San Francisco, CA
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Patent Fireside Chat for Hardware Founders with Fearn AI

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Hardware startup founders and builders will get practical answers on patent filings and strategies for building early-stage patent portfolios in a fireside chat with Fearn’s former Big Law patent experts. The meetup will also feature time to connect with the hardware community and learn about Flux AI’s AI-powered PCB design platform.

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Come join the Fearn team for a fireside chat about everything patent related. You'll get questions answered and get to hear about strategies for early stage startups building patent portfolios. This is for hardware startup founders, and any builder who's looking to file a patent in the next couple of months. Agenda 6:30 -7:00p - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments 7:00 -7:05p - Welcome and introduction 7:05p-7:45p - Fireside chat 7:45p-8:30p - Mix + Mingle Thank you to our venue host! Flux AI is a cloud-native, AI-powered PCB design platform that handles part research, schematic generation, component placement, routing, and design rule checks. Thank you to our event sponsor! Fearn is the AI-native patent firm for startups, pairing former Big Law patent experts with purpose-built AI to file across software, hardware, robotics, and biotech in days, not months. Thank you to our community partners! informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. Learn more. If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to michael (at) hardwaremeetup (dot) com for sponsorship inquiries. See you soon! This event is part of SF Hardware Meetup, which hosts monthly demo nights. Hardware Meetup meets across 40+ cities with 40k members. Hardware Meetup is a volunteer organization and relies on sponsorships to cover the costs of putting on these events. We share the RSVP list with sponsors who support 3 or more events. By RSVPing to this event you consent to us sharing your email address and other registration information with our sponsors.

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Last checked: Oct 13, 2026. Confirm current availability before making plans.

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