Blueshift is your choice for Software Patents
BLUESHIFT IP
We help computer technology companies protect their key innovations with a comprehensive patent strategy.
Named as The National Law Journal’s IP Trailblazers in 2020, Blueshift IP is a Boston-based patent law firm specializing in computer technology and software patents.
Key Client Benefits
- Our attorneys are computer patent specialists with computer science expertise.
- We specialize in obtaining strong, broad, defensible software patents for our clients.
- We strive to maximize protection against competitors.
- We strive to maximize the value of patent portfolios for sale and acquisition.
- We strive to craft patent properties with increased signaling strength to investors, partners, and acquirers.
OUR VALUES
- An intrinsic belief that a company’s intellectual property should serve to further its business objectives
- A commitment to provide guidance not just on process and execution, but also in prioritizing monetary and time resources against the needs of the business to get the essential IP portfolio established
- A commitment to engage with your technology and business teams throughout the IP process in order to be a thought partner and IP guardian for you from conception to filing and beyond
KEY CLIENT OUTCOMES
- An understanding of what to patent - and what not to patent
- Prioritization among your many options and innovations to cover, in order to achieve a plan for protecting the most vital innovations
- Structured communication of our jointly-evolved IP strategy to outside stakeholders such as investors, potential acquirers and partners
- Acquainting you and your employees with the IP process so that your engineering and business teams together become part of the stewardship of the company’s vital IP assets
- An outstanding patent portfolio: (a) breadth that covers your current and future technology and business offerings/innovations and (b) each patent written in highly defensible language where claims and specifications stake your company’s claim not just in the areas you presently consider vital, but future and potentially unanticipated needs as well
- Through our participation in your business prioritization process, we strive to ensure that our protection strategy evolves with your changing thinking as you encounter new challenges and opportunities in your business
Latest News
- Firm News, Webinars
Breaking Through Patent Paralysis: Getting Started When You Don’t Know When to Start
Most founders don’t struggle with whether to protect their IP — they struggle with where to start. Cost concerns, uncertainty about what’s actually protectable, and the fear of being either…
- Artificial Intelligence, Firm News, Podcasts
Founder Robert Plotkin Talks AI Patent Strategy on IPWatchdog Unleashed
Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin joined Gene Quinn on IPWatchdog Unleashed for a wide-ranging conversation on AI patent strategy, discussing why raw patent counts are a poor proxy for innovation…
- Firm News
Robert Plotkin Selected as a 2027 Best Lawyer for Intellectual Property
Blueshift IP is proud to announce that founding partner, Robert Plotkin, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Robert…
- Artificial Intelligence, Podcasts
Robert Plotkin Joins IPWatchdog Unleashed Panel on AI and the Future of Patent Practice
- Artificial Intelligence, Webinars
Robert Plotkin to Join a Live Webinar “From Algorithms to Assets: Protecting AI Innovations in a Changing Patent World” on June 16, 2026
Robert Plotkin, Founding Partner of Blueshift IP will join a Live Webinar, “From Algorithms to Assets: Protecting AI Innovations in a Changing Patent World” on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from…
- Artificial Intelligence, Firm News
Blueshift IP Sponsors AI Masters Panel on the Future of the Patent Law Firm
On May 18, Blueshift IP founding partner Robert Plotkin joined a panel at IPWatchdog’s Virtual Artificial Intelligence Masters 2026: “The Future of Patent Law Firms: Competing in an AI-Driven Market.”…