AI companies have spent the last few years asking whether they can patent what they build. A newer question is becoming harder to ignore: could the AI product itself infringe…
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A patent search can help a startup decide whether an invention may be worth filing. A freedom to operate search answers a different question. It helps a business evaluate whether…
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For Boston-area founders, inventors, and small businesses, “patent pending” can sound like a major milestone. Sometimes, it is. Patent pending status can show that you have taken a real step…
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A non-disclosure agreement can be useful. But if your most valuable information lives in Google Drive, Dropbox, GitHub, Notion, Slack, AWS, or a contractor’s project-management account, an NDA may not…
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If you design, manufacture, or sell products in North Carolina, your intellectual property strategy should match the way your business actually competes. That may mean a different approach for a…
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If you are asking how much a patent costs, the honest answer is that it depends on what you are filing, how complex the invention is, and how far you…
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If you are developing a new invention, one of the earliest questions is often not about patents at all. It is much more immediate: do I need a non-disclosure agreement…
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If you run a small business, one of the most common intellectual property questions is not just what protection exists, but which type of protection makes sense first. Many owners…
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University ecosystems produce some of the most valuable innovation in the country. That’s especially true in Boston (Harvard, MIT, BU, Northeastern), North Carolina (Duke, UNC, NC State), and Washington (UW,…
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If you’re building a company in Boston—whether it’s biotech in Kendall Square, robotics in Somerville, or a consumer product out of the Seaport—patents often come up in the same conversations…
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