Why Publish on IPWatchdog

For more than 25 years, IPWatchdog.com has been a leading destination for intellectual property news, analysis, and thought leadership. Since launching in 1999, we have built a highly engaged audience of intellectual property professionals, business leaders, policymakers, innovators, and decision-makers.

Articles published on IPWatchdog are available to readers without a subscription or paywall, giving contributors broad and lasting exposure throughout the intellectual property community.

Every article published on IPWatchdog.com benefits from built-in amplification through:

• Placement on the IPWatchdog.com home page upon publication, where the article remains until seven newer articles are published
• Indexing by Google and other major search platforms
• Promotion through IPWatchdog’s LinkedIn channels and our team’s professional networks
• Inclusion in the IPWatchdog Daily Email Newsletter

In 2025, IPWatchdog.com reached 1.3 million unique users. Publishing on IPWatchdog allows authors to demonstrate their knowledge, build professional authority, contribute to important industry conversations, and reach a highly knowledgeable and professionally sophisticated intellectual property audience.

Publishing Opportunities on IPWatchdog

IPWatchdog offers several pathways for qualified intellectual property professionals and organizations to publish on IPWatchdog. Publishing opportunities on IPWatchdog generally fall into three categories.

Editorial Contributions

Eligible intellectual property professionals may submit original, substantive articles for editorial consideration.

We welcome proposals from attorneys in private practice, in-house counsel, solo practitioners, law school professors and other academics with relevant intellectual property expertise, current and former judges, current and former government officials, and other experienced members of the intellectual property community whose knowledge and perspectives are relevant to our readership.

A commercial relationship with IPWatchdog is not required to submit an article for editorial consideration.

Before preparing an article, we strongly encourage prospective contributors to submit a topic proposal to Editors@ipwatchdog.com. Advance topic approval helps ensure that the subject is appropriate for our audience and has not recently been covered from substantially the same perspective.

Every completed article is reviewed by our Editor-in-Chief and must satisfy IPWatchdog’s editorial standards.

Eligibility to submit an article does not guarantee that any particular article will be accepted or published.

IPWatchdog Partner Publishing

Law firms and certain other organizations may receive additional publishing access through a partnership or other relationship with IPWatchdog.

Partner publishing access allows eligible authors affiliated with the organization to submit articles for consideration. It does not guarantee that any particular article will be accepted or published. Every submission remains subject to IPWatchdog’s editorial review and publishing standards.

Law firms and organizations interested in partnership-based publishing access should contact Publish@ipwatchdog.com.

Sponsored Content

Law firms, professionals, and organizations may also inquire about Sponsored Content opportunities.

Sponsored Content is clearly identified as such. Accepted Sponsored Content must satisfy IPWatchdog’s standards for originality, accuracy, relevance, substance, and editorial quality and receives the same promotional support and distribution as other articles published on IPWatchdog.

For information about Sponsored Content opportunities, contact Publish@ipwatchdog.com.

Our Editorial Standards

IPWatchdog publishes high-quality articles addressing intellectual property, innovation, technology, and the business of IP. All submissions are reviewed by our Editor-in-Chief.

Articles must be:

• Noncommercial and professionally relevant. We welcome substantive analysis and thought leadership, not advertorials, sales pitches, promotional pieces, or marketing copy.
• Relevant to the IPWatchdog audience. Our readers include private practice attorneys, in-house counsel, judges, policymakers, government officials, executives, scientists, innovators, and other key intellectual property stakeholders.
• Original and factually accurate. Articles must not have previously been published online and must be legally and factually correct.
• Substantive and informative. Articles should provide analysis, perspective, information, or insight that is valuable to our professional readership.
• Supported by facts and authority. Opinion and commentary are welcome, but opinions and conclusions should be supported by relevant facts, legal authority, or meaningful analysis.

The viewpoints expressed by contributors remain entirely those of the authors. Agreement with IPWatchdog’s editorial team is not required. Relevance, accuracy, substance, and value to our audience are what matter.

These standards apply to all articles published on IPWatchdog, including Sponsored Content and articles submitted through partnership-based publishing access.

Propose Your Topic Before You Write

We strongly encourage prospective contributors to submit a proposed topic before preparing an article.

Please send editorial topic proposals to Editors@ipwatchdog.com and include:

• A proposed title or brief description of the topic
• The anticipated author or authors
• A short explanation of the perspective or analysis the article will provide
• Whether the article has already been drafted

Advance topic approval helps us determine whether:

• The subject is appropriate for the IPWatchdog audience
• The topic has recently been covered from substantially the same perspective
• Another contributor is already preparing an article addressing the same issue

We also recommend searching IPWatchdog.com before proposing a topic.

Topic approval does not guarantee publication of the completed article. All completed submissions remain subject to editorial review.

If your inquiry relates to Sponsored Content, partnership-based publishing, or another commercial publishing opportunity rather than an ordinary editorial submission, please contact Publish@ipwatchdog.com.

Contribution Guidelines

If your topic proposal is approved, please make sure the completed article satisfies the following requirements.

Format and Length

• Submit the article as a Microsoft Word document.
• Thoroughly copy edit the article before submission.
• Authors who are not native English speakers should have the article professionally edited by a native English speaker before submitting it.
• Articles should be a minimum of approximately 600 words.
• We generally prefer articles between 800 and 1,500 words.
• Articles ordinarily should not exceed approximately 2,000 words. Longer works may occasionally be divided into a series when appropriate.

Substance

Articles should:

• Be coherent, interesting, informative, and relevant to IPWatchdog’s professional audience
• Have a clear and cohesive beginning, middle, and end
• Address intellectual property, innovation, technology, the business of IP, or another subject directly relevant to our readership
• Articles Must be factual and legally accurate
• Clearly distinguish opinion from fact
• Support opinions and conclusions with appropriate factual or legal authority
• Avoid commercial promotion, marketing copy, and sales-oriented language

Authors generally should not write about matters in which they are directly involved unless the article is expressly presented as an opinion piece and the author’s involvement is appropriately disclosed.

Originality and Online Exclusivity

Articles submitted to IPWatchdog must be original works that have not previously been published online.

Authors retain copyright in their work, but IPWatchdog requires online exclusivity for articles we publish.

After publication, authors may share a short introductory excerpt elsewhere and link readers to the complete article on IPWatchdog.com.

Please do not simultaneously submit an article to IPWatchdog and another publication without informing us.

Links, Citations and Footnotes

IPWatchdog does NOT accept traditional footnotes or endnotes for online articles.

Instead:

• Include citations and source references within the body of the article.
• Provide hyperlinks to cases, statutes, reports, studies, companies, products, and other referenced materials where appropriate.
• Clearly identify the words or phrases that should be linked.

Embedded links make articles easier to read and allow readers to access supporting materials immediately.

Images and Graphics

If an article includes figures, charts, photographs, or other graphics:

• Submit the original image files separately rather than embedding them solely within the Word document.
• Use JPG or PNG files whenever possible.
• Confirm that you have permission or appropriate copyright authorization for every image or graphic submitted.

Titles

Authors are encouraged to suggest a title, but IPWatchdog’s editorial team determines the final title.

We may revise a proposed title to improve clarity, accuracy, reader interest, or search visibility.

Author Information

Please provide the following for each author:

• A short professional biography
• Firm, company, organization, institution, or other professional affiliation, if applicable
• Website URL
• LinkedIn profile URL
• Any other relevant professional social-media URLs
• A professional headshot, preferably at least 300 pixels square, with the author’s face centered in the image

Editorial Review and Revisions

Once an article enters the editorial process, IPWatchdog may make minor edits for grammar, clarity, readability, style, formatting, or search optimization without returning the article to the author for approval.

Authors will generally be contacted when substantive revisions or significant factual changes are necessary.

Please do not continually submit revised versions after an article has entered the editorial process. If a crucial change becomes necessary, clearly identify it using tracked changes.

Once an article has been published, IPWatchdog ordinarily will make only minor corrections or revisions. We do not undertake wholesale rewrites or substantial post-publication revisions.

Obtain Approval Before Submitting

Do not submit an article until you have received all necessary approvals or clearances from your firm, company, organization, institution, client, or other relevant party.

Once an article has completed editorial review and has been scheduled for publication, it may not be possible to withdraw it.

Publication Decisions and Timing

IPWatchdog cannot guarantee publication of any article, even when a topic has previously been approved.

We also cannot guarantee publication by a particular date. Please allow sufficient time for editorial review and scheduling.

Press Releases

These guidelines apply to substantive articles, analysis, and commentary.

To submit a press release, please visit our Press Release page for separate submission information and requirements.

Interested in Publishing on IPWatchdog?

For ordinary editorial article proposals, contact:

Editors@ipwatchdog.com

Please include a proposed title or brief topic description, the anticipated author or authors, and a short explanation of the perspective or analysis the article will provide.

For Sponsored Content, partnership-based publishing opportunities, or other commercial publishing inquiries, contact:

Publish@ipwatchdog.com

Please include your firm, company, organization, or professional affiliation, the type of publishing opportunity you are interested in, and any topics or authors you are considering.

Thought Leadership. Never Behind a Paywall.

IPWatchdog believes substantive intellectual property news, information, and analysis should be accessible to the people who need it.

For more than 25 years, articles published on IPWatchdog.com have remained free to readers. That commitment is central to our publishing model and allows contributors’ work to reach the broadest possible intellectual property audience.