Who controls enforcement of my patent?

With our patent enforcement insurance policies YOU control all aspects of how to enforce your patent.  Sometimes you may wish to strongly enforce their patent to prevent a specific competitor from operating in your space.  Other times, you may want to obtain a license agreement from a competitor.  Still other times, you may want to…

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What does patent insurance cost?

Patent insurance comes in two basic forms: patent enforcement and patent defense.  Enforcement is where someone infringes your patent and you need to enforce your rights.  Defense is when someone else accuses you of infringing their patents.  This can be a competitor or a patent troll. Enforcement insurance typically costs about 1-1.5% per year of…

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Why does BlueIron include an arbitration clause in its contracts?

We hope we don’t have any arbitration or any lawsuits, ever. However, our agreements are legal documents, and legal documents are written with lawsuits in mind. As we considered this option, it mainly came down to two things: speed and cost. Litigation is costly and time consuming. After examining arbitration as an option, we decided…

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