Patents

Innovation

Weak Patent Management Could Lead to Disastrous Consequences for Your Business — Here's How to Avoid Them

Google's $1.67 billion patent settlement highlights the importance of strategic patent management. How can aligning patents with business goals prevent costly mistakes and protect consumer trust? Discover the answers and learn how to turn patents into powerful assets.

Growing a Business

What Most People Get Wrong About Inventions, According to a Leading Patent Lawyer

The most lucrative patents don't necessarily go to novel, cutting-edge innovations.

Innovation

How to Ensure High-Quality Patent Filings — 5 Key Steps for Portfolio Managers

Portfolio managers face challenges in selecting drafters who balance cost with quality, amidst complex patent jargon. This article aims to make it easier for portfolio managers to get the quality applications drafted.

Business News

Apple Is Pulling Apple Watches Off Shelves Amid an Ugly Patent Dispute — Here's How You Can Still Snag One This Holiday Season

Apple will discontinue sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. following a patent dispute with the health tech company, Masimo.

Thought Leaders

A Robust Innovation Team Is Essential for Enterprise Success — Here's Why and How to Build One

Discover how to create an outstanding innovation team. Dive into engaging diverse talents, nurturing a culture of collaboration and mastering patent strategy to turn your brilliant ideas into successful, protected innovations.

Thought Leaders

5 Things to Look for When Hiring a Patent Portfolio Manager

Hiring the right patent portfolio manager is critical to maximizing your enterprise's intellectual property (IP) potential. A competent manager must possess a blend of these five key competencies.

Thought Leaders

Unlocking the Market Potential of Your Patent Portfolio — A Guide for Entrepreneurs

Learn strategic ways to showcase your patents' worth, be it as a business shield, through legal wins or by identifying potential infringements.

Thought Leaders

5 Benefits Patent Management Software Must Deliver

A properly managed patent portfolio can be an organization's most valuable asset. Without a patent management tool, it's difficult and expensive to gain the value that a patent portfolio provides.

Thought Leaders

Protect your Property With This Easy Tool

Patents not only offer an extra layer of innovation protection, but they are also a great way to protect your business's intellectual property.

Starting a Business

Startups Must Protect Their Trademark. Here's How and Why

Here's how to protect your brand's most valuable asset: trademarks.

Thought Leaders

Want to Patent an Idea? Consider These 3 Tips

Don't allow your misconceptions and fear to keep you from filing a patent application. Consider these three tips.

Growing a Business

What You Need to Know About Seeking Patent Protection Overseas

To fully leverage rights and enhance revenue, it's vital to expand patent protections when conducting international business: Here's how.

Thought Leaders

How To Proactively Protect Your Intellectual Property Online

From a business perspective, intellectual property doesn't seem like such a massive thing to consider. Ideas have value, and protecting that value is typically done by registering the right to use the idea for profit. We can quickly see how profitable ideas can be, with some intellectual property rights cases setting for multiple millions in damages.

Growing a Business

4 Ways to Significantly Reduce the Cost of Obtaining New Patents and Managing IP

Here's how to better secure your cherished intellectual property.

Innovation

Why You Should Conduct a Quick Patentability Search on Your Own Before Turning to the Experts

It's critical to do your own research before you take the next steps.