Posts Tagged ‘Patent Attorney’
Patent Financing: How startups can obtain funding for their patent applications
Note: This article originally appeared on IPWatchdog. Year after year the patent laws become more complex. It seems with every decision from the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit more detail is mandated for a patent application to be complete and for patent claims to have a fighting chance. These case law changes, as well…
Read MoreBlueIron IP Invests in Novum Concepts
BlueIron IP Invests in Novum Concepts Using A Unique, Non-Dilutive Investment Vehicle BROOMFIELD, CO — As former paramedics, Mike Kobneck and Kevin Scardina have special insight into what emergency room personnel need while awaiting a patient arriving by ambulance for treatment. When a sick or injured person is taking that siren-wailing ride to the ER,…
Read MoreBlueIron Skewers Traditional Patent Attorney Role with Unique Investment Model
BlueIron IP skewers traditional patent attorney role with unique investment model FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 18, 2016 LOVELAND – Protecting a startup’s intellectual property is one of the most important milestones for any new tech-based business and one of the biggest factors for success, but conventional patent attorneys can make it a costly and confusing…
Read MorePatent Funding: Better Patents from BlueIron
Patent Funding: How BlueIron Gives You Better Patent Quality One of the biggest ironies is that your patent attorney cannot give you good advice. But patent funding changes that. Patent attorneys are bound by the attorney/client privilege, which is a hallmark of our legal system. But it has some unintended consequences. One of which is…
Read MoreHow to Get a Good Patent
Photo by Sabri Tuzcu on Unsplash How to Get a Good Patent How to get a good patent? It is easy to get a worthless patent[1][2], but quite hard to file a good one. A good patent starts with a good invention. The invention should have a high value if the invention were to be…
Read MoreHow to Find a Good Patent Attorney
How to find a good patent attorney: find two attorneys, and have each one evaluate the other attorney’s work. Here is a simple technique to find a good patent attorney: start with at least *two* candidates. Ask each attorney to give you a sample of their work, and take the sample to the other attorney.…
Read MoreWorthless Patents – How to Avoid the Biggest Pitfalls
Airplane wreckage on black sand beach, Iceland Worthless patent[1]s: they don’t have to be that way. Worthless patents happen for two reasons: the original invention was not selected properly and the patent was poorly prosecuted with the patent examiner. Properly selecting the invention is crucial for getting a good patent. Your conventional patent attorney will…
Read MoreIndependent Inventors are a Walking Malpractice Suit
Independent inventors are terrifying for patent attorneys. As I began to learn patent law 20+ years ago, a senior attorney described independent inventors as “walking malpractice lawsuits”. His way of handing independent inventors was to not tell them anything, and for the client to decide the best course of action. The client had to become…
Read MoreWhy Patent Attorneys Always Suggest Getting a Patent
Patent Attorney Liability This story is not about only having a hammer and everything looks like a nail. There is more to the story. Think about the patent attorney who is meeting a new client. The client is unsure about whether or not to get a patent on their idea. The patent attorney suggests trying…
Read MoreProblems Caused by the Attorney/Client Relationship
The attorney/client relationship[1] is one of the most sacred and important tenants of the US legal system, but it causes weird side effects. The attorney/client relationships HURTS startup companies when it comes to patents. The attorney/client relationship can be a problem, especially in areas of business. Because of the ultra-high importance of this relationship, the…
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