Patent Litigation: Everything You Should Know
What is Patent Litigation? Patent litigation is a legal procedure in which one party sues another for unauthorized use of a patent. In the court of law, a patent holder may sue a company or an individual for financial damages...
The Patent Invalidation Process
Patents grant the patent holder exclusive legal rights that prevent others from using, manufacturing, or selling their invention. Even if the owner is granted proprietary rights, they are not protected from any challenges to the patent’s validity. The definition of patent...
Identifying Patent Invalidity Grounds: 8 Prior Art Pitfalls
A patent invalidation search is a prior art/novelty search performed on a granted patent in order to invalidate the patent’s claims. It is done on the basis of novelty, obviousness, and/or inventive step. These searches are carried out in order...
Guidelines for an Efficient Patentability Search
When applying for a patent, it is critical to conduct a patentability search. It requires a significant investment and determines your chances of obtaining a patent for your invention. Needless to say, an efficient patentability search is extremely important to...
Everything You Need to Know About the 4 Types of Patent Searches
Intellectual property, particularly patents, is one of the most valuable intellectual assets of a business, particularly one that relies heavily on invention and innovation. Developing any type of invention takes a significant amount of effort and money. It only makes...
How to do a Patent Search?
A prior art search or patent search is performed to identify prior art for an invention. A patentability study determines the novel and non-obvious elements of an invention based on its prior art. The prior art search is an important...