Blue Sands Intellectual Property

Services

Blue Sands IP has the tools and skills required to improve the bottom line. Blue Sands IP's consulting services, portfolio analysis and patent brokerage services can economically optimize invention-to-allowance process flow, reduce cost, strengthen the IP portfolio and identify monetization opportunities.

Portfolio Analysis

Corporate counsel, law firms, and corporate personnel do not typically have the bandwidth to fully evaluate IP portfolios. Outside counsel, while capable, may be too costly to perform all of the work required to meet your needs. As a result, most companies do not fully understand the “Key Performance Indicators” (KPI’s) of their IP portfolio. Blue Sands IP's experts can drill down on even the biggest IP portfolios in a cost effective manner. Blue Sands IP provides metrics that will assess the IP competitive landscape and help determine what to file, what to prune, and what to monetize or acquire.

Blue Sands IP's metrics and expertise help decision makers propel their companies to a better competitive IP position.

Patent Brokerage

Patents have a 20 year life, however, most products are not viable for 20 years. Therefore, patents often go unused until they expire, wasting money on maintenance fees and returning little value to the company. In the past, selling patents was not an option. Today, patent purchasers have become more readily available and companies are generating cash from assets that have typically been an unrecoverable cost to the company.

Blue Sands IP provides guidance in determining which IP is strategic & non-strategic, identifies potential purchasers, and packages the assets to draw the best price possible.

Consulting Services

Blue Sands IP's proprietary analytical methods & tools are the key to optimizing budget while building a stronger IP portfolio. Blue Sands IP can analyze all aspects of IP process flow including idea incubation, idea capture, application quality and invention-to-allowance efficiency. Blue Sands IP provides “Key Performance Indicators” (KPI’s) that make strategic cost cutting decisions easy.

The Blue Sands IP team assists in maximizing the impact of dollars spent by increasing efficiency and return on investment.

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