How to Re­duce Patent Risk Be­fore Prod­uct Launch

A prod­uct can be tech­ni­cal­ly ready, com­mer­cial­ly promis­ing and still ex­posed to a patent prob­lem that stops a launch, weak­ens in­vestor con­fi­dence or cre­ates cost­ly lever­age for a com­peti­tor. To re­duce patent risk, a busi­ness needs more than a...

Patent Strat­e­gy That Sup­ports Com­mer­cial Freedom

A promis­ing de­vice can fail com­mer­cial­ly long be­fore it fails tech­ni­cal­ly. A competitor’s ear­li­er patent, an over­looked claim in a key mar­ket, or an ap­pli­ca­tion filed af­ter pub­lic dis­clo­sure can nar­row choic­es when in­vest­ment and pro­duc­tion...

Why Ex­ter­nal Patent At­tor­neys Pro­tect Independence

A patent strat­e­gy can lose val­ue quick­ly when tech­ni­cal, le­gal and com­mer­cial de­ci­sions are treat­ed as sep­a­rate tasks. We de­lib­er­ate­ly work with ex­ter­nal patent at­tor­neys. This ap­proach en­sures our in­de­pen­dence and gives our clients the...

How to Con­duct FTO Analy­sis Be­fore Launch

A prod­uct can be tech­ni­cal­ly ready, fund­ed and want­ed by cus­tomers, yet still face a cost­ly bar­ri­er: an ac­tive patent whose claims cov­er a fea­ture cen­tral to its op­er­a­tion. Know­ing how to con­duct FTO analy­sis gives de­vel­op­ment and lead­er­ship...

Patent Clear­ance Ver­sus In­fringe­ment Analy­sis Explained

A prod­uct can be tech­ni­cal­ly com­plete, com­mer­cial­ly promis­ing and still ex­pose its de­vel­op­er to a patent dis­pute. The dis­tinc­tion be­tween patent clear­ance ver­sus in­fringe­ment analy­sis de­ter­mines what ques­tion you are an­swer­ing, what...