One of the major challenges when licensing, transacting, or managing Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) is that there is no public database that provides information about verified SEPs. Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) such as ETSI (4G / 5G), IEEE (Wi-Fi), or ITUT (HEVC/VVC) maintain databases of so-called self-declared patents to document the fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) o... »
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Patent prosecution is a specialized area of law that requires technical expertise and admission to the patent bar. A knowledgeable patent attorney can strategically frame the claims and the patent prosecution history to set the narrative of your patent litigation long before a complaint is filed. The claim construction process typically occurs early and can resolve a case in its entirety. For inst... »
Understanding the three phases of the patent lifecycle, and having an appropriate synergistic patent strategy, is essential if you are to generate revenue from you IP. As a first step, it is important to think about the relationship between patents, and IP in general, and your business plan. It is easy to think of patents in isolation – a box-ticking exercise, perhaps to keep Directors or investor... »
This episode features Troutman Pepper Partners Dustin Weeks and Andrew Zappia, who discuss IPR institution procedures and strategies, including the importance of defeating a petition early as a patent owner, as well as considerations regarding patent litigation strategies as a whole. During this podcast, our speakers also delve into the substantive and technical arguments to consider as part... »
A large number of patent applications are rejected in the initial stage of filing via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) route. One of the most common reasons for such a rejection is an error in the drawings appended to the patent applications. Notably, patent drawings not only enhance the visual appeal of an invention but also help in better understanding the invention. As per the PCT guideline... »
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As to be expected, payments are unrestricted. The USPTO is not particularly picky about who their fees come from. The important thing to them is that they get their payments on time and as expected. Maintenance fees and any necessary surcharges may be paid by the patentee or by any person or organization on behalf of a patentee. This can especially come in handy when you have multiple business acc... »