Public disclosures can jeopardize a startup’s patent rights under “absolute novelty” regimes. You can use disclosures and other publication tactics to prevent others from patenting. It is important to understand use IP hygiene while still promoting your company.Read More

The Paris Convention establishes a "right of priority" that provides you with a window to file subsequent applications in other member states. Knowing the deadlines other parts of the treaty is key to an IP strategy.Read More

The on-sale bar in US patent law starts when the product is on sale even if the process to make the product is secret. This has an effect on the IP strategy of many companies.Read More

Every technology company in British Columbia should join AccelerateIP. They provide funding for IP education, IP strategy, and services. Perpetual Motion Patents is one of the approved service providers in the program.Read More

IP managers, like scientists, analyze challenges. They work with emerging technology and identify assets that align with strategic goals, much like scientific hypotheses align with research objectives.Read More

IP managers strategically choose which assets to protect, like an artist selecting colours. They identify assets the way a photographer isolates details in a crowded scene.Read More

Everyone is talking about cheap and accessible artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Here are a few notes and links to keep you up to date on the interface of copyright law and AI.Read More