Exponential Technology Counsel

All too often what happens is that the founder, or the in-house counsel, starts building the patent portfolio in a reactive manner – where the patent strategy is driven by the product.  They figure they'll go to the source of the innovation and start there - engaging with the developers to find out what they are working on and then making an executive decision on what can be patented. The problem with this approach is three-fold: You're engaging at the most granular level, It is a one-way communication, and Deciding what can be patented is quite different from what should be patented.