How to Know If Your Products Infringe a Patent
Where do you start if you have been accused of patent infringement? Disruptive and disconcerting – two of the most common emotions experienced by one…
How to defend NPE Amazon patent infringement claim
What is the Amazon patent infringement program called? Amazon’s Neutral Patent Evaluation (NPE) program is their own version of patent court to resolve patent infringement…
How to Get Patents That Stop Competitors From Copying Your Products
Why one patent might not be enough to stop competitors Obtaining a utility patent is no minor accomplishment. You likely had to respond to at…
How to Design Around Patents
What is a design around? A design around refers to a product that has been intentionally designed or modified to avoid patent infringement. The goal…
Amazon infringement notice: How to respond
Does the Amazon infringement notice identify a patent, trademark or copyright? At the outset, you should carefully study the Amazon infringement notice to determine which…
How to Understand Patent Claims
How do you read utility patent claims? In terms of what a utility patent covers, claims matter the most. Yet, they are the least understood.…
Freedom To Operate (FTO) or Infringement Search: How to Sell Your Products Safely
What is freedom to operate or a patent infringement search? A freedom to operate search or review is basically an analysis to see if you…
Should I have a patent infringement search conducted for a simple product?
What is an FTO search? Also known as a Freedom-To-Operate (FTO) or right-to-use search, a patent infringement search looks for patents that may cover a…
How to Avoid Patent Infringement
Will changing the product 10% to 30% avoid patent infringement? I think part of the reason why patents are undervalued these days is the myth…
What are the consequences of a patent owner’s delay or inactivity against an infringer?
Before initially contacting a business believed to have infringed a patent, the patent owner should have a strategy for following through if the accused infringer does not respond favorably.…
How to reply to a patent infringement letter
Have you received a patent infringement cease-and-desist letter? Patent cease-and-desist letters come in various forms. Some patent infringement letters contain aggressive language. Others take a…
Patentable vs. Infringing: What is the difference between patentability and infringement?
What is the difference between patentable and infringing? Can a concept be both patentable and infringing? Can your patent protect you from infringement? One of…