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Patent search & IP insights
Practical guides on prior art, patent drafting, and IP strategy. Written for inventors first, jargon second.
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prior art, patent search, inventors
How to Check If Your Idea Is Already Patented (Step-by-Step)
A founder's practical guide to checking whether your idea is already patented: the free databases, why keyword search fails, and how to move from prior art into a first draft.
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patent drafting, prototypes, inventors
Can You Patent an Idea Without a Prototype?
You usually do not need a working prototype to start a patent application. Learn what your description must contain, when testing helps, and how to move from an idea to a draft.
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software patents, AI, patent drafting
Can You Patent Software, an Algorithm, or an AI Model?
Software and AI inventions can be patentable, but an abstract algorithm is not enough. Learn what makes a technical implementation stronger and how to prepare it for search and drafting.
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AI patents, open source, freedom to operate
Patent Risk in Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi and Mistral
Compare Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, and Mistral model licenses, commercial use terms, patent grants, restrictions, and third party patent risk.
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privacy, patent strategy, inventors
Why Privacy Is Essential When You’re Patenting an Invention
A practical guide to protecting invention details before filing: public disclosure, NDAs, AI tools, the 18-month publication window, and a safer patent workflow.
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patent process, patent drafting, inventors
How to Patent an Idea: From First Search to Granted Patent
A practical, honest guide to the patent process: turning an idea into a technical invention, searching prior art, choosing a filing route, drafting, examination, and grant.
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international patents, patent strategy, PCT
Where Should You Patent? US, Europe, China, Japan, UK, and Korea Compared
Choose patent countries strategically. Compare the US, EPO, China, Japan, South Korea, and UK, then use customers, competitors, manufacturing, enforcement, and budget to build a filing plan.
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patent cost, patent basics, inventors
How Much Does a Patent Cost?
A practical breakdown of patent costs in the US and Europe: official fees, professional fees, international filing, renewals, and where inventors can reduce waste without weakening the application.
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patent insights, R&D, research
How Patent Insights Can Help Your Research
A founder's case for treating patents as research literature: the technical knowledge journals never see, the R&D money wasted on reinvention, and how to read a field like a map.
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patent basics, public disclosure, inventors
Can You Talk About Your Idea Before You Patent It?
Learn when pitching, posting, demonstrating, or selling an invention can damage patent rights, why Europe is especially strict, and the safest order for searching, filing, and sharing.
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AI inventorship, DABUS, patent law
Can an AI Be Named as an Inventor? Where Every Major Patent Jurisdiction Stands in 2026
Japan's Supreme Court closed the DABUS saga in March 2026. Here is where the US, EPO, UK, Germany, Japan, and 13 other jurisdictions stand on AI inventorship, and what it means for your filings.
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