9 Out of 10 Patents are Probably Worthless: Why and How to Prevent this from Happening to You (Part 1 of 4)
I decided to start 2010 with a controversial premise: what if 9 out of 1o patents–or 90 %– issued in […]
Start-up Patent Strategy
Seeking to Sell Your Patent to a Big Company? Think About These Negotation Tips
Over the past year of so, I have become friends with Victoria Pynchon, an accomplished California litigator and ADR expert.
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A Patent Reality Check: Litigation Not a Viable Revenue Source for Most Inventors
The ability of an intrepid inventor to strike it rich from a great idea seems to be embedded in the
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The NY Times is Wrong: Patent Auctions Do Not Provide Indendent Inventors with \”Protection\”
Patent auctions will do little to help independent inventors sell their patents Those seeking ways to generate revenue from their
Improve Your Chances of Obtaining a Patent at a Reasonable Cost and Time by Demonstrating the \”Wow Factor\” in the Application
A strong majority of people seeking patent protection to protect their products or technology leave the details the drafting process
Start-up Entrepreneurs & CEO\’s: If Your Goal is Investment or Acquisition, You are Probably Patenting the Wrong Things
Do you treat your patents as a fence or a tollbooth? If you wish for your start-up technology company to
50% of Venture Capital Investment is Lost: How Your Clients Can Improve These Odds by Using the Right Patent Analytics
THE SKINNY ON THE QUALITY OF VENTURE CAPITAL-RELATED INVESTMENT DECISIONS If you are a counselor of venture capital firms or
Entrepreneurs: Ask 2 Simple Questions to Determine Whether IP Strategy is Critical to Your New Business Venture
Intellectual property (\”IP\”) is often a subject that is \”out of sight, out of mind\” for entrepreneurs who are launching
Investors in the Green Economy: You Could Lose Your Investment in Green Innovators by Failing to Identify the Green Inventors that Came Before Them
With President-Elect Obama\’s announcement that he will establish an \”Apollo Project\” to develop a Green Economy, there is no doubt
Learning from Microsoft\’s Hard Trademark Lesson: Your Company Needs a Multi-Faceted IP Strategy
This New York Times article entitled \”A New Battle is Beginning in Branding of the Web\” demonstrates that companies such