A practitioner’s guide to patent valuation methods: the cost, market, and income approaches, how reasonable royalties are calculated, and which method fits financing, M&A, tax, or litigation.
IP Insurance: Managing the Financial Risk of Patent Disputes
Patent litigation is one of the most expensive legal proceedings a company can face. Defending a patent infringement suit through trial costs an average of $3…
Claim Charting: The Technical Foundation of Patent Litigation
Claim charting is the backbone of modern patent litigation. Whether you are asserting infringement, defending against it, challenging patent validity through inter partes review, or negotiating…
IP Defense Strategies: Protecting Against Patent Attacks
Patent attacks come in many forms — demand letters from non-practicing entities, infringement suits filed by competitors, ITC exclusion order proceedings, and multi-front campaigns coordinated across…
Patent Monetization: Turning IP Assets into Revenue Streams
Most companies that invest heavily in research and development accumulate patent portfolios far larger than they can effectively use in their own products. These dormant patents…
Patent Infringement Analysis: How to Detect and Respond
Receiving a patent infringement notice — whether a cease-and-desist letter, a demand for licensing royalties, or an actual complaint filed in federal court — is one…
Prior Art Search for Litigation: Building an Invalidity Defense
When a patent assertion hits your company, the first question your legal team asks is simple but critical: is this patent even valid? The answer almost…