IP strategy for startups & growing companies

For a startup, every dollar and every week counts. Patents should strengthen your position with investors and acquirers, not drain runway on filings that don't serve the plan. As a USPTO-registered patent agent, Ben helps founders treat IP as a strategic asset with a clear return.

What this looks like in practice

• Portfolio strategy. Identifying which innovations to protect and how they map to your product roadmap and competitive moat.
• Investor readiness. A coherent IP story and clean filing record that hold up to due diligence in a raise or acquisition.
• Budget-aware filing schedules. Sequencing provisionals, nonprovisionals, and PCT filings to match funding milestones and cash on hand.
• Drafting & prosecution. Strong applications and office action responses (§101/§102/§103/§112) carried through to grant.

Aligned with how you grow

We start from your business goals and work backward to the filings that support them. That often means a provisional now to secure a date, a clear-eyed decision about international protection later, and honest guidance on where patents add value versus where they don't. Transparent scope and pricing throughout — so IP spend is a planned line item, not a surprise.