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...
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...
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...
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,...
Introduction Patent-ready invention ideas do not always come from the R&D lab in a structured form. Inventors work iteratively — exploring, combining, and refining technical approaches before anything resembles a patentable disclosure. The gap between a promising technical direction and...
Introduction Understanding the patent landscape before making R&D investment decisions is not optional — it is the difference between filing into whitespace and filing into a wall. Yet traditional patent landscape analysis is expensive, slow, and becomes outdated the moment...