# BlueIron IP

> Fractional Chief IP Officer practice and IP-backed lending. Founded 2014 in Loveland, Colorado. Principal: Russ Krajec, registered USPTO patent attorney.

BlueIron helps growth companies build patent portfolios that work as assets — collateral for lending, instruments for licensing, and claims that hold up in diligence. Patents are the means, not the goal.

The annotated MPEP and the free online book *Investing in Patents* are reference works. They are information only and are not legal advice.

## Canonical pages

- [Fractional Chief IP Officer](https://blueironip.com/chief-ip-officer/)
- [IP-backed lending](https://blueironip.com/ip-backed-lending/)
- [About Russ Krajec](https://blueironip.com/about/)
- [Investing in Patents (free online book)](https://blueironip.com/book/investing-in-patents/)
- [Annotated Manual of Patent Examining Procedure](https://blueironip.com/mpep/)
- [Patent FAQ](https://blueironip.com/ufaqs/)
- [Blog](https://blueironip.com/blog/)
- [Contact / schedule a call](https://blueironip.com/about/)

## Book — Investing in Patents

Russ Krajec, BlueIron Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9974101-0-5. Free to read on this site.

- [Chapter 1 — The Patent System Is Broken — Or Is It?](https://blueironip.com/book/investing-in-patents/chapter-1/)
- [Chapter 2 — Making the Business Case for a Patent](https://blueironip.com/book/investing-in-patents/chapter-2/)
- [Chapter 3 — How Startups Use Patents](https://blueironip.com/book/investing-in-patents/chapter-3/)
- [Chapter 4 — Managing the Process](https://blueironip.com/book/investing-in-patents/chapter-4/)
- [Chapter 5 — Due Diligence on Startups](https://blueironip.com/book/investing-in-patents/chapter-5/)
- [Chapter 6 — Conclusion](https://blueironip.com/book/investing-in-patents/chapter-6/)

## MPEP

Annotated USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. Browse from the hub; do not treat this file as a substitute for the section pages.

- [MPEP hub](https://blueironip.com/mpep/)
- [Chapter 2100 — Patentability](https://blueironip.com/mpep/mpep-2100/)
- [Chapter 700 — Examination of Applications](https://blueironip.com/mpep/mpep-700/)
- [Chapter 600 — Parts, Form, and Content of Application](https://blueironip.com/mpep/mpep-600/)

## Optional

- [Patent Myths podcast](https://patentmyths.com/)\n- [Amazon edition of Investing in Patents](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRMGX7KC)