Italian Manufacturers Have Some of Europe’s Most Valuable IP. They’re Often the Last to Know It.
Introduction Italy is not typically the country that comes to mind when European patent strategy is discussed. Germany, France, the Netherlands — these are the names that dominate conversations about European IP. But Italy is the fifth-largest EPO filer in...
The Landscape Report Your French R&D Team Commissioned Is Already Outdated. Here’s the Better Way.
Introduction Imagine this. Your R&D team identified a technology direction in October. You commissioned a patent landscape report. The analyst pulled the data in November. The analysis took until December. The report landed in your inbox in January. By February,...
The UPC Changed European Patent Litigation. Most Patent Monitoring Tools Haven’t.
Introduction Since the Unified Patent Court opened in June 2023, the pace of European patent litigation has changed materially. As of early 2025, over 880 cases had been filed at the UPC — with the German local divisions in Düsseldorf...
Britain Opted Out of the UPC. Here’s What That Means for Your Prior Art Search Strategy.
Introduction In June 2023, when the Unified Patent Court opened its doors, the United Kingdom was not in it. Brexit had already ended the UK’s participation in the European Patent Convention’s centralised litigation framework, and the UPC agreement — which...
Patent Due Diligence in M&A: How AI Helps IP Teams Assess Portfolio Risk Before Deals Close
Introduction Patent portfolios are among the most complex and highest-stakes assets in any M&A transaction. They drive valuations, create indemnification obligations, and — if poorly assessed — generate post-closing litigation that erases deal value. Traditional patent due diligence takes six...
Patent Claim Charting: How ClaimChart LLM Helps IP Teams Build Stronger Evidence of Use Charts
Introduction Patent claim charts are the foundation of patent licensing, enforcement, and litigation. They map each element of a patent claim to a specific feature of an accused product — providing the structured evidence that supports infringement assertions, licensing negotiations,...
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