Just Granted: First Steps
I just received my granted patent — now what?
The short answer
Choose one of four commercialization paths — license it, sell it, build on it, or partner around it — and start pursuing it deliberately. Research on US inventors found only about 55% of strong patents are ever commercialized; the rest sit idle, not for lack of value, but for lack of a decision.
The full picture
A grant is the starting line, not the finish. Your patent gives you the right to stop others from using your invention — that right becomes revenue only when you license it to an operating company, sell it outright, build a product or business on it, or use it to anchor a partnership. Each path has a different timeline, risk profile, and payoff structure.
This week, three things are worth doing: re-read your claims so you know exactly what you own, calendar your maintenance-fee deadlines (they arrive at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years), and write down ten companies whose products overlap your invention. If you'd like a professional read on which path fits your specific patent before you commit months to the wrong one, that's exactly the question our Commercialization Score was built to answer.
Where does your patent stand?
The Beyond the Patent Commercialization Score answers that — a professional, factor-by-factor read on your patent's licensing, sale, build, and partner potential.
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General information for patent owners — not legal advice. Read the disclaimer.