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Patent Drafting - Best Practices

Drafting a patent application is not as easy as many think. Many times those new to the industry fail to adequately describe inventions...

Smart Snore Detecting Devices - Patents & Perspectives

Snoring, a form of tensed breathing, interferes with quality and quantity of sleep, both for the person who snores and for the person who...

Functional Claiming - What is "Structure" and Why is it Important?

What is a Functional Claim? A functional claim limitation describes an invention in terms of what it does, rather than describing its...

Patent Licensing: Benefits, Pitfalls and Types

What is Patent Licensing? “The process of patent licensing includes a patent holder that legally allows another party to sell, import, or...

Determining Patent Quality for Patent Licensing and Acquisitions

IP is disembodied which makes it difficult to value. Patents are composite and thus they are an exception to competition laws worldwide.

Calculating Damages During SEP Litigation

Various courts around the world have determined appropriate methodologies for calculating damages on SEP’s (Standard Essential Patents)...

SEPs (Standard Essential Patents) - The Status Quo

“There is a misconception—a myth, that the innovation or idea behind the technology becomes more valuable once it has been declared to be...

Investment in IP-Deficient Startups - A Risk Perspective

Entrepreneurs are quite apprehensive of the early stages of a new business, and they understand that it is an unbelievably engrossing...

Trade Secret Theft: Explained

Information today has become an influential mechanism – almost equivalent to money or power. Its extravagance and distribution have led...

Reverse Engineering and the Law: Understand the Restrictions to Minimize Risks

“To ensure you steer clear of any legal risk of reverse engineering, it should be performed only to the extent of allowances, such as for...