Category: Patent Basics

If you’re building something new, you’re probably moving fast. You’re solving problems, writing code, training models, pushing product updates, maybe even pitching investors. The last thing you want is to get tangled up in slow paperwork or complicated legal stuff. Understanding What an Invention Disclosure Form Really Is It’s not a form. It’s your first…

You’re building fast. You’re solving hard problems. You’re making something new. And every week, your team ships something that’s never existed before. That’s innovation. But most startups don’t protect it. Innovation Happens Every Day—But It Slips Through the Cracks Your Team Isn’t Just Building Features—They’re Creating Assets Most founders see daily product work as just…

If you’re building something new—whether it’s a breakthrough algorithm, a smarter hardware design, or a better way to do something—your ideas are valuable. Protecting them early matters. And that starts with something called an invention disclosure report, or IDR. How Invention Disclosure Reports Actually Work A Closer Look at What Makes a Great Disclosure For…

If you’re building something new with AI—something smart, something fast, something no one’s done before—then you already know your edge can vanish overnight. The real risk isn’t just being copied. It’s being copied before you’ve even filed anything to protect your work. Letting AI Fill in the Gaps You Don’t Understand Why this mistake seems…

If you’re building something new—whether it’s software, hardware, or something deep tech—there’s one thing you absolutely need to protect from the very start: your ideas. But here’s the twist. The same AI tools that help you move fast, write better, and organize your work can also accidentally leak your most valuable secrets. What Are AI-Driven…

If you’re building something new, you already know how important it is to protect your work. But filing a patent can feel slow, expensive, and honestly, kind of frustrating. Between long timelines, legal language, and confusing back-and-forth with the patent office, it’s easy to lose momentum—or even give up on the idea of getting a…

Writing patent claims is slow. Painfully slow. It’s not just time-consuming—it’s brain-draining. Even for experienced attorneys or technical founders, drafting claims is where everything grinds to a halt. You can have the smartest invention in the world, but if the claims aren’t right, the whole patent falls apart. And the worst part? It’s still mostly…

Speed is everything when you’re building something new. As a founder or engineer, your time is your most valuable resource. You’re moving fast, making decisions quickly, and the last thing you want is to get bogged down in legal docs—especially ones that feel confusing or slow. That’s where automated patent drafts come in. They give…

You’re moving fast. You’re building something real. Maybe it’s a new AI tool, a biotech breakthrough, a smarter piece of hardware—whatever it is, it’s yours. And you know it’s valuable. You know it needs to be protected. What Is an Office Action—and Why Should You Care? The Silent Killer of Patent Momentum If you’re running…

Startups are moving fast. There’s code to ship, demos to run, investors to impress. The last thing you want slowing you down is legal paperwork—especially something as misunderstood (but crucial) as intellectual property. Why Most Startups Avoid Patents (And Why That’s Changing) The Silent Cost of Skipping IP Early For most startups, filing patents feels…