I have provided a link below to a worthwhile, i.e., useful, article by Robert Hayden of the Royse Law Firm about patenting for start-ups. Read it if you are an early-stage or small to mid-size business, or if you simply have not been in tune with protecting your intellectual property rights and value. If you are not up to speed on this, you should be.

Here is the article link: https://rroyselaw.com/intellectual-property/agtech/patenting-for-start-ups/

Contact Robert, or me, if you need help with IP issues.

Best to you, David Tate, Esq. (and California CPA (inactive)), Royse Law Firm, Menlo Park, California office, with offices in northern and southern California.  My blogs: trust, estate, elder abuse and conservatorship litigation http://californiaestatetrust.com, D&O, boards, audit committees, governance, etc. http://auditcommitteeupdate.com, workplace http://workplacelawreport.com

David Tate, Esq., Overview of My Practice Areas (Royse Law Firm, Menlo Park, California office, with offices in northern and southern California. http://rroyselaw.com)

• Civil Litigation: business, commercial, real estate, D&O, board and committee, founder, owner, investor, creditor, shareholder, M&A, trade secrets, IP, and other disputes and litigation; and investigations
• Probate Court Litigation: trust; estate; power of attorney; elder, disability, and dependent adult abuse and protection; and conservatorship disputes and litigation
• Administration: trust and estate administration and contentious administrations representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries
• Workplace (including discrimination) litigation and consulting
• Board, director, committee and audit committee, and executive officer responsibilities and rights, governance, and investigations

Royse Law Firm – Overview of Firm Practice Areas – San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Basin

• Corporate and Securities, Financing and Formation
• Corporate Governance, D&O, Boards and Committees, Audit Committees, Etc.
• Intellectual Property – Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets
• International
• Immigration
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation (I broke out the litigation as this is my primary area of practice)
•             Business & Commercial
•             IP – Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret, NDA
•             Accountings, Fraud, Lost Income/Royalties, Etc.
•             Internet Privacy, Hacking, Speech, Etc.
•             Labor and Employment
•             Mergers & Acquisitions
•             Real Estate
•             Owner, Founder, Investor, D&O, Board/Committee, Shareholder
•             Lender/Debtor
•             Investigations
•             Trust, Estate, Conservatorship, Elder Abuse, and Administrations
• Real Estate
• Tax (US and International) and Tax Litigation
• Technology Companies and Transactions, Including AgTech and HealthTech, Etc.
• Wealth and Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration, and Disputes and Litigation

Disclaimer. This post is not a solicitation for legal or other services inside or outside of California, and also does not provide legal or other professional advice to you or to anyone else, or about a specific situation – remember that laws are always changing – and also remember and be aware that you need to consult with an appropriate lawyer or other professional about your situation. This post also is not intended to and does not apply to any particular situation or person, nor does it provide and is not intended to provide any opinion or any other comments that in any manner state, suggest or imply that anyone or any entity has done anything unlawful, wrong or wrongful – instead, each situation must be fully evaluated with all of the evidence, whereas this post only includes summary comments about information that may or may not be accurate and that most likely will change over time.