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Category: Patent Process
Filing patents, prosecution, costs, timelines, and procedures
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Why Startup Patents Are Doomed From The Start
Patents for small companies are fundamentally different from patents for large companies. The decisions made – and skills needed – to develop the two are very different.
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Is the Ethical NDA too harsh?
BlueIron has been using the Ethical NDA from the Ethical Collaboration Association for all new engagements. The Ethical NDA is available here.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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. …
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.