Top 5 Ways to Blow Your Startup's Possible Patent Protection
By Heather N. Shafer (Intellectual Property Attorney, Independent) The surprised and dejected look on clients’ faces when we tell them their invention is no longer eligible for patent protection is not one a patent attorney likes to experience. The look morphs between...
Top 5 Ways to Blow Your Startup’s Possible Patent Protection
By Heather N. Shafer (Intellectual Property Attorney, Independent) The surprised and dejected look on clients’ faces when we tell them their invention is no longer eligible for patent protection is not one a patent attorney likes to experience. The look morphs between...
Why A Patent Application Should Be Your Startup’s First Investment
By Jill Hubbard Bowman (Intellectual Property Attorney, Independent) Nearly every business model has a core technology. Your core technology may be a consumer item such as a back scrubber for the elderly, or it may be an online game, a smart phone or web application,...