What Ev­i­dence Proves Patent Use in Practice?

29. Oct 2026

A prod­uct can look re­mark­ably sim­i­lar to a patent­ed in­ven­tion and still fall out­side the patent claim. Con­verse­ly, an or­di­nary-look­ing com­po­nent may sat­is­fy a high­ly spe­cif­ic claim lim­i­ta­tion. That is why the ques­tion, what ev­i­dence proves...

How to As­sess Patent In­fringe­ment Properly

27. Oct 2026

A competitor’s patent let­ter, a new­ly iden­ti­fied patent fam­i­ly or an im­pend­ing prod­uct launch can cre­ate im­me­di­ate pres­sure. Know­ing how to as­sess patent in­fringe­ment turns that pres­sure into a struc­tured tech­ni­cal and com­mer­cial de­ci­sion....

En­gi­neer­ing Ev­i­dence for Patent Disputes

25. Oct 2026

A patent as­ser­tion be­comes com­mer­cial­ly se­ri­ous when claim lan­guage is con­nect­ed to a real prod­uct, process or sys­tem. En­gi­neer­ing ev­i­dence for patent dis­putes pro­vides that con­nec­tion. It es­tab­lish­es what the ac­cused tech­nol­o­gy...

Can Patents Block Prod­uct Launch­es? Yes, They Can

23. Oct 2026

A prod­uct can be ready for man­u­fac­ture, cer­ti­fied for its mar­ket and sup­port­ed by a signed dis­tri­b­u­tion plan, yet still be stopped by a patent. So, can patents block prod­uct launch­es? Yes. A valid, en­force­able patent can give its own­er the right to...

FTO Analy­sis Ver­sus Patent Search Explained

22. Oct 2026

A prod­uct can be tech­ni­cal­ly orig­i­nal and still face a block­ing patent. That is why FTO analy­sis ver­sus patent search is not a se­man­tic dis­tinc­tion. The two as­sign­ments an­swer dif­fer­ent com­mer­cial ques­tions, rely on dif­fer­ent ev­i­dence and...