How to Conduct a Freedom-to-Operate Analysis
Before launching a new product or entering a new market, smart companies ask a critical legal question: are we free to operate? A freedom-to-operate analysis (FTO...
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Expert perspectives on intellectual property strategy, patent law, trademark protection, and IP portfolio management from the PerspireIP team.
Joint Inventorship: Rights and Responsibilities
Many inventions are created through collaboration — by teams of engineers, scientists, and researchers working together toward a common goal. When more than one person contributes...
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Patent Marking Requirements and False Marking Risks
Patent marking is an important but frequently misunderstood aspect of patent law. Properly marking your patented products with the applicable patent numbers can significantly affect your...
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Foreign Filing Licenses and Export Controls for Patents
Before filing a patent application in a foreign country, inventors and companies with U.S.-based inventions must consider foreign filing license requirements and export control laws. Failing...
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How to Convert a Provisional to Non-Provisional Patent
If you have filed a provisional patent application, you are sitting on a ticking clock. The 12-month window between your provisional filing and your non-provisional deadline...
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Patent Maintenance Fees: Keeping Your Patent Alive
An issued U.S. utility patent does not automatically remain in force for its full 20-year term. To maintain patent protection, patent holders must pay periodic maintenance...
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Inter Partes Review (IPR): Patent Challenge Strategy
Inter partes review is one of the most powerful mechanisms in modern U.S. patent law for challenging the validity of an issued patent. Introduced by the...
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How to File a Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
A Request for Continued Examination (RCE) is one of the most commonly used tools in U.S. patent prosecution after a final office action. When the USPTO...
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Patent Term Adjustment and Extension
The standard term of a U.S. utility patent is 20 years from the earliest effective filing date. However, two mechanisms can add time to this baseline...
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Patent Interference and Derivation Proceedings
When two inventors claim the same invention, the patent system must determine who has the right to the patent. Historically, this was resolved through interference proceedings...
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