WEBINAR: Masterclass Patents for Entrepreneurs – Part 1: The Basics

Описание: In this masterclass on patents for entrepreneurs, Ola Wassvik distills two decades of deep tech experience — and roughly €5M in avoidable patent spend — into a practical playbook for founders. Drawing on his journey at Flatfrog, where the team filed over 300 patent families and built a global licensing portfolio covering 85% of the worldwide market, Ola frames IP as a strategic game with three core pieces: team, market, and technology, in that order. The conversation walks through why patents drive sales, venture capital, and exit value, the foundational rules every founder must know, and how to choose between licensing and defensive portfolios while balancing patents and trade secrets within a real budget.

→ You can save millions by avoiding the most common patent mistakes early.
→ Patents are a game — the prize is money and growth, not ego.
→ Team comes first, market second, technology third.
→ Patents reduce buyer and investor risk, lifting sales and valuations.
→ Companies with patents are ~50% more likely to raise venture capital.
→ Patents are a negative right — they stop others, they don't grant you the right to operate.
→ Disclose before you file and your patent is invalid.
→ The first to file owns the invention, not the first to invent.
→ Licensing vs. defensive portfolios require very different strategies.
→ A 50/50 split between patents and trade secrets is a healthy starting point.
→ Never patent algorithms — they're too easy to circumvent.
→ The strongest portfolio keeps you out of court, where you don't want to be.


TIME STAMPS
Intro
00:00 – 01:36 How Not to Waste €5M on Patents
01:36 – 02:29 Case Study: FlatFrog

02:29 – 03:00 The Kübler-Ross Grief Cycle
03:00 – 03:24 "All in the Game Yo, All in the Game"
03:14 – 05:30 Team – TAM – Tech

The Price
05:30 – 07:29 The Patent Goldmine
07:29 – 07:42 Fundraising
07:42 – 08:21 Valuation & Exit

The Rules
08:21 – 14:17 Patents 101
14:17 – 14:32 Patents 201
14:32 – 15:40 Problems Are Great News!
15:40 – 16:54 You're Not Alone!
16:54 – 18:28 A Farmer in Texas May Determine Your Fate

Strategy
18:28 – 23:09 Planning
23:09 – 25:12 Execution

25:46 – 26:23 Keep Your Trade Secrets SECRET!
26:23 – 26:37 Outro

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