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Building Your IP Strategy for Patent-Intensive Tech Startups – Part 3: IP Management
This is the third in a four-part blog series on how to build an IP strategy for patent-intensive tech startups.
26 Apr 2024
How to Strengthen Your Patent Portfolio Against IPR Challenges
When you’re awarded a patent, you might think the patent process is finished. But your competitors might think otherwise! In…
18 Apr 2024
How Many Claims Should My Patent Have?
There’s often confusion about the purpose and impact of adding more claims in a patent application, and inventors often wonder…
26 Feb 2024
Building Your IP Strategy for Patent-Intensive Tech Startups – Part 2: Future IP
This is the second in a four-part blog series on how to build an IP strategy for patent-intensive tech startups.
27 Mar 2024
International Patent Protection: Developing A Global Strategy
Early-stage tech companies often focus on establishing themselves in the domestic market first, meaning that they only consider breaking into…
20 Mar 2024
Should We Request Non-Publication of Our Patent Applications?
Tech companies can make smart, strategic decisions about whether to publish their patent applications.
22 Feb 2024
When Can Prior Art Invalidate an Issued Patent?
If you’re working at a tech company, you’ve probably seen patents filed by your competitors and thought – that technology…
19 Feb 2024
What’s the Difference Between a Patent and a Trade Secret?
To succeed in a competitive landscape, tech companies have to understand their options for protecting intellectual property (IP). IP refers…
5 Feb 2024
Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy: An Overview of the Patent Landscape
In our series on the patent landscapes for alternative energy sources, we’ve previously covered solar,…
26 Jan 2024
Patent Infringement: How It’s Proven, And How This Should Influence Your Patent Filings
As a patent owner, you have the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or offering to sell…
29 Jan 2024
Patent Assignment: How to Transfer Ownership of a Patent
This is the second in a two-part blog series on owning and transferring the rights to a patent. (…
10 Jan 2024
Geothermal Energy: An Overview of the Patent Landscape
In our previous blog posts about renewable energy, our team has covered wind, solar, carbon capture, and…
8 Jan 2024
What’s the Difference Between a Patent, a Trademark, and a Copyright?
In a separate post, we discussed the difference between a patent and a trade secret. Since then, we’ve been asked…