Category: Patent Process
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How Much Do Patent Attorneys Charge
The average patent cost[1][2] about $60,000, and most of that goes to your patent attorney. How much do patent attorneys charge? Be prepared to pay them about $45,000 through the entire process. The patent process…
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Average Patent Cost
How much does the average patent cost[1][2]? The US average is about $60,000. The average patent cost about $60,000. The patent process involves two major phases. Patent “preparation” is when the patent is originally drafted…
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Why IoT Patents are Hot
What are the hottest patents? IoT patents. Most people do not realize that there is an extensive, highly developed secondary market for patents. This market runs under the radar for the most part, with occasional…
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Patents Multiply Your Investment in a Company
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Note: this is an excerpt from my book “Investing In Patents.” Patents Multiply Your Investment Patents are used to defend, but also to multiply an investment[1] in technology. In…
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Patents Are Similar to Stock Options
Patents are similar to out-of-the-money stock options. Patents are an inherently risky investment and have lots of similarities to options trading. This is because they have value only when the market comes to them. At…
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BlueIron Skewers Traditional Patent Attorney Role with Unique Investment Model
BlueIron IP skewers traditional patent attorney role with unique investment model FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 18, 2016 LOVELAND – Protecting a startup’s intellectual property is one of the most important milestones for any new tech-based…
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How to Get a Good Patent
Photo by Sabri Tuzcu on Unsplash How to Get a Good Patent How to get a good patent? It is easy to get a worthless patent[1][2], but quite hard to file a good one. A…
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Inventions Where BlueIron Will NOT Invest
There are some inventions where BlueIron will NOT invest. I see an obnoxious number of inventions and patents from startups. Almost all of them are not good candidates for us to invest. It is heartbreaking…
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How to Find a Good Patent Attorney
How to find a good patent attorney: find two attorneys, and have each one evaluate the other attorney’s work. Here is a simple technique to find a good patent attorney: start with at least *two*…
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How to Make Your Patent Strong Against Inter Partes Reexam
Strengthen your patent 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,…