Utility Patent
Protects your invention for 20 years. Investors scrutinize patents closely. For Start-Ups, we draft patents with a marketing focus—highlighting market size to help raise capital.
Additional Consideration for Utility Patent Applications:
-Stronger protection. A utility application gets examined, can be granted, and can be enforced.
-Recommended strategy for startups is to file an omnibus utility patent (an all-inclusive application) that covers multiple technologies. This reduces cost compared to filing several separate patents. Later, you can file divisional patents (children of the omnibus) if needed, as long as the parent specification supports the claims.
-This strategy signals to competitors that you have a broad patent portfolio. If they try to copy, you can file an expedited application and negotiate from strength.
Example: I used this strategy with patent 9,144,343. Along with three other patents, it was enforced against Keurig® and resulted in a multi-million-dollar settlement.
