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Building Your IP Strategy for Patent-Intensive Tech Startups – Part 1: Existing IP
You’re starting a tech company to commercialize a new technology, and one of your first priorities is developing long-term relationships…
18 Apr 2019
CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE PATENT STRATEGY: HOW DROPBOX BUILT ITS PORTFOLIO
In this blog series, we’re examining how successful startups have approached the patent process, and how those strategies dovetail with…
5 Apr 2019
LIDAR: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PATENT LANDSCAPE
You may have noticed in recent headlines: Bloomberg recently reported that Waymo (owned by Alphabet, the parent company…
15 Mar 2019
CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE PATENT STRATEGY: HOW FITBIT BUILT ITS PORTFOLIO
We’re starting a blog series that examines how successful startups have approached the patent process, and how those strategies dovetail…
28 Feb 2019
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PATENT LANDSCAPE
Last year, we listed artificial intelligence (AI) as one of today’s most-hyped emerging technologies, with good reason:…
21 Mar 2019
THE PROS AND CONS OF FIXED-FEE BUDGETS FOR PATENT PROSECUTION
I’ve served as outside patent counsel for tech companies of all sizes, and have found that there are both benefits…
25 Feb 2019
HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR PATENT PORTFOLIO: INVEST UPFRONT IN QUALITY PATENT FILINGS
When thinking about the cost of patents, people often focus entirely on the immediate (short-term) cost of…
31 Jan 2019
CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE PATENT STRATEGY: HOW UBER BUILT ITS PORTFOLIO
In our previous blog posts, we’ve extensively covered various approaches for crafting a smart patent strategy, especially…
28 Jan 2019
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PATENT LANDSCAPE
Wearable technology has emerged as one of the more ubiquitous applications of the Internet of Things. Worldwide…
17 Jan 2019
MICHAEL HENRY TO PRESENT AT DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION
Michael Henry will be presenting “Quantum Computing and Block Chain Technologies – Patent Law Perspectives” at…
4 Jan 2019
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…