A practical guide to the Copyright Claims Board: what it costs, what you can win, how the opt-out works, and when this small-claims path beats federal court.
Patent Acquisition: 7 Smart Steps to Buy Patents Safely
Buying a patent can hand you protection you could never file for in time — or a lawsuit magnet with a broken chain of title. A practitioner’s 7-step framework for a clean, defensible patent acquisition.
Patent Portfolio Pruning: 6 Smart Rules to Cut IP Costs
Most companies pay to keep patents no one uses. A practitioner’s framework for patent portfolio pruning: when to review, how to score each asset, and how to exit a patent without simply letting it lapse.
First Sale Doctrine: 6 Essential Rules for Resale Rights
Why you can resell a used book but not a digital movie file. A plain-English walk through 17 U.S.C. 109, the Kirtsaeng and ReDigi decisions, and where the first sale doctrine stops.
IP Management System: 7 Essential Features to Demand
A vendor-neutral guide to choosing an IP management system: the seven features that actually matter, what it really costs, and where rollouts fail.
Joint Ownership of Patents: 6 Essential Rules for 2026
A co-owner holding one percent of your patent has the same rights you do — including the right to license your competitor and keep the money. Here is what Section 262 really says.
Hague Design Registration: 7 Essential Rules for 2026
Filing for design protection country by country is slow and expensive. The Hague System lets you cover dozens of markets through a single application at WIPO, in one language, with one set of fees. Here are the seven rules that decide whether Hague design registration is the right route for your design portfolio.
Software Patent Protection: 7 Proven Strategies
Protecting software takes more than filing one application. Here is how software patent protection actually works after Alice, and how to layer patents, trade secrets, and copyright into a defense competitors cannot walk around.
IP Due Diligence Services: 7 Checks Smart Buyers Demand
A practical guide to what IP due diligence services cover, when you need them, and how to choose a provider before you close a deal.
IP Due Diligence in Mergers: 5 Steps to Protect a Deal
A buy-side playbook for IP due diligence in mergers and acquisitions: how to verify ownership, surface encumbrances, review AI and data assets, and turn findings into deal terms.
Poor Mans Copyright: 5 Myths That Cost Creators
Mailing yourself a sealed copy of your work feels like cheap insurance. In court it is close to worthless. Here is what actually protects a creative work.
Invention Assignment Agreement: 6 Rules You Must Know
Your company doesn’t automatically own what your employees invent. An invention assignment agreement is what makes ownership stick, if you draft it correctly.
IP Due Diligence Report: 7 Essential Sections to Review
What a real IP due diligence report contains, how to read its findings, and the red flags that decide deal value.
IP Due Diligence Checklist: 8 Critical Steps for 2026
In a tech acquisition, the IP is the deal. This eight-step checklist shows what to verify before you wire the money, from chain of title to open-source and AI exposure.
Corporate IP Management: 7 Essential Steps for 2026
Most companies do not lose IP to thieves. They lose it to a missed renewal, an unsigned assignment, or a portfolio no one has reviewed in years. Here is how to run it like an asset.
IP Intelligence Software: 7 Smart Ways to Win in 2026
A practitioner’s guide to IP intelligence software: what it does, the seven highest-value use cases, how to evaluate a platform, and where it cannot replace legal judgment.
AI-Generated Image Copyright: 7 Rules Every Creator Needs in 2026
A practical 2026 guide to AI-generated image copyright: what the Copyright Office will and won’t register, and how to protect AI-assisted work.
IP Asset Management Software: 7 Smart Tips to Choose Right
A neutral buyer’s framework for IP asset management software: how it maps to the IP lifecycle, the capabilities that matter, security factors, and how to choose by firm size.
IP Licensing Agreement: 7 Key Terms Explained
Your intellectual property is an asset, and like any asset it can earn money while you sleep. The instrument that makes that happen is an IP…
Trade Secret vs Patent: Best 2026 Guide
Trade secret vs patent: which protects your innovation longer? Compare cost, duration, and risk, and learn when keeping a secret beats filing a patent.