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The Highest Quality Patent Work at the Lowest Cost
The best patent attorneys in the country do not work at the biggest firms. They left.
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Your Patent Attorney Is NOT Giving Business Advice
Most inventors think that hiring a patent attorney[1] means they’re protected. That’s a mistake.
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Gullible Angel Investors and Provisional Patent Applications
Last time, we discussed the provisional patent application hoax perpetuated by patent attorneys. In this post, we look at the scam from the inventor/entrepreneur side.
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The Provisional Patent Hoax
One of the greatest hoaxes in our industry is the notion that provisional patent applications are a good thing. They are not.
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Registration Numbers
When I review patent applications, I always download the full prosecution history of the patent from the USPTO. The prosecution history is the formal, legal record of the…
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Assignment Due Diligence: Unassigned Assets
It is heartbreaking to see bad behavior by ‘inventors’ and their startup companies, but it occurs over and over again. Let this lesson be an example of the…
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Patent Attorneys’ Misguided Obsession About Costs
Patent attorneys work in a bubble that is completely hidden from laypersons, but is an incredibly loud echo chamber. An example is the current obsession and endless handwringing…
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How Long Provisional Applications Hurt You
I had a client whose inventor would write long provisional patent[1] applications. He would think through all the options of his inventions, and he would include every option…
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The Myth of an Early Filing Date for a Patent
Updated 23 Oct 2025
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Crystalizing Your Invention
Entrepreneurs buy into the myth – perpetuated by the patent bar – that they should write and file provisional patent applications before bringing their product to market. There…
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