I recently had to give bad news to a new client, the CEO of a successful global electronic hardware company. […]
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As an IP Strategist, I am fascinated by stories from which declining business fortunes can be traced directly to failed
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Innovators–be they individuals or corporations–frequently view patent protection as the key to capturing value from the time and money invested
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The prevailing view of patent experts who advise innovators–be they individuals or companies–it that patent filings should occur as early
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An IP Strategist like myself spends considerable time \”Monday Morning Quarterbacking\” patent strategy for medical devices and other inventions for
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Patent lawyers almost always instruct inventors to file for patent protection at the earliest possible date, but maybe this is
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My response to the question posed in the title of this post is typically: “the only person who needs a patent is
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This article, by Francis Hagel, first appeared in Intellectual Property Magazine. It provides strong guidance, in checklist form, for those
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The data coming out of the district courts and the USPTO make it fairly apparent that the \”Software Patent Apocalypse\”
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The Takeaway: In the 4th post in this Strategic Patenting Series, a case study is presented of a company that
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