Tag: Trade Secrets
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Detectability is a Key Factor for Patent Value
Updated 16 Jan 2022. Patents Need to be Detectable. This may appear to be an obvious statement, but people pour money into patents where infringement simply cannot be detected. Here’s a case where undetectable software…
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The Patent System Eliminates Monopolies
Every Word in a Patent Hurts You – So Be Careful The patent system is a quid pro quo[1] – an exchange – where you give away trade secret[2]s and you get back some patent…
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The Entrepreneur and the Angel Investor – The Story of Bad IP Protection.
An angel investor will ask the entrepreneur “Do you have a patent?” The next thing the entrepreneur does is run out and gets a patent. Is this smart? Note: this excerpt is from my forthcoming…
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An NDA That Encourages Collaboration
BlueIron is now using the Ethical NDA in all our new engagements. The Ethical NDA is available from the Ethical Collaboration Assocation, a 501(c)3 non-profit. The conventional NDA ensures that one party to the agreement…
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Join an Accelerator – and Lose Your Intellectual Property
Companies that join accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces, CEO roundtables, etc. are at a huge risk of losing their IP – just because they participate. Most patent valuation[1][2] analysts will remove 50% or more of the…