Connect it to the product.
Describe the customer problem, how your software solves it, and the technical difference that creates the advantage.
PATENT STRATEGY
We could patent a lot.
What is actually worth it?
Your roadmap is full of ideas. Your runway has limits. Start by connecting the patent decision to the advantage your software business is trying to build.
THE PROBLEM
A filing is easy to count.
Its business purpose is harder.
You have an algorithm, a platform, a workflow, and three features customers love. Filing something feels like progress, but choosing the wrong invention can absorb budget without protecting the part of the business that matters.
THE QUESTIONS BEHIND IT
Which technical difference makes customers choose us?
Are we protecting our product direction or just the current prototype?
Would the asset matter to a partner, licensee, or acquirer?
HOW IAF HELPS
Choose the commercial core.
Then shape the application.
IAF starts with the business value of the patent. Jurgen works through the invention, its technical distinctions, and its commercial role so the filing has a reason to exist within your company strategy.
Consider the alternatives.
Look at the product you plan to build and commercially realistic variations. Discuss the routes a competitor might use to work around the idea.
Make an intentional decision.
Identify the purpose of the proposed filing, the scope worth exploring, and the questions that need resolving before preparation begins.
MAKE THE NEXT STEP PRACTICAL
Bring the business story.
The technical detail can follow.
Your product direction
What you are building now, what comes next, and the part customers value.
The inventive difference
A general description of the technical improvement and why existing approaches fall short.
The intended use of the asset
Product protection, licensing, partnership, or a future transaction: explain the goal you want the work to serve.
Strategic consultations are $850 per hour. Agree on the scope and fees before work begins. A business rationale guides the work; it does not guarantee a patent or a commercial outcome.
WHAT FOUNDERS ASK
A little more clarity.
Does every new feature need its own patent?
Start with the business purpose and the underlying technical differences. Jurgen can help you discuss priorities and the scope of an application rather than treating every feature as an automatic filing decision.
Can we discuss strategy before commissioning an application?
Yes. IAF offers high-level strategic consultations, business strategy, and agreement work at $850 per hour. Define the engagement before work begins.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR STARTUP
Find the right starting point.
Start with a general introduction. Discuss scope and fees before professional work begins.