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November 20, 2023

Thinking about applying for a patent? Here’s what founders need to know first

Patents protect a founder’s novel innovations — but the process can be complicated

Sadia Nowshin

8 min read

Picture this: you come up with a brand new technology to solve a problem that people have been puzzling over for years. Perhaps it’s a new drug to treat cancer, or a piece of machinery to accelerate carbon removal. You can’t wait to reveal it to the world — but when you do, another company nabs the idea from you and builds something from your intellectual property (IP). Dream over. 

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Sid Koneti and Nish Agrawal, cofounders of SkoneLabs
Sid Koneti and Nish Agrawal, cofounders of SkoneLabs
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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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