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How to Avoid Key Patent Pitfalls
Even sophisticated high-tech companies often get tripped up by common pitfalls in the patent process, and lose critical legal protection for their innovative technology as a result. The patent process is complex and frequently changes—especially in the world of software patents.…
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One Huge Mistake That Could Invalidate Your Patent
After your company has made a significant investment of time and money in obtaining a patent, the last thing you want to happen is for your patent to be invalidated because of a mistake that could have been avoided. In this…
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3 Reasons Why You Need Patent Protection
Do you assume that your business has enough intellectual property protection because you have copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets? Did you know that by not obtaining patents you may be leaving a critical gap in your company’s intellectual property? Even…
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Letting Your Business Plan Drive Your Patent Strategy
Every day I work with clients to understand their business plan and then design and implement and execute a patent strategy that promotes their business goals. This is quite different from how lots of companies and patent law firms obtain…
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The Myths About Software Patenting – Part 2
As Software Patenting can be quite complex and peculiar, there are a lot of misconceptions and myths held about it which deter Startup Founders and Corporations from filing for a software patent. In the last episode, Cynthia started to cover…
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The Myths About Software Patenting – Part 1
As Software Patenting can be quite complex and peculiar, there are a lot of misconceptions and myths held about it which deter Startup Founders and Corporations from filing for a software patent. This is why we are covering this over…
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How To Know When Patent Protection is Valuable For You
Patent protection can be extremely valuable in protecting against competitors but it’s not always appropriate. For companies who have developed inventions that were expensive, complicated, or somewhat tricky to develop, but at the same time, are easy for competitors to…
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The Software Patent Podcast
The Software Patent Podcast was created to educate innovators and business people about how they can maximize the legal protection they obtain for the software they develop using patents, and because we’ve found that many innovative companies fail to maximize…
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The State of AI in 2023
AI experienced a massive boom during the pandemic and continues to grow and shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, AI patents have had an average annual growth of…
- January 25, 2023·
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Key Considerations of the Patentability of ML/AI and Software-Based Inventions
Today, the proliferation of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly changing the business landscape. Businesses across all industries have been utilizing ML/AI applications in their day-to-day business…
- December 3, 2022·
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,…
- October 26, 2022·
Robert Plotkin and Cynthia Gilbert Selected for Inclusion on 2022 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 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers® List as “Top Rated Intellectual Property” Attorneys published by Thomson…
- October 12, 2022·
Robert Plotkin Quoted in Law360 Article Regarding Elon Musk’s Comments about Patents
Blueshift IP’s Robert Plotkin spoke with Law360 regarding Elon Musk’s comment about patents in the article “Musk’s Dim View Of Patents Ignores Reality For Most Cos.” The article discusses Musk’s statements…
- September 28, 2022·
As Use of Robotics Increases, AI Patents Become More Critical
Companies and their employees are under growing pressure to perform more effectively and efficiently. Increasingly, they are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and robots to go beyond the limits of…
- September 13, 2022·
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…
- August 16, 2022·
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Web 3.0: The Next Frontier In Our Online Journey
Our internet journey has taken us from a “read-only” web with static pages that shared information and rudimentary hyperlinks to today’s “read-write” ability to create your own experiences such as…
- June 22, 2022·