To Patent, or Not To Patent
natch: One patent is not likely to be worth much. If you can put together a small cluster of them, it's much more compelling for an investor/buyer. Depends on what kind of patent, though.'course, this isn't the best time to bet on getting funding, patents or not. Probably better to focus on finding an actual revenue stream.And have you really done a diligent search for both existing patents, and prior art? Don't rely on your lawyer to do this; he/she has a financial disincentive to do anything that would discourage you from attempting to file a patent (I used the word "attempting" for a reason: your lawyer probably has things set up so that even a mere attempt will result in fees, whether that attempt is successful or not).Also know that some patent lawyers file patents just to get the money for filing them. Read carefully, this point is distinct from the one in the previous paragraph. The fact that a patent is filed and eventually granted, does not mean it is a valuable patent. Your lawyer's job is generally not to judge the technical or business merit of the patent, unless you have specifically set up your relationship with him/her to provide an incentive for that. So be aware that your patent might prove to be worthless. While even a worthless patent will grease the skids with some investors, at least go into this with your eyes wide open.