Tag: Patent Workflow Automation

Software today is built fast. Really fast. Most teams do not write everything from scratch. They pull in open source code, shared libraries, and ready-made tools so they can ship sooner. That speed is great. But it also hides real risk. Software Composition Analysis, or SCA, is how you see what is inside your code…

Software moves fast. Startups move even faster. Code ships daily, tools stack up, and open-source parts slide quietly into products without much thought. That speed is a strength, but it also creates risk. Today, customers, partners, and governments want to know exactly what is inside the software they rely on. That is where SBOM comes…

If you build software, you are already dealing with licenses, even if you do not realize it yet. Every library you pull in, every model you fine-tune, every snippet you copy has rules attached to it. Those rules decide what you can ship, what you can sell, and what you might be forced to give…

You built something real. Code that works. A tool others want to use. An SDK, an API, or a library that could spread fast and power other products. This is a good problem to have. But now there is a quiet question sitting in the room. Who can use it, how they can use it,…

Most founders think open source is simple. You use some code. You move fast. You ship. But hidden inside many open-source licenses are patent rules that can quietly affect your company’s future. One of the most important, and most misunderstood, is the patent clause in Apache 2.0. If you are building software, AI systems, developer…

If you are building a SaaS company, the code you choose today can quietly decide your future. One small license choice can open doors or create traps that are hard to escape later. The AGPL license is one of those choices. It often looks harmless, even helpful. Many teams use AGPL code without slowing down…

Most startups build something new. Code, models, hardware, data systems, workflows. All of it has value. The hard part is not building it. The hard part is letting people use it without losing control. That is where dual-licensing comes in. Dual-licensing is one of the most powerful, least understood tools startups use to grow fast…

Copyleft sounds scary. It is not. It is simply a set of rules about what happens when you use certain open source code in your product. These rules can help you or hurt you, depending on what you are building and how fast you are moving. If you are a founder, engineer, or inventor, you…

Most founders pick an open-source license the same way they pick a default setting. Fast, casual, and without thinking much about what it really does to their product, their company, or their future options. That one choice can quietly decide who can copy your work, who can sell it, whether investors get nervous, and whether…

If you are building a startup today, you are using open source. There is no way around it. Your code, your stack, your cloud tools, your AI models, even your testing tools are built on top of open-source software. This is a good thing. Open source lets you move fast, save money, and build better…