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Tag: Design Around
Can competitors design around the patent?
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Stop Patenting Your Invention. Start Patenting Your Competitor’s Product.
You spent $50,000 describing what you built. Your competitor read it, built something different, and kept competing.
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Myth: Patents Have Intrinsic Value
There is a deeply embedded myth in the startup, investor, and legal ecosystems that patents have intrinsic value. That simply owning a patent means you own “something valuable.”…
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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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IP Valuation in a Regulatory Framework
Regulatory requirements trump patents as the primary form of protection or moat[1] against a business.
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Every Word Hurts You: Patent Claims
The length of the claims really matters. The length of the specification is important – but only up to a point.
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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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You – And Only You – Are Responsible for Your Patent
In 1989, Steven Byrne invented an accessory to a string trimmer – the ubiquitous ‘weed whacker’ used for landscaping. Mr. Byrne was a landscaper. He developed his invention…
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What Is Patent Infringement?
Patent infringement is when someone else uses your patented idea without permission. The strict, legal definition is when someone infringes or performs every limitation of at least one…
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How to Find a Realistic Patent Value
Updated 15 Aug 2025.
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Cringeworthy statements: “There is Nothing Like it in the Market”
I hear from inventors and entrepreneurs who proudly state: “there is nothing like it in the market.” I cringe every time I hear this.
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