Patent Infringement & IP Disputes

What is an Amazon neutral patent evaluation? Unless you are selling products as old as dinosaurs, Amazon sellers simply cannot disregard patents. Whether you are…

What if your Amazon patent violation report against an infringing product is denied? It seems so easy for patent owners. Fill out Amazon’s Report a…

Can you include a logo in your design patent application? Let me share a strategy if you’re thinking about filing a design patent application for…

What makes the cost of patent litigation so high? What would you think if I told you that the average patent litigation cost exceeds well…

Is patent enforcement possible for small companies? Whatever people may have heard about patent enforcement, one thing is clear. Almost everyone knows that patent infringement…

How can you realistically enforce your trademarks? Trademark enforcement is not only for millionaires and big companies. Startups and small businesses can use cost-effective ways…

Can you file a patent lawsuit without a lot of money? It seems fashionably controversial nowadays to say patents are worthless. Myths abound on the…

Why send a cease-and-desist letter? On its surface, a cease-and-desist letter seems like a less expensive way to enforce intellectual property rights. Are competitors copying…

What is Amazon APEX? Amazon sellers now have another avenue for enforcing utility patents. APEX stands for Amazon Patent Evaluation eXpress. As implied in its…

What is the difference between counterfeiting and trademark infringing? Is it fake? Whether or not a product is a counterfeit boils down to the degree…

What is the design patent infringement test? It’s simple to recite, but tricky to apply. The test for design patent infringement involves a visual comparison…

Affordable ways to enforce intellectual property If you don’t have at least two million dollars laying around to sue for patent infringement, this post is…