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Mark Cuban Says My Unicorn Patents Ain’t Worth Jack!

Andy Gibbs Posted on October 17, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 17, 2017
Patents create a value premium for startups.

I spent the past three years starting Unicorn, Inc. quietly, doggedly focused on building a robust, strategically important patent position for my startup – now with about three dozen patents in the works. And they’re worthless? Really? Cuban is undoubtedly referring to gizmo patents on all of those “next generation” lemonade stand startups … Continue reading →

Posted in Patents n' Stuff | Tagged channel disruption, due diligence, intellectual property, investors, patents, venture capital

Patent Strategy Before Patent Tactics

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 14, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017

Many may consider my approach to intellectual property development as unorthodox – it probably is. It reflects an “invent-to-patent” approach that I believe creates substantially more commercial IP value than the traditional “patent-an-invention” process found in your average corporate environment. In this article, partially excerpted from my full length article … Continue reading →

Posted in Patents n' Stuff | Tagged competitive positioning, intellectual property, invention, patent mapping, patent research, patent strategy, priority date

Building Startups, Plotting the Exit: Patent Mapping

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 10, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017

I no longer build startups using a linear approach – that’s the process inherently integrated into canned startup business plan software, and taught by MBA programs for nascent entrepreneurs. My startup process is highly iterative. Product concept. Competitive / market research. Revisit product concept for differentiation. Patent research. Revisit product … Continue reading →

Posted in Building a Unicorn, Patents n' Stuff | Tagged competitive positioning, converging technology, patent mapping, patent research, patents, technology roadmap
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