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Building Your IP Strategy for Patent-Intensive Tech Startups – Part 1: Existing IP

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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…

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Claim Strategies for Patent Applications: Can Your Patent Claims Ever Be Too Broad?

Claim Strategies for Patent Applications: Can Your Patent Claims Ever Be Too Broad?

This is the first in a two-part blog series on the scope of your patent application’s claim set. (Read …

Patent Ownership vs. Inventorship: Who Really Controls the Rights to a Patent?

Patent Ownership vs. Inventorship: Who Really Controls the Rights to a Patent?

This is the first in a two-part blog series on owning and transferring the rights to a patent. (Read Part…

How to Slow Down Patent Prosecution with the USPTO

How to Slow Down Patent Prosecution with the USPTO

This is the second in a two-part blog series on controlling the speed of the patent process. (Read part one…

How to Speed Up Patent Prosecution at the USPTO

How to Speed Up Patent Prosecution at the USPTO

This is the first in a two-part blog series on controlling the speed of the patent process. (Read part two…

Filing in the United States Via PCT Application: Bypass Continuation or National Stage Entry?

Filing in the United States Via PCT Application: Bypass Continuation or National Stage Entry?

Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), you can file a single “international” patent application that’s effective as an initial patent…

How to Avoid Your Own Patents and Applications As Prior Art Under the America Invents Act (AIA)

How to Avoid Your Own Patents and Applications As Prior Art Under the America Invents Act (AIA)

As your company’s patent portfolio grows over time, it’s important to understand how your own previously filed patent applications can…

The Anatomy of a Patent

The Anatomy of a Patent

If you work at a tech company, you’ll likely encounter many situations where you need to be able to read…

The US Patent Office’s Test for Software and Computer Inventions

The US Patent Office’s Test for Software and Computer Inventions

Here we take a detailed look at how the US patent office analyzes patent eligibility of software and computer-implemented inventions.

Patenting Software and Beyond: A Guide to Understanding Alice and its Impact

Patenting Software and Beyond: A Guide to Understanding Alice and its Impact

One of the biggest challenges for tech companies today is adapting their patent strategy to recent changes in the law.

HOW TO SPEND SMART MONEY DEVELOPING YOUR PATENT PORTFOLIO

HOW TO SPEND SMART MONEY DEVELOPING YOUR PATENT PORTFOLIO

How spending smart money upfront leads to better long term results and lower overall cost in patent filings.

Should We Request Non-Publication of Our Patent Applications?

Should We Request Non-Publication of Our Patent Applications?

Tech companies can make smart, strategic decisions about whether to publish their patent applications.

New USPTO Guidance and Implications for Better Patent Drafting

New USPTO Guidance and Implications for Better Patent Drafting

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new guidance on the topic of applicant admitted prior art (known as “AAPA”), and there are a couple of important takeaways for anyone drafting or prosecuting patent applications.

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