Tag: Patent Workflow Automation

Going from a PCT filing to getting patents granted in different countries can feel like you’re walking into a maze with no map. Every country has its own rules, timelines, and small details that can trip you up. And when you’re building a startup, the last thing you want is a slow or messy patent…

After a patent is granted, the real work starts. Most founders don’t hear this enough. You finally get that patent number, you feel the win, and then you realize something new: keeping a patent alive and strong is an ongoing game. You need to pay the right fees on time. You need to watch for…

It’s easy to feel lost when you’re trying to figure out what already exists in the world of patents. You might hear people talk about “prior art” or “patent families,” and it can sound like a maze. But once you know how to use PatentScope the right way, you’ll see it’s actually a powerful tool…

Sometimes the smallest deadlines turn into the biggest problems. If you’ve ever tried to juggle patents while building a startup, you already know this. There’s one set of deadlines in particular that catches founders off guard: the 30-month and 31-month national phase entry deadlines under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, plus the strange, uneven world of…

Filing a PCT application should feel like hitting the fast-forward button on global patent protection. But for most founders and engineers, it feels more like walking through mud. Not because the tech is hard—your invention is the easy part—but because the rules around PCT filings are strict, picky, and often confusing. A tiny mistake can…

When you enter a new country during the patent process, you often get one big question right away: How much can I safely change? Every patent office has its own rules about what you can fix, what you can’t touch, and what will get you in trouble. And the truth is, this moment matters more…

If you build anything in biotech or medtech, you already know one thing: speed is everything. You’re racing the science, the market, the regulators, and sometimes even the clock on your own funding. And when you’re moving that fast, the last thing you want is a messy, slow, confusing patent process blocking your path. How…

When you build software or AI, you move fast. You ship updates, test models, fix bugs, and push new versions every week. But when it comes to patents, the world moves slower. Different countries follow different rules, and protecting something as complex as code or a machine-learning system can feel overwhelming. That’s where the PCT—short…

When you bring a PCT application into the national phase, the real strategy game begins. Every region—US, Europe, China, Japan, and Korea—treats divisional applications in its own way. Some give you room to breathe. Others lock the door fast. And if you don’t understand these rules early, you can lose protection for parts of your…