Sourced, plain-English guides on patent search, analytics, valuation, deals and drawings from Meta Dragons in Albuquerque, New Mexico.https://metadragons.com/en-ushttps://metadragons.com/blog/patent-monitoring-without-alert-fatigue/https://metadragons.com/blog/patent-monitoring-without-alert-fatigue/Patent monitoring that gets read: what to watch, how to set cadence and triage tiers, how to measure a watch's value, and when free tools beat a managed watch.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTsearchhttps://metadragons.com/blog/standard-essential-patents-explained/https://metadragons.com/blog/standard-essential-patents-explained/Standard essential patents explained: how SEP declarations work, what FRAND means, how Wi-Fi and video-codec pools operate, and why declared is not essential.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrendshttps://metadragons.com/blog/generative-ai-patent-trends-2026/https://metadragons.com/blog/generative-ai-patent-trends-2026/AI patent trends for 2026: WIPO counts 37,808 GenAI patent families published in 2025, double 2024. What the data shows, what it hides, and how to read it.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrendshttps://metadragons.com/blog/design-patent-drawings-gui-ar-holograms/https://metadragons.com/blog/design-patent-drawings-gui-ar-holograms/How the USPTO's March 2026 guidance changed design patent GUI drawings: no required display screen, 'for' titles, and projected, hologram and AR/VR interfaces.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdrawingshttps://metadragons.com/blog/patent-drawings-cost/https://metadragons.com/blog/patent-drawings-cost/What do patent drawings cost? Published per-sheet market ranges, the six factors that drive price, utility vs. design differences, and the 37 CFR 1.84 rules.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdrawingshttps://metadragons.com/blog/uspto-maintenance-fees-keep-or-lapse/https://metadragons.com/blog/uspto-maintenance-fees-keep-or-lapse/Patent maintenance fees rise at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years. See the 2025 USPTO fees, the lifetime cost, and a data-led way to decide keep, sell, license or lapse.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdealshttps://metadragons.com/blog/invention-promotion-red-flags/https://metadragons.com/blog/invention-promotion-red-flags/How to spot invention promotion scams: the FTC's red flags, the five written disclosures 35 U.S.C. § 297 entitles you to, questions to ask, and a checklist.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTinventorshttps://metadragons.com/blog/how-to-sell-a-patent/https://metadragons.com/blog/how-to-sell-a-patent/How to sell a patent: the main sale channels, what buyers check, how broker fees work, a realistic timeline, and the red flags to walk away from.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdealshttps://metadragons.com/blog/how-much-is-my-patent-worth/https://metadragons.com/blog/how-much-is-my-patent-worth/How much is my patent worth? The cost, market and income approaches, relief-from-royalty math, value signals, and what a commercial valuation is not.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdealshttps://metadragons.com/blog/investor-patent-due-diligence-checklist/https://metadragons.com/blog/investor-patent-due-diligence-checklist/A patent due diligence checklist for investors: family map, priority chain, assignments, fees, citations, encumbrances, dockets and FTO questions for counsel.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdealshttps://metadragons.com/blog/patent-data-sbir-sttr-proposals/https://metadragons.com/blog/patent-data-sbir-sttr-proposals/How an SBIR patent search and landscape data sharpen the innovation and commercialization sections of SBIR/STTR proposals, and what the 2026 law changed.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrendshttps://metadragons.com/blog/how-to-do-a-free-patent-search/https://metadragons.com/blog/how-to-do-a-free-patent-search/How to do a patent search for free: keywords, CPC classes, citations and non-patent literature across Google Patents, USPTO, Espacenet and PATENTSCOPE.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTsearchhttps://metadragons.com/blog/uspto-ai-search-tools-explained/https://metadragons.com/blog/uspto-ai-search-tools-explained/A factual guide to each USPTO AI search tool examiners use: Similarity Search, DesignVision, and the ASAP! pilot, and what they mean for applicants.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrendshttps://metadragons.com/blog/ai-patent-search-vs-human-analysts/https://metadragons.com/blog/ai-patent-search-vs-human-analysts/AI patent search is fast at recall but can miss non-patent literature, cross-field synonyms, figures, and claim nuance. Here is why a hybrid method works best.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTsearchhttps://metadragons.com/blog/prior-art-search-cost/https://metadragons.com/blog/prior-art-search-cost/Prior art search cost runs from $0 for DIY to five figures for invalidity work. See published market ranges by search type and the seven factors behind a quote.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTsearch