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Category: Patent Strategy
The proper patent strategy can dramatically improve your IP protection.
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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. …
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Exclusive Licenses Can Be More Valuable Than Owning Patents Outright
Patents encapsulate the hopes and dreams of a company and many investors, CEOs, and inventors have a negative gut reaction about not “owning” their patents. For some reason,…
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BlueIron IP Invests in Novum Concepts
BROOMFIELD, CO — As former paramedics, Mike Kobneck and Kevin Scardina have special insight into what emergency room personnel need while awaiting a patient arriving by ambulance for…
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Patents Multiply Your Investment in a Company
Note: this is an excerpt from my book “Investing In Patents.”
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Foundation of Investment Grade Patents
Getting solid, investment-grade patents is less about finding the gem as much as removing the dirt so that there are more possible gems in the portfolio. We do…
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