Why Should IP Protection be a Priority for Your Startup?

Why Should IP Protection be a Priority for Your Startup? March 15, 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 FinTech SaaS startup, IP protection isn’t really possible for software.”

????“IP protection is outside our budget.”

????“It’s too expensive for us right now.”

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.

At Patent Insider Startup, we ask questions like

That’s interesting, what’s your exit strategy …

“We’re looking to get acquired by a Bank of America size company”.

✅Want to make your SaaS startup irresistible to investors?

✅Want to know how to position your SaaS startup now for a flood of potential buyers at acquisition/exit?

Savvy SaaS startup companies use these methods to create value and leverage to make their company attractive to EVERYONE they want to acquire them…

Here’s what’s it is

It starts with the end in mind,

ready…

what’s your exit strategy

“We’re looking to get acquired by a Bank of America type company.”

Companies like Bank of America usually buy banks.

????In fact 4 of the last 5 acquisitions by BofA have been…

Banks:

????Merril Lynch on January 1, 2009

????Countrywide Financial on July 1, 2008

????LaSalle Bank on October 1, 2007

????FleetBoston Financial Group on October 27, 2003

Nothing to see here right…

WRONG, the last acquisition was a…

????SaaS startup

AxiaMed on April 2, 2021

AxiaMed has a patent-pending from 2015 for Cloud-Based Payment Processing

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

Companies like Bank of America are investing in technology.

BofA received 512 granted patents in 2021.  In fact, these patents represented a tremendous growth in BofA’s patent portfolio showing an increased technological focus including….

✅a 31% increase in AI patents

✅86% increase in blockchain patents

✅32% increase in data analytics patents

✅and a 40% increase in payment-related patents.


Want to see if your startup is positioned appropriately to take advantage?

Need to see if your IP has a chance at enhancing your startup’s value?

So when you get down to brass tacks…

If IP protection is this important to the company you hope will buy you out in an exit, 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?

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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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