Idea Clerk Blog
R&D Tax Credits: How Documenting Your Innovation with Idea Clerk Strengthens Your Audit Trail
Nov 9, 2025
Pressure-Testing AI-Written Patent Applications
Nov 7, 2025
A Founder’s Guide to Patent Drawings: What to Include, How to Create Them Fast, and What to Focus On
Oct 28, 2025
Why Managing Your Idea Inventory Is Critical for Startup Success
Oct 24, 2025
What Idea Clerk Needs: An Invention Description—Here’s How to Write It with ChatGPT (Safely, Quickly, and Well)
Oct 15, 2025
One Invention per Patent Application—Here’s Why
Oct 11, 2025
A Framework for Thinking About Startup IP Strategy
Oct 9, 2025
Ship Fast, File Faster: Why “Defensive” Isn’t Always Safe
Oct 7, 2025
Early-Stage SaaS: File a Provisional or Skip for Now?
Oct 5, 2025
Why “Thin” Provisionals Can Sink Your Patent Strategy
Oct 4, 2025
What’s Patentable in SaaS? (Hint: It’s More Than You Think)
Oct 2, 2025
How Many Patents Should a Startup File?
Sep 30, 2025
What Makes a Good Patent Idea?
Sep 22, 2025
How Do I Know If My Patent Application Is High-Quality?
Sep 15, 2025
Provisional vs Non-Provisional: Getting Patent Filing Strategy Right
Sep 5, 2025
Patent or Trade Secret? What Every Startup Founder Should Know
Sep 3, 2025
Why Early-Stage Founders Should Consider Skipping Prior Art Searches for Their Patent Applications
Sep 1, 2025
What Makes a Great Invention Disclosure for Patent Purposes?
Aug 29, 2025
Do Patents Really Help Startups Raise Funding? Evidence from the U.S. and Europe
Aug 26, 2025



















