easiest ways for infringers to challenge an issued patent is through the Inter Partes Reexam process, commonly known as IPR. To successfully challenge a patent,…
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Over-broad Patents Are No Longer A Good Thing
A patent drafting theory from 10 years ago was to draft a patent with the loosest language possible and go for claims that are nebulous. This drafting theory…
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BlueIron Model, Patent Drafting, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Patent Valuation, Working with Attorneys
Worthless Patents – How to Avoid the Biggest Pitfalls
Worthless patents happen for two reasons: the original invention was not selected properly and the patent was poorly prosecuted with the patent examiner.
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How to Review a Patent Application
Some comments made by an inventor, even the most innocuous comments, can be misconstrued if a patent ever was litigated. Rather than create a messy trail of documented…
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Patents that “Hide the Ball”
I had a telephone interview with a patent examiner the other week and in the course of the interview, the examiner said that he really liked my patent…
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BlueIron’s Patent Rating Checklist
The spreadsheet contains many of the parameters discussed in BlueIron’s blog posts on patent due diligence.Please let us know if you have any suggestions/comments to make the checklist…
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