PinnedIvan ChaperotinNovaltoStartup Patents — You Have Nothing Better To Do?When should a tech startup file a first patent application? Focus on the patents that are valuable at different stages.8 min read·May 27, 2021--7--7
Ivan ChaperotinNovalto10 Tricks to Search Patents on GoogleLearn how to use the free Google Patent Search effectively and on your own.5 min read·Jun 4, 2021--1--1
Ivan ChaperotinNovaltoYou bought a music NFT… now what?Nonfungible tokens have become a prized possession for digital art collectors, an asset for crypto billionaires, and a thing you can buy…5 min read·May 18, 2021----
Ivan ChaperotinNovaltoCopyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, or patents? Which does your business need?As you likely know, the very first popular video game ever was Pong. What you likely don’t know is that the game wasn’t patented — until…5 min read·Feb 27, 2020----
Ivan ChaperotinNovaltoAlibaba Surpasses IBM in Blockchain Patent FilingsPresident Xi Jinping wants China to dominate the world in blockchain, a technology for storing data in a permanent and verifiable way. The…4 min read·Feb 25, 2020----
Ivan ChaperotinNovaltoFour critical questions on Trade Secrets to protect and defend themIt may seem trivial at first, but it is not entirely obvious to define what is a trade secret. Yes, the people you work with sign NDAs…5 min read·Feb 16, 2020----
Ivan ChaperotinNovaltoSeven Reasons Why Startups Should File Provisional Patents When FundraisingYour startup proved its product-market fit. You are now raising the next round of venture capital funding. For this round, you need to…4 min read·Feb 12, 2020----
Ivan ChaperotinNovaltoWhy patent open-source software?Yes, open-source software can and should be patented.3 min read·Feb 6, 2020----