What Is A Patent Claim?
Patent applications are tricky to write, and most of a patent application exists to support the patent claims.
Blockchains & Patents Part II: How to Patent Blockchain Inventions
Blockchain patents aren’t written to protect lines of code, rather, we claim around the functionality or design of the blockchain invention.
9 Reasons Top Startups Think About Patents Early
Too many startups lose out on monetization due to poor or no patent strategy. Here are 9 reasons a startup should think about patents early.
Blockchains & Patents Part I: Why Patent Blockchain Inventions?
We know by now blockchains are here to stay. Read on if you’re part of a blockchain startup and want to protect your efforts and value.
“Who Invented This?” Getting It Wrong Can Have Big Consequences
“Who is the inventor?” is a nuanced question that has to be answered correctly—or a patent owner risks invalidation of a patent.
Can you patent software? In many cases, yes.
And it’s often a really good idea to do so. Software inventions can be protected in a variety of ways under U.S. patent law.
So You Want to Get a “Provisional Patent”: What a Provisional Patent Application Does and Doesn’t Do
Provisional patent applications can provide significant business value even though they don’t by themselves mature into a granted patent.
Two-minute drill: For how long is a patent enforceable?
How long does a patent last? Today’s two-minute drill addresses how terms are calculated for some different types of patents issued in the United States.
Two Minute Drill: How the U.S. Patent Application Process Works
A high-level rundown of the timeline of going from patent application to granted patent.