TRL-Based Decision Making
August 28, 2025
When building new technologies, two questions always surface: “What’s our TRL stage?” and “Do we need to file a patent application?”
When building new technologies, two questions always surface: “What’s our TRL stage?” and “Do we need to file a patent application?”
How long does the patent process take from application to grant? Learn the 5-stage journey, timeline expectations, and what each phase involves.
Learn how Leprino Foods achieved 85% pizza cheese market share through strategic intellectual property protection, transforming a commodity business into market dominance.
When should you file a first patent application? Learn key timing factors, avoid costly filing mistakes, and make strategic IP decisions that protect your innovation effectively.
Most startups measure IP strength by patent count. But what actually makes an IP portfolio strong enough to survive legal challenges?
Reasoning and considerations when obtaining and granting a license to microorganisms, especially when your company is working in a B2B model.
What does “IP management” actually mean — and what happens when startups treat it like a checklist instead of a strategic asset?
Learn how startups can build an IP strategy by identifying unique knowledge, assessing value, and using simple frameworks to guide early decisions.
The Aldi (Oreo, Ritz, TUC, and belVita) vs. Mondelēz lawsuit poses a key question: When does private-label design become deceptive?
Securing a patent is only step one. So what are the smartest paths from protected idea to real revenue from patent?
Using words like “confers” and “provides” in patent claims can create ambiguity. How can you ensure your claims are clear and enforceable?
A fractional IP director manages your IP strategy – patents, licensing, compliance, and more – on a flexible basis. Check out what we can do for you:
Filing a patent internationally is expensive and complex—so how do you decide which countries are worth the cost and effort?
I have been talking to many startups, many CEOs and many CTOs. Most of them are already working with a
How can inventors make sure their idea is understood and protected? If you get one shot to explain it right, you need someone fluent in inventor-speak and IP.
What’s the right way to determine the value of your intellectual property portfolio without relying on misleading signals or biased opinions?
You can’t know everything. But what if you HOPE where you really should KNOW? Hoping your IP is solid isn’t good enough, What can you do about it?
It’s always better to know than not to know, right? Wrong! There are things you better know. Where you left
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