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Building Your IP Strategy for Patent-Intensive Tech Startups – Part 3: IP Management
This is the third in a four-part blog series on how to build an IP strategy for patent-intensive tech startups.
18 Apr 2024
How Many Claims Should My Patent Have?
There’s often confusion about the purpose and impact of adding more claims in a patent application, and inventors often wonder…
20 Mar 2024
Should We Request Non-Publication of Our Patent Applications?
Tech companies can make smart, strategic decisions about whether to publish their patent applications.
5 Feb 2024
Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy: An Overview of the Patent Landscape
In our series on the patent landscapes for alternative energy sources, we’ve previously covered solar,…
26 Jan 2024
Patent Infringement: How It’s Proven, And How This Should Influence Your Patent Filings
As a patent owner, you have the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or offering to sell…
10 Jan 2024
Geothermal Energy: An Overview of the Patent Landscape
In our previous blog posts about renewable energy, our team has covered wind, solar, carbon capture, and…
2 Jan 2024
What is Prior Art?
If you’ve encountered patents, chances are you’ve heard the term “prior art.” It’s one of the most common reasons that…
20 Dec 2023
Nuclear Fusion: An Overview of the Patent Landscape
We’ve previously discussed the growing need for alternative energy sources, starting with solar technology and wind technology. In…
3 Nov 2023
Solar Power: An Overview of the Patent Landscape
The role of renewable energy in global power generation is growing — particularly for solar power. Thanks to increasing innovation…
8 May 2023
The Patent Process for Quantum Technologies
The patent process is complex. Quantum technology is even more complex. Increasingly, many technology companies find themselves at the intersection…
15 Jun 2022
Patent Protection for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology
Tech companies who are developing carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies can take advantage of the USPTO’s new pilot program to accelerate their patent portfolios and gain an exclusive edge in this rapidly growing field.
21 Feb 2021
The US Patent Office’s Test for Software and Computer Inventions
Here we take a detailed look at how the US patent office analyzes patent eligibility of software and computer-implemented inventions.
15 Feb 2021
Patenting Software and Beyond: A Guide to Understanding Alice and its Impact
One of the biggest challenges for tech companies today is adapting their patent strategy to recent changes in the law.