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As of today, August 3, 2026, Raven Patents has been in business for six years. It hasn't been a particularly smooth ride at times, I will admit, but I'm still here in my little office trying to get my clients their patents. As of today I was also able to submit a Declaration of Use and Declaration of Incontestability for my registered service mark "Raven Patents". I didn't intend to register a trademark when I began this adventure, but circumstances more or less forced my han

I am one of those folks that is fairly rabidly opposed to what is currently referred to as "AI" (even though it is most assuredly not truly artificial intelligence). There are strong environmental and economic reasons to avoid AI use, and, as an intellectual property professional I cannot overlook the astonishing scope of IP theft that has to be committed in order to even create such models. But I will not preach upon those issues here. Instead I want to give a more practical

I use Protonmail for email communication, because their emphasis is on security and confidentiality. When two Protonmail users exchange emails, the email is automatically encrypted end-to-end, and highly secure. Unfortunately, if I am exchanging emails with a non-Proton user, the email is not encrypted, and potentially subject to interception. As a workaround for very sensitive information, I can password protect attachments, or provide access to a secure folder on the cloud.

Five years ago I opened Raven Patents with the belief that I could do good work for my clients as a solo practitioner. That was a big step, and it took a lot of thinking, and a lot of planning of how best to proceed. Eventually I gave my notice at the firm where I'd worked for nearly 20 years, rented an office, and completed all the paperwork necessary to create a new business. While I do not regret my decision in the slightest, this has been a tough journey at times. I've ma