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
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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·