Learn what a patent invalidity search is, how it works in litigation, and how finding strong prior art can invalidate a competitor’s patent and change your legal strategy.

For technology startups, raising venture capital is often the most important milestone in early company history. But buried in the excitement of a term sheet signing…

Every organization that creates, uses, or licenses intellectual property needs a formal IP policy for organizations. Without one, employees may disclose inventions to competitors inadvertently, use…

Artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies are creating both extraordinary innovation opportunities and profound IP challenges. Existing IP frameworks — developed for industrial-age…

Managing a patent and trademark portfolio with spreadsheets and email is a recipe for missed deadlines, ownership gaps, and costly surprises. Modern IP management software provides…

Intellectual property rights are territorial. A U.S. patent provides no protection against infringement in Germany. A European trademark does not prevent a copycat in China. Building…

SaaS and technology companies face a unique IP landscape that differs materially from traditional product companies. Software, algorithms, platform architectures, data assets, and user experience innovations…

Most businesses underestimate the breadth and value of their intellectual property assets. A comprehensive IP audit — a systematic review of all intellectual property owned, used,…

Not every invention should be patented. Sometimes the smartest IP strategy is to make an invention publicly available in a way that prevents anyone — including…

Standard essential patents (SEPs) and their associated FRAND licensing obligations are among the most commercially significant and legally contested areas of modern IP law. From Wi-Fi…

Joint ventures and strategic partnerships are powerful vehicles for combining complementary capabilities, sharing risk, and accelerating market entry. But when two or more companies collaborate closely…

Whether you are an individual inventor, a startup pruning a non-core portfolio, or a large corporation divesting IP assets, knowing how to sell a patent can…

Intellectual property litigation is expensive, unpredictable, and increasingly common. A single patent infringement lawsuit can cost millions of dollars in legal fees — even if you…

The best IP strategy in the world is worthless if your engineers, scientists, and product designers do not know how to identify and report inventions. An…

University technology transfer is one of the most important — and least understood — mechanisms in the innovation economy. Academic institutions generate billions of dollars worth…

Owning intellectual property without enforcing it is like owning a house without locks. Your IP enforcement strategy is what converts your IP portfolio from a legal…

Cross-licensing agreements are a cornerstone of IP strategy in technology-intensive industries. In a cross-license, two or more companies grant each other rights to use their respective…

Open innovation — the practice of deliberately using external ideas, partnerships, and technologies alongside internal R&D — has transformed how leading companies develop new products and…

A product launch is one of the most exciting and vulnerable moments in any company’s lifecycle. Competitors are watching. Copycats are ready to pounce. And if…

Intellectual property is only valuable if you do something with it. Many companies accumulate patents and trademarks without ever extracting meaningful economic return. If you are…