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
Robert Plotkin Authors Article for IPWatchdog Providing Guidance to Executives on When—and When Not—to Patent
Blueshift IP co-founder and software patent expert Robert Plotkin recently published an article on IPWatchdog providing guidance to executives on when to consider patenting AI systems and their output versus when to…
- November 15, 2023·
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Harness the Power of AI While Protecting Your AI-Generated Works
The power and scope of artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving at a breakneck pace. What does that mean for your brand’s intellectual property? AI tools offer incredible opportunity for companies…
- November 10, 2023·
Robert Plotkin Authors Article for Law360 about How Lawyers Can Use ChatGPT
Blueshift IP co-founder and patent software expert Robert Plotkin recently authored an article for Law360 titled “Why I Use ChatGPT to Tell Me Things I Already Know.” The article provides…
- November 8, 2023·
Robert Plotkin Authors Article for Inc. Magazine about How Software Companies Should Develop and Patent AI-Related Innovations
Blueshift IP co-founder and patent software expert Robert Plotkin recently published an article in Inc., the magazine for entrepreneurs and innovators in business, titled “Patent Law Isn’t Ready for AI. Here’s…
- November 1, 2023·
Robert Plotkin Authors Article on AI as an Inventor for Reuters, Plus a Bonus Work of Fiction Written by ChatGPT
Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin recently authored an article for Reuters that takes a unique approach to analyzing the trending question of whether an AI system should be eligible to…
- October 3, 2023·
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·