technology transfer

Evaluating a Company's Patent Position

There are many reasons that patent attorneys may be asked to conduct diligence reviews of a company’s patent estate. Investors may seek to take an equity position. Banks may seek to extend loans. Other companies may seek to acquire the company, its assets, or start a joint venture. Evaluating a company’s patent position is a complex matter with many moving parts. It is much like peeling an onion where each bit of information may open up a new line of inquiry. While some parts of the process should be accomplished early, there is no strict chronological order in which the steps of the investigations unfold.
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Publish And Perish: The Tension Between Publishing And Patenting

In re Droge serves as a cautionary reminder to those who manage the publication policies of inventors. In this case, one of the inventor’s own prior publications was used to find that the claimed invention was obvious. Thus, it is critical to manage inventor publication activities to minimize the risk of creating prior art against your own patents. Some guiding principles are provided for patent professionals or others that seek to manage publication policies. Read More...
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