When Should a Patent be Sought?
The decision to seek a patent should be thoroughly and carefully considered. The patenting process can be expensive, lengthy, and risky, not to mention frustrating. Yet, the rewards can be
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The decision to seek a patent should be thoroughly and carefully considered. The patenting process can be expensive, lengthy, and risky, not to mention frustrating. Yet, the rewards can be
Perceptions of the value of your company’s IP can be improved by: Even if your company has carefully researched the market, determined the market’s needs, and innovated to fulfill those
Upon carefully evaluating a formidable thicket of IP rights your company has developed around its innovations, many competitors will be dissuaded from considering even undeveloped markets that your company plans
Confidential Communications As in our personal lives, when your company is involved in a lawsuit (“litigation”), unless a communication is “privileged” or otherwise protected, your company can be compelled via
The phrase “invention” can mean many different things. In the technical context (as opposed to economic, humanistic, or cultural), the common usage of “invention” can be different from its legal
By properly exploiting trade secrets, marks, and copyrights, your company can obtain enforceable rights immediately, inexpensively, and informally. When the potential risk-adjusted returns justify the costs, your company can seek to supplement