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Category: Patent Strategy
The proper patent strategy can dramatically improve your IP protection.
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Contingency Fee Litigation Is Only a Last Resort
Contingency fee litigation is a unique feature of American Law, where attorneys perform some or all of the litigation – and they get paid only if they win.…
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IP Theft – Starting that “Side Project”
Doing the entrepreneurial gig is hard. There are countless barriers and endless hurdles to overcome, and many entrepreneurs relentlessly power through them.
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Licensing Inventions from Independent Inventors
I was an engineer for 13 years before switching to patent law, which was over 20 years ago. My engineering career was mostly in the manufacturing side, designing…
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Ideas from Outsiders: Not Always a Good Bet
Many entrepreneurs attempt to start businesses by coming into an industry as an outsider. As an angel investor, I generally don’t like these kinds of entrepreneur situations –…
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Method Claims and Undetectability
Method claims are especially difficult to detect, but they have another twist that makes them less important than “apparatus” claims.
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Unintended Consequences of Business Decisions
My first job after college was at McDonnell Douglas, a (former) giant airplane company in St. Louis. It was at the very tail end of the Cold War…
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Lots of inventors means lots of problems.
There are many patents that have many inventors. It is not uncommon to see 4, 5, 6, or even more inventors listed on a patent. In fact, there…
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Patent Value – Revenue is the only factor that matters.
TL;DR: Realistic patent valuations are based on *context*. I can tell your patent value by how much revenue it produces. If your patent is infringed, I can calculate…
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Cringe-worthy: “There is nothing like it on the market”
One of my most hated phrases from entrepreneurs.
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The Myth of an Early Filing Date for a Patent
Updated 23 Oct 2025
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