Category: Patent Basics

If you’re building something new, something big, something the world hasn’t seen before—you already know how fast things move. You’re coding, designing, testing, iterating. The last thing you want is to slow down. The Old Way: Manual Patent Drafting Why Traditional Law Firms Move Slowly It’s not that patent attorneys don’t want to move fast.…

Filing a patent used to feel like pulling teeth. Slow, expensive, full of confusing steps. Long emails. Tedious paperwork. Endless back and forth with lawyers. It’s no wonder most founders put it off. The slow, painful way most patents get filed A system built for the past, not for startups The traditional patent process wasn’t…

Getting a patent is a smart way to protect your idea. But drafting the actual claims? That part often slows everything down. It’s expensive, tricky, and takes way too much back-and-forth. If you’ve ever felt like patent claims are written in another language or worried about the cost of getting them right, you’re not alone.…

When you’re building something new, your time is everything. You’re thinking about product, team, traction, funding—and in the middle of that, someone tells you to “get your IP protected.” Maybe a lawyer. Maybe your investor. Maybe your co-founder. Why Drafting Revisions Are the Silent Killer of Patent Progress The pain you don’t see until it’s…

If you’re a startup founder or an engineer, you’ve probably had that moment. The one where you realize, “Wow, this idea is really something.” It’s working. It’s different. And it needs to be protected. Why Patent Costs Are So High (And Where Founders Bleed Money) The invisible costs nobody talks about Most founders focus only…

If you’re building something new, fast, and important, you probably don’t want to spend weeks—or thousands of dollars—just to get a patent started. You want to keep building. You want to stay ahead. You want protection without the pain. Why Traditional Patent Drafting Slows Startups Down It pulls you out of builder mode when you…

Claim generation used to be the hardest part of getting a patent. If you’ve ever tried to do it manually, you know the feeling. Hours staring at a blank screen. Wondering if you’re covering enough. Worrying you’re covering too much. Asking yourself, is this even enforceable? What Claim Generation Actually Involves (And Why It’s So…

If you’re building something new—something technical, clever, maybe even game-changing—you’ve probably thought about protecting it. You’ve heard patents are important. But maybe they sound slow, expensive, or like something you’ll deal with “later.” What You’re Really Buying with a Patent It’s a tool for growth, not just a legal checkbox When founders hear the word…

Getting a patent shouldn’t cost you your runway. It also shouldn’t take months of back-and-forth with lawyers who don’t understand what you’re building. If you’re a startup founder or engineer building something new, you’ve probably heard that patents are important. But the process? It feels slow, expensive, and full of legal fog. The truth about…

You’re building something new. Maybe it’s a machine learning model, a new kind of sensor, or a better way to move data around. Whatever it is, it’s yours. You’ve spent hours shaping it. You know it works. But before you can protect it with a patent, you hit the same wall every founder hits: prior…