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Patent attorneys or patent agents are the registered professionals who are supposed to know how to get patents.
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Provisional Patent Applications Hurt Startups
The patent bar does a terrible job of serving smaller clients – and provisional patent[1] applications are a glaring example.
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Do Startups Give Up On Their Patents?
Patent valuation[1][2] can be inferred from how much effort an applicant puts into their patent. One of the common criteria for the more sophisticated patent scoring algorithms is…
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Invention Mistakes Made at the “Idea Stage”
Patents at the idea stage represent a huge risk because there just is not any data to support an investment in a patent.
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I’m A Recovering Patent Attorney
I am a “recovering patent attorney.” I became a patent attorney after years as an engineer. I went to a patent attorney and I expected my patent attorney…
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Inhouse vs Outside Patent Counsel
There are two types of patent lawyers: outside counsel and inhouse counsel.
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How to Spot Bad Patents
Investment-Grade Patent[1][2]s represent only a small sliver of the patent universe. Their value comes from a huge amount of research and thought. However, bad patents are easy to…
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The Light Bulb is the Worst Symbol of Invention
The light bulb is the universal symbol of “invention.” It is the worst – and best – example of invention, but not in the way you think it…
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Patent Drafting, Patent Enforcement, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Patent Valuation, Working with Attorneys
Terminal Disclaimers – One for the Price of Two
Terminal disclaimers are where you pay twice to get the same thing. They are a money maker for the USPTO – and your patent attorney. They should be…
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Is Your Patent Examiner Awful? One of the Patent Myths
One of the myths that is perpetuated by the patent bar is that the examiners somehow do not understand your invention.
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BlueIron Model, Patent Drafting, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Startups & Funding, Working with Attorneys
My first invention
My first job out of college was at McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis. At the time, we made military fighter jets: the F-15, F-18, and Harrier AV-8B. I…
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