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Category: Patent Strategy
The proper patent strategy can dramatically improve your IP protection.
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This product is great…for someone else.
Entrepreneurs are constantly testing out their messaging. They are constantly pitching to their family and friends, and they are always prepared to pitch to investors.
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Assignment Due Diligence: Unassigned Assets
It is heartbreaking to see bad behavior by ‘inventors’ and their startup companies, but it occurs over and over again. Let this lesson be an example of the…
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Voice of the Customer
Our business is to loan money using patents as collateral. My most frequent question:
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Showing Up and the Green Beans
At coffee the other day, someone said that showing up on time was the lowest cost, easiest way to get off to a good start. I have always…
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Patent Attorneys Do Not Live with Their Mistakes
Patent attorneys typically have zero feedback about the quality of their work product. This is an inherent weakness of the whole patent system. The attorneys do not have…
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Due Diligence and IP Valuation Webinar
The Angel Capital Association hosted a webinar on Due Diligence and IP Valuation. In this webinar, I discussed an IP-backed loan for Ivani, who has an extensive IP…
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IP-Backed Lending In Asia
Intellectual property-backed lending, particularly patent-backed lending, has been growing in Asia, particularly China and Korea. Both countries have made extensive efforts to use IP as a business resource…
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Why You Cannot Hire a Patent Attorney Who Worked for a Competitor
I talk to countless patent holders, and I often hear that their patent attorney did all this work for a direct competitor before doing their patents. Somehow, the…
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The Problems with Your Patent Attorney Owning Stock in Your Company
Patent attorneys are entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding their clients’ intellectual property. This fiduciary duty requires them to act in the best interest of their clients, providing…
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Patent Attorneys’ Misguided Obsession About Costs
Patent attorneys work in a bubble that is completely hidden from laypersons, but is an incredibly loud echo chamber. An example is the current obsession and endless handwringing…
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