Not all patents are created equal. Weak patents don’t just fail to protect your innovations—they actively help competitors by providing blueprints for..
Not all patents are created equal. Weak patents don’t just fail to protect your innovations—they actively help
By Craige Thompson, Patent Attorney About 36% of patent applications filed in 2023 were ultimately rejected or
Roughly half of all U.S. utility patents never reach their full 20-year term. Patent owners abandon them
Between 2013 and 2023, approximately 560 blockchain patent applications were rejected by the USPTO under Section 101
Executive Summary Self-filed patent applications have a 76% abandonment rate, compared to 35% for professionally represented cases.
Who Can Apply for a Patent? The 2025 U.S. Eligibility Guide for Inventors, Startups & R&D Most
Most patent holders overlook a critical truth: getting a patent granted is just the beginning, not the
Most inventors make a critical mistake when they develop a breakthrough process: they assume it can’t be
BlackBerry just sold 32,000 patents for $170 million—roughly $5,300 per patent. Yet a single properly engineered patent
