If SaaS rockstars like AirBnB know the value of IP protection, how important should it be to you?

If SaaS rockstars like AirBnB know the value of IP protection, how important should it be to you? March 17, 2022Leave a comment

Tariq launched his patent company Patent Insider TM in 2017 after 10 years working inside the U.S. Patent Office. A Morehouse Man, Georgia Tech graduate, former NASA engineer, App Developer, business owner, and Georgetown University graduate, Tariq uses his professional and educational experiences to bring a broader perspective to his patent practice. With Patent Insider, Tariq leads a team of patent insiders: patent agents, former USPTO patent examiners, and technical specialists dedicated to helping transform ideas and innovations into patents using their unique patent insider expertise. Patent Insider represents companies of all sizes, ranging from startups to Fortune 1000 companies. Patent Insider focuses on protecting the intellectual property assets and developing the patent portfolios of companies in a variety of industries, including software, consumer products, mechanical devices, medical devices, robotics, electrical signal processing, and electronic and computer technologies. Patent Insider also provides patent prosecution support for in-house IP counsel as well as IP law firms assisting with their patent matters. BAR ADMISSIONS : United States Patent and Trademark Office (2017).

????“We’re a SaaS startup, why do we need a software patent?”

 

????“You can’t get patent protection for software”

 

????“We’re bootstrapping, it’s too expensive for us right now.”

 

????“Patents aren’t really valuable for a SaaS, all that matter is MoM, MRR, ARR, and the capital raise…”

 

Maybe this is the conversation you’re having when it comes to understanding the value of IP protection for your business, especially as a startup.

 

This may be conventional wisdom, but it’s simply not true.

 

Top notch SaaS companies invest in IP protection.

 

AirBnB had a record quarter of profits…

AirBnB also has a substantial IP portfolio.

 

  • US 11,070,643 – DISCOVERING SIGNATURE OF ELECTRONIC SOCIAL NETWORKS
  • US 10,936,959 – DETERMINING TRUSTWORTHINESS AND ( 56 ) COMPATIBILITY OF A PERSON  
  • US D832,886 – DISPLAY SCREEN WITH ANIMATED ICON 

If SaaS rockstars like AirBnB know the value of IP protection, 

 

how important should it be to you?

 

IP is an important and essential part of business today, especially in the fast-paced, ever-changing tech-centric, AI-driven, data analytics, cryptocurrency, blockchain tech ecosystem….

 

But it’s often ignored by most startups.  

 

Is your startup positioned appropriately to take advantage of your intellectual property and leverage a successful exit?

 

I’ve got a short training (~15 mins) that explains how to answer this question.

 

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Tariq launched his patent company Patent Insider TM in 2017 after 10 years working inside the U.S. Patent Office. A Morehouse Man, Georgia Tech graduate, former NASA engineer, App Developer, business owner, and Georgetown University graduate, Tariq uses his professional and educational experiences to bring a broader perspective to his patent practice. With Patent Insider, Tariq leads a team of patent insiders: patent agents, former USPTO patent examiners, and technical specialists dedicated to helping transform ideas and innovations into patents using their unique patent insider expertise. Patent Insider represents companies of all sizes, ranging from startups to Fortune 1000 companies. Patent Insider focuses on protecting the intellectual property assets and developing the patent portfolios of companies in a variety of industries, including software, consumer products, mechanical devices, medical devices, robotics, electrical signal processing, and electronic and computer technologies. Patent Insider also provides patent prosecution support for in-house IP counsel as well as IP law firms assisting with their patent matters. BAR ADMISSIONS : United States Patent and Trademark Office (2017).

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