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Trade Secrets v. Patents: Choosing the Right Kind of IP to Maximize Protection
Patents are investments that can create long-term value, especially when combined in a comprehensive and strategic portfolio. Patents benefit their owners by granting two decades of legal protection — a significant amount of time in light of how rapidly technology…
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An Introduction to the Metaverse
Facebook’s recent decision to change its name to Meta brought instant worldwide awareness to the term “Metaverse,” which refers to a virtual world in which we can explore, play, work, and create. The metaverse can also extend into the physical…
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AI in Robotics
As the demand for the efficient consumption and purchase of goods and services increases, so does the pressure to create products that operate at optimum efficiencies and beyond the level of human skills. Enter the world of robotics! AI is…
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Leveraging Your Intellectual Property to Maximize Your ROI
In this webinar, software patent attorney Robert Plotkin of Blueshift IP and trademark and copyright attorney Matt Saunders of Saunders & Silverstein LLP explain how to maximize a company’s return on investment in intellectual property. Too often, companies see IP…
AI Raises the Obviousness Bar for Patents
Artificial intelligence is leading a patent renaissance. In recent years, patent applications for inventions developed using AI have increased exponentially, not just in tech but in every field. In 2018, one inventor took a bold step that was at once…
AI in Healthcare: Why You Should Patent Your Software
While the COVID-19 pandemic caused massive disruption across industries, it also gave us a real-time demonstration of artificial intelligence’s usefulness in certain sectors. One such area that AI has had a significant impact is healthcare. Throughout the pandemic AI has…
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AI in Healthcare
AI is increasingly being leveraged in the healthcare space due to the efficiencies it can offer a field that relies on timely response. This webinar provides key insights into how artificial intelligence is being used in the healthcare industry, and…
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Stephen Thaler & DABUS: Can AI Be the Inventor?
Thanks to advancements in artificial intelligence, the question of “who can be an inventor?” has been replaced by “what can be an inventor?” At the forefront of this question is Stephen Thaler, creator of an AI system called DABUS. Thaler…
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The State of AI: Pandemic-Driven Innovation in 4 Areas
Not even a global pandemic could slow down the advancement of artificial intelligence. In fact, the pandemic drove innovation in several key areas including healthcare, transportation, inventorship, and education. In this presentation, software patent attorney Robert Plotkin of Blueshift IP…
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How GPT-3 Is Advancing AI
The ability of computers to answer questions and to write text in a natural language has taken a significant leap forward as the result of GPT-3 (Generative pre-trained transformer). GPT-3 is an autoregressive language model that uses deep learning to…
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The State of AI: Democratization, Expansion, Protection and More
A collaboration between BlueShift IP and Louder Co, this webinar provides a reports on the state of artificial intelligence. Featured speakers include BlueShift IP partner Robert Plotkin and Louder Co founder Andrew Louder. Topics covered include: Democratizing AI The Rapid…
4 Ways Patents Provide Value
Patents take an investment in time and money. Startups, bootstrapped enterprises and solo inventors may have questions about how the benefits outweigh the costs. Because of the stricter standards for winning patents for software compared to physical inventions, tech companies…
Blueshift IP’s Cynthia Gilbert and Robert Plotkin Selected to the 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers List
Blueshift IP is delighted to announce that Founding Partners Cynthia Gilbert and Robert Plotkin have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers® List as “Top Rated Intellectual Property” Attorneys published by Thomson Reuters. Each year, no more…
3 Key Patent Questions Clients Should Ask
At Blueshift IP, we try to anticipate what clients want to know—or better yet, what they should want to know, even if they don’t realize it. When companies approach us about patenting their inventions, our first task is to assess…
The 5 Biggest Patent Pitfalls to Avoid
For companies that have proprietary software, protecting your intellectual property is essential to surviving in today’s market. While there are multiple avenues for protecting intellectual property – each with its own unique use case – patents afford companies significant protections…
Patent Roadmaps to Help Steer Your Business
Establishing a solid patent portfolio goes beyond filing individual patent applications. Securing enforceable intellectual property requires careful planning and cultivation of a portfolio of patents. A protective patent portfolio starts with a roadmap that is based on and supports the…
Gaps in the Patent Portfolio: How to Fully Protect Intellectual Property
Patents ensure that inventors can harvest a return on investment. Companies pour time and money into innovations and need to protect their work from competitors prepared to swoop in and poach their technology. Often a single patent is not enough…
Blueshift IP Attorneys Recognized as IP Trailblazers
Blueshift IP founders and attorneys Cynthia Gilbert and Robert Plotkin were recognized as IP Trailblazers by the National Law Journal in its November 2020 issue. The Trailblazers series recognizes individuals who are “moving the needle” in intellectual property law in…
AI and Patents: How to Avoid Inadvertently Giving Away Your Valuable AI-Generated Inventions
This installment focuses on how artificial intelligence is making it more critical than ever before for innovative companies to choose between patenting their inventions and keeping them as trade secrets.
BlueShift IP Announces Launch of The Software Patent Podcast
We’re pleased to announce the launch of The Software Patent Podcast. The Software Patent Podcast was created to educate innovators and business people about how patents can help them maximize legal protection for the software they develop. Episodes of the…
