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IP Opportunities and Challenges in the Semiconductor Industry
This blog post is the third in a series that discusses intellectual property (IP) opportunities for high-tech businesses looking to…
21 Sep 2017
9 FACTORS AFFECTING THE COST OF PATENT PROTECTION
If you’re running a tech company, you’ll inevitably find yourself asking: How much does it cost to file a patent application?…
9 Aug 2017
9 COMMON MISTAKES STARTUPS MAKE DURING THE PATENT PROCESS
For any tech company, filing a patent application is an important step if you want to protect and commercialize your…
13 Jul 2017
SHOULD WE FILE A PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION?
Depending on who you talk to, you might hear that filing a provisional patent application is always a mistake, or…
11 Nov 2016
MICHAEL HENRY TO PRESENT AT 54TH ANNUAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW CONFERENCE
Henry has been invited to serve as a faculty member at the 54th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference. The Conference will be…
13 Oct 2016
THREE THINGS TECH FOUNDERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PATENTS
Intellectual property (IP) is a valuable asset for any company, and even more so for tech startups, as patents can…
18 Jun 2016
THE “STANDARD NDA” – MYTH OR REALITY?
For a company of any size, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) provide one of the most important and basic tools for protecting…
18 Apr 2016
STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING NDAS
If you’ve worked with non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) much, you know that there’s not a silver bullet “standard” NDA that will…
18 Feb 2016
THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF PATENT GRANTS FOR TECH STARTUPS
If you’re running a tech startup and filing patent applications for your technology, consider the analysis in a recent paper…
9 Jan 2016
WHY BOTHER WITH AN NDA?
Last year I wrote a couple of articles (see here and here) about the basic…