A Three-Layered Patenting Strategy

When Russell Krajec developes a patent strategy for a client with an emerging technology, he looks at "three specific layers of coverage" from both the technology and business aspects of a client. As discussed in his artcle for Law.com, the first layer describes the basic underpinnings of the new technology and usually covers the first embodiments of the technology. The second layer is the "tool" layer, covering the tools required to use the technology, and the third layer is the "application" layer, detailing new uses and application of the technology.