Patent cross-licensing lets two companies trade access to each other’s patents instead of suing. Here is when it makes sense, where antitrust draws the line, and the clauses that decide who really wins.
IP Portfolio Assessment: 6 Proven Steps to Cut Costs
How to run an IP portfolio assessment that survives scrutiny: the fee math that forces the decision, a scoring rubric, and what happens when you let a patent go.
Patent Royalty Rates: 7 Smart Ways to Set One in 2026
A practitioner’s guide to setting, benchmarking and negotiating patent royalty rates in 2026, with real industry ranges, calculation methods and the clauses that protect your money.
Patent Valuation Methods: 5 Proven Ways to Price IP
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…