European Patent Drafting: 7 Rules to Win at the EPO
A US-style application filed at the EPO without reworking rarely survives examination. Here are the seven rules that separate a European patent that grants from one that stalls.
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Inkscape for Patent Drawings: 7 Steps to Compliance
A practical, step-by-step tutorial for producing USPTO-ready figures in the free vector editor Inkscape — and an honest look at where do-it-yourself drawings still fall short.
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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.
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IP Management System: 7 Essential Features to Demand
A vendor-neutral guide to choosing an IP management system: the seven features that actually matter, what it really costs, and where rollouts fail.
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Shop Rights: 6 Essential Rules on Employee Inventions
A practical guide to shop rights: the employer's implied, royalty-free license to an employee invention, how it arises, and why it is a poor substitute for an assignment.
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Bolar Safe Harbor: 6 Essential Rules Under 35 USC 271(e)(1)
A practical guide to the Bolar safe harbor under 35 USC 271(e)(1): what it protects, how far reasonably related reaches, and where the exemption runs out.
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Joint Ownership of Patents: 6 Essential Rules for 2026
A co-owner holding one percent of your patent has the same rights you do — including the right to license your competitor and keep the money. Here is what Section 262 really says.
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Patent Exhaustion: 5 Critical Rules After Lexmark
Sell a patented product once, and your patent rights in that unit are gone — no matter what the label says. Here is what the Supreme Court actually held, and how to structure around it.
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TTAB Opposition: 6 Critical Steps to Defend Your Mark
A notice of opposition is not a lawsuit, but it can end your registration just as effectively. Here is how the proceeding actually runs.
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Non-Patent Literature Search: 7 Expert Steps That Win
Most invalidity fights are won with evidence that never appears in a patent database. Here is how to find it, date it, and make it stick.
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Certificate of Correction: 5 Smart Rules to Fix a Patent
A typo in an issued patent can quietly weaken a claim or break a priority chain. A certificate of correction is the low-cost fix — but only for the right kind of error, and only going forward. Here is what it can repair, what it cannot, the litigation trap that surprises owners, and five rules for using it well.
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Markush Claims: 6 Smart Rules for Drafting Alternatives
One claim can protect a whole family of alternatives — if you draft it the way the USPTO expects. This guide walks through the Markush format, the improper-grouping rejection that trips up chemical and biotech applications, election of species, and six practical rules for getting alternatives allowed.
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Provisional Patent Deadline: 5 Essential Rules for 2026
The provisional patent deadline gives you 12 non-extendable months. Here's how the clock works, how to claim benefit, and how to restore priority if you slip.
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Trademark Due Diligence: 7 Smart Checks Before You Buy
A buyer-side trademark due diligence checklist: how to verify chain of title, live status, renewals, licenses, and conflicts before you close on a brand.
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Supplemental Examination: 5 Smart Ways to Save a Patent
A single reference you forgot to disclose during prosecution can make an entire patent unenforceable years later. This AIA proceeding lets a patent owner cure that vulnerability before an accused infringer ever raises it. Here is how it works, the timing traps, and five smart ways to use it.
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Patent Misuse: 6 Costly Traps and How to Avoid Them
A patent can be perfectly valid and still unenforceable if the owner overreached in licensing it. Here is how the patent misuse defense works after Morton Salt, Kimble, and Princo, the six traps that trigger it, and how to purge misuse before it costs you a case.
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Patent Infringement Monitoring: 6 Steps to Catch Infringers
A patent you never enforce is a patent you overpay for. This guide shows how to build a patent infringement monitoring program, detect copycats, and act before your damages window closes.
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Collective Trademark: 7 Essential Rules to Register One
A collective trademark lets the members of a group share one brand under the organization's control. Here are the two types, the certification-mark distinction, and how to register one.
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Hague Design Registration: 7 Essential Rules for 2026
Filing for design protection country by country is slow and expensive. The Hague System lets you cover dozens of markets through a single application at WIPO, in one language, with one set of fees. Here are the seven rules that decide whether Hague design registration is the right route for your design portfolio.
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Track One Prioritized Examination: A 12-Month Fast Lane
A regular U.S. patent application can sit for two or three years before an examiner opens it. Track One prioritized examination compresses that to roughly twelve months for a fixed fee, with no prior-art search paperwork required. Here is how the program works, what it costs, the claim limits that trip applicants up, and when the fee is worth paying.
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