Blueshift IP

04/01/2025

We’re proud to share that Robert Plotkin, co-founder of Blueshift IP, has been named as one of Lawdragon’s 2025 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors!

This prestigious international recognition highlights legal innovators at the forefront of the rapidly evolving intersection of law and technology. Robert joins an impressive roster of professionals who are shaping how AI and other tech innovations are regulated, commercialized, and used in practice.

At Blueshift IP, Robert applies his decades of experience in software patent law and computer science to help clients protect groundbreaking AI innovations to maximize the value of their businesses. We’re thrilled to see his impact recognized on a an international scale!

Congratulations, Robert!

The full list can be viewed here: https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2025-03-28-the-2025-lawdragon-100-leading-ai-legal-tech-advisors

03/20/2025

Is your company missing out on value that it could be deriving from its artificial intelligence technologies?

It’s not uncommon for organizations to fail to fully maximize the value of their AI innovations by neglecting to apply strategic intellectual property protections. That’s why Blueshift IP developed the MIND process – a groundbreaking strategy tailored for the unique challenges of growing companies developing AI-related tech.

While you may initially think of intellectual property as a solely protective measure, that’s actually a narrow view. In actuality, intellectual property protections, when applied strategically, can elevate your AI innovations from mere ideas to powerful assets that promote your company’s ascendency in the market.

If you want to learn more about the MIND process, the Blueshift IP website has a number of free resources for you to explore. We recommend you start with our webinar Mining for AI Gold: A Strategic Approach to Identifying AI Assets and Securing Value with IP: https://blueshiftip.com/mining-for-ai-gold-a-strategic-approach-to-identifying-ai-assets-and-securing-value-with-ip/

Not every IP attorney is created equal, and AI patents present unique challenges that are best handled by patent lawyers with deep knowledge of the nuances of software patents. The attorneys at Blueshift IP focus on acquiring defensible software patents for their clients to maximize the valuation of their businesses. To learn more, visit www.blueshiftip.com.

Intelligence

03/18/2025

Software as a Service (SaaS) presents unique challenges when it comes to patent protection. Unlike traditional software, SaaS innovations often rely on distributed computing, cloud infrastructure, and continuous updates – factors that require a tailored approach to patent drafting.

In his latest article published by Reuters/Practical Law, Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin breaks down key strategies for securing strong, enforceable patents for SaaS innovations while avoiding common pitfalls.

📖 Access the article here (free registration required): https://www.reuters.com/practical-law-the-journal/legalindustry/patent-drafting-software-service-saas-2025-03-01/

If you’re an innovator with a SaaS technology and your goal is maximum valuation, strategic application of intellectual property protections may be your solution. Yet, not all patent attorneys are created equal and successfully prosecuting a software patent takes specialized knowledge.

⚖️ The attorneys at Blueshift IP come from computer science backgrounds and apply their intersectional knowledge of patent law and software to create broad, enforceable patents that protect their clients’ innovations while creating valuable IP assets. Learn more about what Blueshift IP can do for you here: www.blueshiftip.com

03/11/2025

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?

Blueshift IP co-founder and software patent expert Robert Plotkin provides his perspective on this question and others in an episode of The AI Coffee Podcast, hosted by Alejandro Pérez Pérez.

The episode is titled “AI and Intellectual Property: Insights from Patent Expert Robert Plotkin” and covers a variety of topics under the umbrella of AI and IP, including the future of AI regulation, the complexities of software patents, and the importance of building strong intellectual property portfolios.

“[Y]ou typically would not patent the code,” Robert says in the episode. “What we try to do when writing a patent is to describe the process at as high a level as possible.”

The AI Coffee Podcast dives beyond the surface of AI to explore how it's transforming our lives, careers, and society in profound, often unseen ways. You can learn more about the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/

🎥 Watch a videocast of Robert’s episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pixcvituc7A

🎧 Or listen on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/56-ai-and-intellectual-property-insights-from-patent/id1654582889?i=1000697324335

🎧 Or listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NQ79nyN9xyzeUNA6Bu7bx?si=91c0b0514c1b49b6

The AI Coffee Podcast · Episode

03/06/2025

In a recent LinkedIn Live talk, Blueshift IP co-founder and software patent expert Robert Plotkin discussed how he approaches collaborating with clients to draft patent applications for AI-related innovations.

“𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗔𝗜? 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?”

That’s a question Robert puts forth to his clients when helping them secure patent protection for their AI innovations, and it is an important one to ask because it speaks to the technical problem being solved that could not otherwise be solved with off-the-shelf AI.

That’s just one of the topics covered in the discussion, which also included the perspective of European patent counsel Bastian Best. Produced by IP Business Academy in conjunction with the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies - CEIPI, the talk is now available to watch on demand.

The 45-minute discussion covers a number of topics that are important to executives, inventors, and others involved in the development of AI tech, including:

🎯 Are the US and Europe aligned in their patentability standard for AI innovations or are there fundamental differences?
🎯 Are the global patent systems fit for AI?
🎯 Which types of AI innovations are most suitable for, and benefit most from, patent protection?
🎯 What are the issues and current legal standards relating to AI and inventorship?

🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gewHATGF

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03/04/2025

As Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin prepares to take the stage today at IPWatchdog LIVE 2025, we wanted to remind you that we’re offering a couple valuable resources written by Robert that’ll help you protect and monetize your AI innovations.

📘 With a foreword authored by IPWatchdog, Inc. founder Gene Quinn, and rereleased with new content in October 2024, AI Armor: Securing the Future of Your AI Company with Strategic Intellectual Property is a straightforward, easy-to-digest guide for executives, investors, inventors, legal professionals, and others who want to better understand how to apply intellectual property strategies to not only fend off competitors but to also maximize the value of their innovations and companies.

By reading AI Armor, you will learn how to:

✅ Attract investors and generate revenue with strategic IP
✅ Leverage patents for licensing, sales, and litigation
✅ Develop a tailored IP strategy for your AI innovations

We also have included bonus content as part of the download. Our free Patent Monetization Guide is a comprehensive resource designed to help AI companies unlock the full value of their patent portfolios. From licensing to acquisition, sale, and litigation, this guide breaks down the top strategies for monetizing your AI innovations.

🔗 To download your free guide & purchase your copy of AI Armor, click here: https://blueshiftip.com/aiarmor

02/25/2025

Is your company sitting on “invisible gold”? 🏆

To put it another way, has your business developed or acquired technology with a defining feature that, if copied by a competitor, would be devastating to its value? If so, that technology with its defining feature might be a prime candidate for patent protection.

This was the topic of Blueshift IP’s very first episode of our podcast “The Software Patent Podcast” that co-founders Robert Plotkin and Cynthia Gilbert launched nearly six years ago. Looking back at it, the advice in this premier episode, titled “How to Know When Patent Protection Is Valuable for You,” is as relevant today as it was then. Plus, it’s only a 5-minute listen!

The Blueshift IP website includes free access to our entire podcast archive, including our “Deep Dive AI” and “How to Determine Whether Software Is Patentable” series of episodes.

🎧 You can access our library of episodes here: https://blueshiftip.com/podcasts/

Or listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-software-patent-podcast/id1462767274

Or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5wPQ7z5M0fxjzGZ9kxd9Rs?si=a4206ef5b596448a

02/20/2025

Want to learn about AI innovations and patenting strategies directly from industry experts? Mark your calendars because you have two upcoming chances to hear Blueshift IP co-founder and software patent expert Robert Plotkin discuss AI patents.

🕘 Feb. 28 @ 9 a.m. ET | LinkedIn Live Talk: Bastian Best & Robert Plotkin on Patenting AI

Hosted by IP Business Academy and the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies - CEIPI, this session will explore key questions about AI and patents, including:
✅ Are the U.S. and Europe aligned on AI patentability?
✅ Are global patent systems fit for AI?
✅ Which AI innovations benefit most from patents?
✅ How do AI and inventorship intersect?

📌 Register here: https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/? https://www.linkedin.com/events/7293640180094148608/comments/

🕝 March 4 @ 2:30 p.m. ET | IPWatchdog LIVE 2025 – Patenting AI: How to Protect AI Innovations & AI-Assisted Inventors

Join Robert alongside IBM Chief Patent Counsel Mark Vallone and attorney Mark Liang as they tackle the complexities of securing IP protection for AI-driven innovations. This CLE-eligible session will provide practical strategies for protecting AI-assisted inventions and even AI-generated prompts.

📌 Register here: https://ipwatchdog.regfox.com/ipwatchdog-live-2025

02/18/2025

Patents are often seen as a form of intellectual property protection, but how can patents be used to generate revenue for companies and wealth for individuals? That was the overarching topic that Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin recently explored in a recent episode of The Richer Geek podcast, hosted by Michael Stohler.

The Richer Geek Podcast interviews thought leaders on topics to help IT and other high-income professionals apply creative strategies to build their wealth. Robert discussed the patentability of AI-related innovations—including prompts and inventions created through the use of AI—as well as how to leverage these patents to drive profit.

Key points covered in the episode include:

👉 Patents are more than just protection; they are valuable business assets that can be licensed, sold, and used to attract investment.

👉 Strategic IP is paramount for AI company success, impacting fundraising, profitability, talent acquisition, and exit strategies.

👉 While copyright and trade secrets offer some protection, patents provide unique and powerful safeguards for AI innovations.

👉 Patent litigation, though often expensive, is increasingly accessible to startups through innovative financing options.

👉 Early consultation with a patent attorney is vital to avoid inadvertently forfeiting patent rights through premature public disclosures.

🎧 Listen to the episode here: https://www.therichergeek.com/podcast/patent-power-protecting-your-ai-innovations

LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | Spotify The AI revolution is here, and it's a gold rush.  But are you protecting your valuable AI innovations?  This week on The Richer Geek Podcast, we talk with Robert Plotkin, a leading AI p

02/12/2025

Join Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin on Feb. 28 as he participates in a discussion with German-based patent professional Bastian Best about protecting AI and other software solutions with intellectual property. The event is organized by the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies – CEIPI and IP Business Academy.

This LinkedIn Live talk, which begins at 9 a.m. ET, will touch on a variety of topics related to AI and patents to help executives, investors, and inventors protect and monetize their AI assets internationally through the strategic use of IP. Questions that will be answered include:

👉 Are the US and Europe aligned in their patentability standard for AI innovations or are there fundamental differences?
👉 Are the global patent systems fit for AI?
👉 Which types of AI innovations are most suitable for, and benefit most from, patent protection?
👉 What are the issues and current legal standards relating to AI and inventorship?

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02/06/2025

Looking for expert insights on protecting your software innovations? Blueshift IP offers a vast library of free webinar recordings to help you understand the complexities of software patenting.

One of our featured sessions, “Patenting Software in the U.S. and Europe,” explores how many of the same types of software can be patented in both regions – but the path to obtaining those patents differs significantly. Hear from Blueshift IP co-founder Robert Plotkin and Reich-IP founder Dr. Jochen Reich as they break down key differences in patent eligibility, examination procedures, and how to respond to rejections from the USPTO, EPO, or German Patent Office.

For innovators, business leaders, and in-house counsel, this webinar offers crucial guidance on avoiding roadblocks and ensuring your most valuable patents receive strong, enforceable protection across multiple jurisdictions.

Watch this and explore more free resources on our website: https://blueshiftip.com/patenting-software-in-the-u-s-and-europe/

02/04/2025

The IPWatchdog LIVE 2025 conference is just one month away!

Blueshift IP is proud to be a sponsor of IPWatchdog LIVE 2025, where our co-founder and software patent expert Robert Plotkin will be speaking on March 4. Produced by IPWatchdog, Inc., the event brings together more than 300 leading professionals within the intellectual property community from the U.S. and abroad.

Robert will be joined by Mark Vallone, Chief Patent Counsel, Americas, at IBM, and Mark Liang, Partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, for the panel discussion “Patenting AI: How to Protect AI Innovations and AI Assisted Inventors” at 2:30 p.m. ET.

This session, which is eligible for continuing legal education (CLE) credit, will explore the complexities of securing the right intellectual property protection for AI innovations. Attendees will gain practical strategies for protecting AI-driven innovations, AI-assisted inventions, and even AI-generated inputs like prompts to large language models.

👉 Learn more about the conference and register here: https://ipwatchdog.com/5th-annual-ipwatchdog-live-2025/