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Obtaining Strong Software Patents Despite the Ambiguous State of Patent Law
Blueshift IP provides an overview of Section 101 of the US Patent Act and reassures that it is possible to obtain strong, broad, and defensible software patents in the US, despite ambiguities regarding patent eligibility.
Why Patents are Worthless Until They Become Invaluable
I hear many high-tech entrepreneurs say, “Patents are worthless. They stop competitors from copying you, but our competitors aren’t copying us. Our main problem is developing and selling our products, not stopping copiers. What we need to succeed is first-mover…
How to determine whether software is patentable – Part 1
This is the first in a series of articles on how to determine whether your software is patentable. If you are an inventor, in management at a high tech company, or a patent lawyer outside the U.S. this will help…
How to determine whether software is patentable – Part 2
This is part 2 in a series of articles on how to determine whether your software is patentable. If you are an inventor, an executive at a tech company, or a patent lawyer outside the U.S., this will help you…
How to determine whether software is patentable – Part 3
This is part 3 in a series of articles on how to determine whether your software is patentable. If you are an inventor, an executive at a tech company, or a patent lawyer outside the U.S., this will help you…
How to determine whether software is patentable – Part 4
This is the fourth and final part in a series of articles on how to determine whether your software is patentable. If you are an inventor, an executive at a tech company, or a patent lawyer outside the U.S., this…
How to determine whether software is patentable – Part 5
We had such a positive response to our four-part series on How to Determine Whether Software is Patentable that we have added two more bonus parts to the series. This is part 5, which explains another criterion that you can…
How to determine whether software is patentable – Part 6
This is the sixth and final segment in our series of articles on how to determine whether your software is patentable. If you are an inventor, an executive at a tech company, or a patent lawyer outside the U.S., this…
Update Your Invention, Update your Patent Portfolio
Today I’m going to help you to avoid a very common patent pitfall. I encounter many high tech business owners, executives, and inventors who have the mistaken belief that if they’ve obtained a patent on the original version of a…
The Key Issue for AI and Patents that No One is Talking About
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a very hot topic in the field of patent law. As AI has achieved some significant successes and momentum in recent years, including among major high-tech companies, the implications of AI for patents have grabbed…
