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Category: Patent Strategy
The proper patent strategy can dramatically improve your IP protection.
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CES and Grifting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
I just returned from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. I have been going for many years, and I thoroughly enjoy the show in many respects, but…
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Stolen Valor: How Sleazy Patent Attorneys Abuse Inventorship
For an innovator, being named as an inventor on a patent is the crowning achievement of a career.
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Four Horsemen of the Investor Apocalypse
Contempt is one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. Once it shows up, it is the end of a relationship.
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AI-Assisted Patent Search Tools Exacerbate Inventor Biases
Inventors and entrepreneurs might love the idea of using an AI‑powered search tool to check “Did I do something new?” fast and cheap. It sounds smart. It sounds…
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Your Patent Attorney Is NOT Giving Business Advice
Most inventors think that hiring a patent attorney[1] means they’re protected. That’s a mistake.
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Contempt from Crowdfunded Equity
Entrepreneurs are stuck between two polar opposites. On one hand, they are encouraged – endlessly – to hype, hype, hype. The accelerators and incubators want to see astronomical…
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Entrepreneurs and Imposter Syndrome
Some founders will drone on and on telling you how “innovative” they are. They highlight their patents, their clever ideas, their alma mater from decades ago. But without…
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AI Startups: Protect Everything EXCEPT the Patent
Short version: One dividing line decides the patent question for artificial intelligence (“AI”) companies. The same feature “done with AI” is not worth patenting—keep it a trade secret.…
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Strategic Partnerships are often Neither
Every founder loves to brag about their “strategic partnerships.” The name sounds impressive, but hides a glaring truth:
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The Company as the Product
Serving two masters – but they are compatible. The first master is the customer who buys your product, and the second master is the one who buys your…
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