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Top 3 Mistakes when starting your Patent Strategy

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Jeff Holman

Speaking with prospective clients this week reminded me of some common and potentially costly mistakes that innovators make.

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Can you explain how your Patents and IP support your Competitive Advantage?

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Jeff Holman

At its core, strategy is all about competitive advantage. Strategy is fundamentally about how to gain and sustain an advantage over...

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Nine Ways Intellectual Property will be Impacted by COVID-19

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Jeff Holman

Here are some ways I predict the IP landscape will be impacted by the devastating impacts of COVID-19. You’ll notice I only listed eight...

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COVID-19 is a (Devastating) Opportunity to Connect and Collaborate

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Jeff Holman

Economic downturns can be devastating. The current situation with COVID-19 certainly is. The recent earthquake and aftershocks in Utah...

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Use these 3 Perspectives to Think about your Startup?

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Jeff Holman

You can take an idea and turn it into a business in numerous ways. Most businesses, however, can be viewed from 3 separate perspectives...

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Use these Four Factors to Assess Your Business Strategy Profile

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Jeff Holman

Every business exists for a purpose. Usually, that purpose is to make money. However, making money is not a business strategy.

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Are You a RACE Inventor? Four Characteristics of Successful Inventors

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Jeff Holman

Inventors, like inventions, come in all shapes and sizes. Over the years, working with thousands of inventors has given me a lot of time...

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Next Steps: Provisional Patent Application

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Jeff Holman

Congratulations! Your provisional patent application is filed. You now have “Patent Pending” status. Now what?

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Patent Guidance: 10 Criteria for Deciding when to File a Non-Provisional Patent Application

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Jeff Holman

Ironically, the tasks of preparing and filing a patent application might be less stressful than actually making the decision to file.

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Patent Quality: Considerations to Draft a Quality Patent Application

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Jeff Holman

What makes a quality patent application? Utility patent applications must meet several criteria to qualify for patent protection...

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Are You Managing Your Patent Portfolio Strategically?

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Jeff Holman

How many times have you found yourself scrutinizing your budget for opportunities to save money, control costs, and optimize productivity?

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A Friend and a Narcissist

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Jeff Holman

I recently had a conversation with a friend who is certain he works for a narcissist, maybe two. It was very interesting to consider the...

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Integrity Decision Framework

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Jeff Holman

Different people and situations call for different decisions. And every decision opportunity is characterized by its context–trivial or...

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Finally, a Framework for your Vision, Purpose, and Mission.

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Jeff Holman

Have you ever tried to discuss your company’s vision, purpose, and mission? How these differ from one another usually depends on whoever...

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Psychological Safety at Work (and everywhere)

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Jeff Holman

A friend shared an article with me about team effectiveness. It resonated with me and prompted me through a sequence of interesting...

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Is it Time for a New “Business Model Canvas?” An Introduction to the “Impact Business Model.”

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Jeff Holman

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination." – Henry David Thoreau

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How to Predict IMPACT

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Jeff Holman

Lately, I’ve been thinking about "impact." How can a company predict the impact its products or services will have on customers?

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Defining Strategy

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Jeff Holman

There are a lot of different definitions of strategy. Go ahead and search the internet–you will find an endless list of strategy...

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Nine Noble Virtues of the Ancient Vikings: My Daughter’s Scholarship Project

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Jeff Holman

When Whitney, a high school senior with perfect grades and almost-perfect test scores, is on the search for college scholarships, what’s...

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Looking for Funding? Go to School.

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Jeff Holman

I always advise students to take every opportunity while they are in school. There are very few professionals out there who will turn...

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