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Tag: Patent Prosecution
Patent prosecution means the back-and-forth with a patent examiner. Patent litigation is enforcing/defending a patent against an accused infringer.
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How to Get a Good Patent
How to get a good patent? It is easy to get a worthless patent[1][2], but quite hard to file a good one.
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Patents Need to Make Business Sense
In our business of investing and financing patent portfolios, we can only invest in patents that have real commercial value.
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How to Make Your Patent Strong Against Inter Partes Reexam
One of the easiest ways for infringers to challenge an issued patent is through the Inter Partes Reexam process, commonly known as IPR. To successfully challenge a patent,…
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BlueIron Model, Patent Drafting, Patent Process, Patent Strategy, Patent Valuation, Working with Attorneys
Worthless Patents – How to Avoid the Biggest Pitfalls
Worthless patents happen for two reasons: the original invention was not selected properly and the patent was poorly prosecuted with the patent examiner.
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What Do Patents Actually Cost?
There is a more detailed article on patent costs here.
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Patents that “Hide the Ball”
I had a telephone interview with a patent examiner the other week and in the course of the interview, the examiner said that he really liked my patent…
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Patent Rejection – What it takes to get a patent issued
The back-and-forth process between the examiner and applicant is a necessary part of getting a strong patent allowed. We want the examiner to fully understand the invention and…
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How much does a patent cost?
This is according to the American Intellectual Property Legal Association bi-annual survey. This is the average patent cost across the US for a patent on a “high technology”…
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A good patent is easy to read
If you can’t understand your patent application, neither can the patent examiner.
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What does a good patent application look like?
I had a telephone interview with a patent examiner a while ago and in the course of the interview, the examiner said that he really liked my patent…
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