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Tag: patent claims
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Your Patent Attorney Makes More Money When the Patent Application Is Bad
The worse the initial filing, the more they bill to fix it. And nobody told you that up front.
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Stop Patenting Your Invention. Start Patenting Your Competitor’s Product.
You spent $50,000 describing what you built. Your competitor read it, built something different, and kept competing.
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Handing the Keys to the Drunken Sailor and Hoping You Get Home
Letting the CTO manage patent policy is bad for business.
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Patent Attorneys’ Misguided Obsession About Costs
Patent attorneys work in a bubble that is completely hidden from laypersons, but is an incredibly loud echo chamber. An example is the current obsession and endless handwringing…
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Every Word Hurts You: Patent Claims
The length of the claims really matters. The length of the specification is important – but only up to a point.
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Communication Hygiene: Things You Never Say To Your Patent Attorney
Inventors have extraordinary power in the patent process, especially in litigation. An inventor’s opinion or comments can often be twisted during litigation and ultimately, used to invalidate a…
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What Is Patent Infringement?
Patent infringement is when someone else uses your patented idea without permission. The strict, legal definition is when someone infringes or performs every limitation of at least one…
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Lawsuit dismissed for undetectable software patent claims
Undetectable[1][2] claims are a huge problem during litigation. This highlights the disconnect between what the patent attorney does during examination – and what the litigator needs to successfully…
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Patents as Lottery Tickets
Just like the torn up betting tickets at the race track, the patent system is littered with endless stacks of worthless patents. Each patent representing a “good idea”…
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Patent Drafting, Patent Enforcement, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Patent Valuation, Working with Attorneys
Terminal Disclaimers – One for the Price of Two
Terminal disclaimers are where you pay twice to get the same thing. They are a money maker for the USPTO – and your patent attorney. They should be…
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