PinnedInNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·May 27, 2021Startup Patents — You Have Nothing Better To Do?When should a tech startup file a first patent application? Focus on the patents that are valuable at different stages.A response icon7A response icon7
InNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·Jun 4, 202110 Tricks to Search Patents on GoogleLearn how to use the free Google Patent Search effectively and on your own.A response icon1A response icon1
InNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·May 18, 2021You bought a music NFT… now what?Nonfungible tokens have become a prized possession for digital art collectors, an asset for crypto billionaires, and a thing you can buy…
InNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·Feb 27, 2020Copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, or patents? Which does your business need?As you likely know, the very first popular video game ever was Pong. What you likely don’t know is that the game wasn’t patented — until…
InNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·Feb 25, 2020Alibaba Surpasses IBM in Blockchain Patent FilingsPresident Xi Jinping wants China to dominate the world in blockchain, a technology for storing data in a permanent and verifiable way. The…
InNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·Feb 16, 2020Four critical questions on Trade Secrets to protect and defend themIt may seem trivial at first, but it is not entirely obvious to define what is a trade secret. Yes, the people you work with sign NDAs…
InNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·Feb 12, 2020Seven Reasons Why Startups Should File Provisional Patents When FundraisingYour startup proved its product-market fit. You are now raising the next round of venture capital funding. For this round, you need to…
InNovaltobyIvan Chaperot·Feb 6, 2020Why patent open-source software?Yes, open-source software can and should be patented.
