When should I patent my technology?

Patents can be hard, but there is no need to learn the hard way. Answer the questions below to get a better understanding on your current patent needs, with valuable tips for each step.

1. Will you be showing your technology outside your company?

This includes potential customers, partners, or resellers. And remember: NDAs alone won't protect you if someone decides to copy your innovation.

Did you know:

Disclosing your invention compromises patentability in most geographies? Read how Ola learned this the hard way here:

"We partnered with another company under an NDA. Eighteen months later, they launched a product using our technology. That's when I learned NDAs aren't enough—you need patent protection"

Ola Wassvik

The patent you dread your competitors will file

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2. Are you taking in funding?

Startups with patents are 47% more likely to raise VC funding.

Ola Wassvik

How patents influence funding, valuation, and exit potential

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3. Could someone be developing similar tech right now?

This includes both competitors you know of, and actors you might not be aware of, all around the world.

"After months of development, we found out someone in Buenos Aires filed our invention three weeks before us. Three weeks. That delay cost us the patent. Don't wait—file as soon as you can."

Ola Wassvik

The patent you dread your competitors will file

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No, you probably don't need a patent right now.

It looks like you might not need a patent right now. If the need arises in the future, Lightbringer take care of every step. From draft to granted patent. With our digital platform empowering both our in-house attorneys and our users, we file up to 70% faster than the traditional methods, and at up to 50% cheaper.

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Yes, you need a patent.

It looks like you might need a patent. At Lightbringer, we take care of every step. From draft to granted patent. With our digital platform empowering both our in-house attorneys and our users, we file up to 70% faster than the traditional methods, and at up to 50% cheaper.

Try 14 days free Book demo