Startups, Inventors, Intellectual Property Protection

A Guide for Successful Patent Disclosures from Start-Ups to Large Companies

Maynard Nexsen on 5/29/2025

The quality of a patent begins to take shape at the time of disclosure. An inadequate disclosure can greatly affect the quality of the patent. The level of sophistication of a client typically dictates the quality of patent...more

Tips for Reviewing (or Drafting) Patent Claims

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 12/7/2020

For emerging companies, a patent application should combine legal skill with technical and business knowledge to produce a document that will serve as a foundation to the company’s valuation and future profitability....more

K&L Gates Triage: Five Key Questions for Academic Medical Centers About Patent Ownership and Enforcement

K&L Gates LLP on 9/19/2019

On this week’s episode, George Summerfield and Kelly Plummer explore five key questions academic medical centers often face with respect to patent ownership and enforcement. Their discussion covers a number of issues,...more

Patenting Your Digital Health Tech: When, Why and How

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/25/2019

The digital health market is expected to grow beyond $379 billion by 2024, with a 27.7 percent compounded annual growth rate over the coming years. This activity is fueled by increasing demand for remote monitoring services,...more

Key IP Questions For Emerging Businesses

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/8/2017

Are you starting a new company or business venture? Launching an exciting new product or expanding into a new business line? Congratulations. Just remember, if you wind up with a high-growth opportunity, it can often pay big...more

Five IP Pitfalls That Start-Up (and Grown-Up) Companies Can Easily Avoid

Weintraub Tobin on 1/26/2016

In business, there are numerous opportunities for pitfalls, mistakes and errors and they come up in all different legal areas – from basic formation issues to labor and employment to intellectual property. Mistakes and...more