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7 Ways to Patent AI Inventions You May Not Have Considered
In its Patent Statistics and Analysis Q1 2022 report, GlobalData noted patent filings for AI-related inventions grew an average of 28% from the first quarter of 2018 to the first quarter of 2022, making it the fastest-growing tech area for…
Intro to the Metaverse
Talking about the metaverse in 2022 sounds a little like talking about the world wide web in 1985. Although still in its crawling stage, the metaverse is ripe with opportunity for those who grasp its potential and move forward to…
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…
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…
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…
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.
AI and Patents: AI Creates Inventions that Human Inventors Don’t Understand
By Robert Plotkin and Cynthia Gilbert This is a special series of articles about the impact of AI on patent protection from Blueshift IP: Software Patent Experts. This series is intended to be easy to understand and to focus on…
