Patent Law News + Insights

The bitcoin bubble may have burst (though it’s predicted to be making a less splashy comeback this year), but blockchain — the technology behind the cryptocurrency — is rapidly proliferating.

Many early virtual reality devices simply didn’t live up to the hype. Highly-anticipated products like Google Glass and Facebook’s Oculus have quietly faded from popular discussion.

In this blog series, we’re examining how successful startups have approached the patent process, and how those strategies dovetail with our discussions in earlier blog posts about crafting a smart patent strategy.

In this blog series, we’re examining how successful startups have approached the patent process, and how those strategies dovetail with our discussions in earlier blog posts about crafting a smart patent strategy. Previous posts in the series: Uber,

You may have noticed in recent headlines: Bloomberg recently reported that Waymo (owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google) is about to start selling its proprietary LiDAR sensors to other companies, so long as those companies don’t compete...

I’ve served as outside patent counsel for tech companies of all sizes, and have found that there are both benefits and negative (usually unintended) consequences to fixed-fee patent budgets.

We’re starting a blog series that examines how successful startups have approached the patent process, and how those strategies dovetail with our discussions in earlier blog posts about crafting a smart patent strategy. Last month, we kickstarted...

Last year, we listed artificial intelligence (AI) as one of today’s most-hyped emerging technologies, with good reason: AI is driving sweeping changes in virtually every industry, from agriculture to healthcare to manufacturing and beyond.

When thinking about the cost of patents, people often focus entirely on the immediate (short-term) cost of getting the patent application drafted and filed.

In our previous blog posts, we’ve extensively covered various approaches for crafting a smart patent strategy, especially as it pertains to startups. But how has that played out for specific companies?

With that question in mind, we’re creating a...