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Tag: Patent Portfolio
A patent portfolio is much stronger than a single patent. These posts deal with the strategy around portfolio construction and management.
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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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Investment Grade Patents Need Investment Grade Businesses
The simple fact is that patents only have value when they are infringed. When I invest in a patent through patent financing, I need the startup company to…
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Budgeting for Patents
How much should a typical company budget for patent protection?
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Smaller Companies CAN Use IP to Protect Against Bigger Competitors
“Grown ups” use patents to their strategic advantage.
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How Patent Licensing Works
On a small scale, a patent owner might worry about creating patents that can be asserted against competitors. The plan is to stop a competitor from copying. These…
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How to Find a Realistic Patent Value
Updated 15 Aug 2025.
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Management of Patent Risk
Cipher.ai regularly releases some very interesting articles on patent risk. Their November 2021 article on “Management of Patent Risk” is available here.
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Automed Gets Investment from BlueIron
Automed, Inc., the world’s leader in medication delivery for livestock based in Ames, Iowa, announces a patent financing arrangement with BlueIron of Loveland, Colorado.
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Patents Help Sell Your Company
IP plays a big role to sell your company, especially if you are a startup company. Most people think about building an IP portfolio for “protection.” Somehow, the…
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