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Making Decisions Series: Marking and Maintenance
After a patent is granted, you still need to take a few steps to keep it alive and enforceable. In this episode, Robert Plotkin, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains the proactive and…
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Making Decisions Series: The Notice of Allowance
Receiving a Notice of Allowance for your patent application is only the beginning of the end of examination of the application. Several additional decisions and actions need to be taken before your patent application will be granted as a patent. In…
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Making Decisions Series: Handling Rejections of Your Patent Applications
It is normal for your patent application to be rejected at first. In most cases, this signals the start of the negotiation process with the patent office. In this episode, Robert Plotkin, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the…
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Making Decisions Series: Accelerating Examination – How to Obtain Patents More Quickly
A common complaint among companies and people filing for patents is that the examination process takes too long. In this episode, Cynthia Gilbert, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains how you can accelerate…
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Making Decisions Series: Should I File in the US, Internationally (PCT), or Both?
An international patent application makes it possible to protect your intellectual property in markets outside the US. In this episode, Robert Plotkin, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains how to approach international patent…
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Choosing the Right Type of Patent Application to File Based on Your Business Goals
A provisional patent application is a kind of scaled-down patent application that can be prepared more quickly and is less expensive than a full patent application. In this episode, Cynthia Gilbert, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law…
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Collaborating Efficiently and Effectively with your Patent Lawyer
Patents cover a company’s most cutting-edge innovations, often months or years before those innovations go to market. In this episode, Robert Plotkin and Cynthia Gilbert, software patent attorneys and co-founders of the law firm Blueshift IP, set the stage for…
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Deep Dive AI – How To Avoid Inadvertently Giving Away Your Valuable AI-Generated Inventions
This four-part series is all about artificial intelligence and understanding the patentability of AI innovations. In the first three episodes, we looked at how artificial intelligence can create super inventors that solve more problems in less time, how AI is…
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Deep Dive AI – AI Creates Inventions That Human Inventors Don’t Understand
In the first two episodes of this series, we discussed how artificial intelligence can create super inventors that solve more problems in less time, and how AI is enabling them to make their wishes come true. Now it’s time to…
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Deep Dive AI – AI Lets Inventors Make Their Wishes Come True
In our first episode of this series on understanding the patentability of AI innovations, Cynthia Gilbert discussed how artificial intelligence can create super inventors that solve more problems in less time. Today, in our second episode, Robert Plotkin – a software…
Latest Insights
Blueshift IP Celebrates and Congratulates our Client, Zapata AI Announcing Its Intention to Go Public With Andretti Acquisition Corp.
Blueshift IP, a boutique patent law firm specializing in strategic patent portfolio development for software patents, is thrilled to announce the news of a definitive business combination agreement that will…
- September 15, 2023·
Blueshift IP Co-Founder Cynthia Gilbert – Panelist at Annual Meeting of Association of Intellectual Property Firms
Blueshift IP, a patent law firm specializing in computer technology and software patents, is pleased to announce that co-founder Cynthia Gilbert was a panelist at the recent annual meeting of…
- September 15, 2023·
Unlocking the Power of Patents to Secure Investment for Software Startup Companies
Funding is the lifeblood of every tech startup, and securing the next round of investment is often one of the major issues keeping startup executives awake at night. After all,…
- August 24, 2023·
Blueshift Founding Partner Robert Plotkin Recognized in 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Blueshift IP is pleased to announce that Founding Partner Robert Plotkin has been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Litigation – Intellectual…
- August 17, 2023·
What Startups Need to Know About Patenting Software
Because patents can take years to obtain, startups often delay filing patent applications until they believe they have the time and resources to devote to those patents. Yet, even resource-strapped…
- August 3, 2023·
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Exploring the AI Patent Landscape: Emerging Top Trends and Shifts to Watch For
Inventions involving artificial intelligence (AI) continue to raise challenges for patentability of AI-related inventions. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected an attempt to name an AI system as…
- July 28, 2023·
Robert Plotkin Authors “How AI Is Affecting the Patent System” for Westlaw Today
Blueshift IP co-founder and software patent expert Robert Plotkin recently authored an article for Westlaw Today titled “How AI Is Affecting the Patent System.” The piece provides information on real-world applications of…
- July 6, 2023·
Blueshift IP Releases White Paper “How AI Is Automating the Inventive Process and Its Impact on the Patent System”
Blueshift IP is pleased to announce the release of its white paper “How AI Is Automating the Inventive Process and Its Impact on the Patent System,” authored by firm co-founder…
- June 20, 2023·