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Category: Patent Enforcement
Litigation, licensing, infringement, and patent disputes
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Using Patents as Blackmail
My company finances patents for small to medium sized companies, so I often get inquires from people who want to build out a patent portfolio. A while ago,…
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Patent Drafting, Patent Enforcement, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Patent Valuation, Working with Attorneys
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…
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Valuable patents solve contradictions
Inventions are not obvious – they have to solve some kind of contradiction.
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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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National Family Support finds help with BlueIron
(Loveland, CO) National Family Support, Inc announces its first patent filed through BlueIron.
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Automed Gets Investment from BlueIron
Automed, Inc., the world’s leader in medication delivery for livestock based in Ames, Iowa, announces a patent financing arrangement with BlueIron of Loveland, Colorado.
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Effects of COVID-19 on Patents – Twice The Number of Abandonments
And it is likely to go up much further. AND this has never happened before.
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How Big Law Hurts Startups
Many inventors and entrepreneurs like to tout their relationship with a Big Law Firm. It is too bad they do not know how the sausage gets made.
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Cramdowns, Receivership, Bankruptcy – Why Patent Financing is Good for Founders and Angels.
BlueIron’s patent financing puts your IP in a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) – an LLC that holds your patents. It can be thought of as a lease with…
Thirty minutes. Chief IP Officer on retainer — and the capital option behind it.
If what you need is something else, we’ll tell you on the same call.