AR/VR is a Patent Minefield
Innovating in AR/VR comes with unique challenges that go beyond the typical startup playbook, including:
Risks & Opportunities: AR/VR tech blends hardware, software, and AI; areas that are dense with existing patents, and aggressive incumbents with massive patent portfolios. Without a proactive IP strategy, you could be vulnerable.
Timing Complexities: File patents too early, and you waste resources; file too late, and you risk losing critical rights or investor trust. Timing your patents strategically with funding rounds and product milestones is mission critical.
Hard-to-Protect Innovations: Immersive interfaces, spatial mapping, and sensor fusion breakthroughs often fall into gray areas of patent law. You need expert help to protect cutting-edge innovations effectively.
A Patent Team That Gets AR/VR
Meet Outlier:
You don’t need just any patent lawyer; you need a strategic ally. Outlier Patent Attorneys is not your typical firm filing paperwork in a vacuum. We combine top-tier patent law expertise with startup savvy. Think of us as the “IP partner” on your founding team – we’ve got your back, and we speak your language.
Strategic, Not Just Legal: We identify the strategically crucial parts of your innovation, ensuring you build a robust, investor-friendly IP portfolio without wasting resources.
Execution at Startup-Speed: We move quickly to match your pace by filing fast provisionals, fast-tracking non-provisionals or by providing quick strategic IP assessments ahead of investor pitches and demos.
Investor Confidence: We help you tell a compelling IP story that impresses investors and clearly demonstrates your startup's defensibility, boosting credibility, and valuation.
We've worked closely with countless tech startups, navigated investor expectations, and know precisely how patents fit your growth strategy.
The Outlier team made many solid strategic suggestions for our filings based on our goals, which has positioned us far better than we would’ve otherwise. Whoever said all lawyers go to hell never met Samar Shah. If only he had a twin we could bring on for general counsel!
Nate Day
Ludiscope AR
The Plan
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1. Schedule a Free Strategy Call
We’ll listen to your vision to help you achieve your goals
(Are you aiming to fundraise? Planning a product launch in 6 months? Worried about a specific competitor’s patent?).
This is a no-obligation discovery session to map out your needs and uncover hidden IP opportunities or risks. You talk, we listen and assess.
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2. Get a Custom Patent Roadmap
After understanding your situation, we develop a custom IP game plan.
This isn’t a generic legal to-do list; it’s a strategic roadmap aligned with your business timeline.
We’ll chart out which patents to file (and in what order), how to time filings with your funding and product milestones, and where to avoid waste.
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3. Execute & Protect
With a plan in place, we get to work aggressively securing your IP.
We prepare high-quality patent applications focused on strategic chokepoints.
We’ll navigate the USPTO process and help build a formidable patent portfolio – one that deters competitors, attracts investors, and protects your scale-up journey.
Join Savvy AR/VR Founders
In a 30-minute call, we’ll identify your risks and opportunities and give you immediate insight into your IP situation. There’s no cost and no strings – just valuable clarity on how to safeguard your tech.
Outlier Patent Attorneys
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We are a boutique patent law firm with a small, but highly experienced silicon valley trained team. We delivers better outcomes by being hyper-focused on our clients' businesses.
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Our attorneys not only help you protect your innovations, they also use data to help you identify strategic, most valuable IP that you should be pursuing.
We knew patents were important, but as a lean startup we were hesitant – until we met Outlier. Their team pinpointed exactly what was worth patenting (and what wasn’t). The process was shockingly smooth and strategic. I can’t imagine having navigated the AR/VR patent minefield without Outlier’s guidance.
Alex P, Co-Founder
Immersive Interfaces
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Let’s chart your path to an IP fortress.
In a 30-minute call, you’ll get immediate insights into your IP situation and concrete ideas on how to strengthen it.
This is a friendly, zero-jargon conversation where your questions are welcome. By the end, you’ll know exactly how we can help protect your venture.