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In the past, inventors have been required to choose between either protecting their inventions via patenting, or via trade secrecy. Now, thanks to the America Invents Act (“AIA”), inventors can obtain both
Leveraging your IP defensively, such as by counter-suing for infringement of your IP rights, your company can convince others to avoid or settle disputes regarding your company’s allegedly infringing activities. Of course,
Through careful selection of the countries in which to obtain protections for its intellectual assets, your company can leverage its enhanced profitability in those protected markets to subsidize, where legally allowed, competition-busting
Once granted, a patent generally provides its owner with the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling, within the relevant country, anything that falls within the scope of any valid
By performing clearance and non-infringement searches, your company improves the odds that it does not infringe the patent or trademark rights of others, thus ensuring that any market success it achieves likely
Because your innovations tend to solve problems better, faster, cheaper, etc. than previous solutions, publicizing your company’s innovations can lead to good press for your company. What are some of the