Free trainings, webinars and guides from Thompson Patent Law to help you decide what to patent, protect it properly and turn it into a business asset.
A 3-part on-demand course on protecting your idea, securing your brand and getting the most value from your IP.
Start the course →A one-hour on-demand training from Craige Thompson on the 7-Step Strategic Patent Assessment: when a patent is worth pursuing, and when it isn’t.
Watch the training →How the Research & Development Tax Credit works, who qualifies, and which activities and expenses count.
Watch the webinar →Enter your sales projections and see whether a patent is likely to pay for itself 100 times over.
Use the calculator →A one-page map of every step a patent application takes at the USPTO, from filing to approval.
Get the flowchart →What the USPTO will and won’t grant a patent for, explained in plain language.
Read the guide →How the Alice/§101 test applies to software and AI inventions today.
Read the guide →The difference between protecting how a product works and how it looks, and when you need both.
Read the guide →Software, mechanical, electrical, medical device, design and other patents.
See patent types →The technology sectors we work in and what we protect in each.
See industries →Articles on patent strategy, costs, timing and the patent process.
Browse the blog →Tell us about your invention in a free patent assessment. We’ll tell you honestly whether it’s patentable, what it would take to protect it, and what it would cost.
Get a Free Patent AssessmentYes. The trainings, webinar and guides on this page are free. Some trainings ask for your name and email so we can send you access.
Inventors, founders and business leaders who want to make smarter decisions about patents: whether to file, what to protect and how to get value from a patent once it issues.
Yes. Our free patent needs assessment is a one-on-one conversation about your invention, whether it is likely patentable, and what protecting it would involve and cost.
