Your Tech Company Needs A Patent Strategist – Steve Sponseller

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN">Do you have a strategy for identifying and protecting your company’s most valuable inventions? That’s what I’m discussing on this episode.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN">Patent attorneys are important to help prepare patent applications.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> But without an appropriate Patent Strategy, you may be missing out on your most important inventions.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN">A patent strategist works with teams in technology companies to identify, prioritize, and protect the company’s highest value inventions.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> An experienced patent strategist also monitors the growth of your patent portfolio to ensure that is provides maximum value to the company and supports the company’s goals.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN">A well-designed patent strategy can:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN">1. Provide a Competitive Advantage</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%