For many companies, patents are vital assets that protect their innovations and allow them to carve out a unique market position. To harness the full potential of your patent strategy, it's essential ...

Patent portfolios are frequently discussed in terms of size, technological breadth, or litigation potential. Those characteristics may be easy to measure, but they are not what determines whether a ...

Patents and trade secrets are to a large extent mutually exclusive. Wise business executives need to strategize as to which form they choose to protect their intellectual property. To maximize ...

Determining where to seek patent rights is an important and expensive decision. For better or for worse, there is no such thing as a worldwide patent. Notwithstanding, there are global filing ...

A broad coalition of accounting, financial planning and consumer groups are hoping that the new Congress will take up a long-sought-after ban on the practice of patenting tax strategies. Tax patents ...

Resources are limited, and getting the most value out of patent protection means using a patent budget efficiently. One way to achieve this is by employing the 80/20 rule—80% of revenue may be ...

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An analysis finds that pharmas frequently file multiple similar patents on drugs, then use them as the basis for questionable litigation against would-be competitors.

Italian-headquartered Sisvel administers patent pools for some of the world's biggest electronics companies. Founder Roberto Dini spoke to Emma Barraclough about licensing, enforcement and patent ...

Value of early case assessment to understand impact of litigation. Practical tips and strategies at each stage of the “life cycle” of a patent litigation. How to build your case methodically, ...