The Takeaway: For startups whose development efforts lag behind a looming US utility application filing deadline, use of the “Request for […]
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As an IP Strategy advisor, I am often asked by the leadership of startup companies what the return on investment
Yesterday\’s announcement of the firing of Groupon\’s CEO and the hope for a rebirth of the company\’s business model brought
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\”Traction is the new IP.\” This emerging mantra results in many startup CEOs eschewing the traditional path of patent and
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One of the first questions start up entrepreneurs usually ask sounds something like this: “Is it worth the effort
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A recent article in TechCrunch indicates that entrepreneurs are less likely to file patents than in the past. Nonetheless,
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After many years of counseling small companies on how to license their technology to large companies as an IP attorney,
For the past several months, I have been at the helm of Evgentech, a startup company with game-changing battery charging
Open Innovation guru Stefan Lindegaard recently asked me what the biggest IP legal mistakes small companies make when they are
Few things infuriate me more than supposed experts who make statements along the lines of \”patents are critical to innovation.\”
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