Patent invalidity analysis is not one workflow. It is three simultaneous workflows — and the outcome depends on how well they are coordinated A prior art search that finds the right reference but cannot map it to the asserted claim...
A granted patent is a starting point, not a finish line. The most defensible IP positions are built from patent families — parent patents extended through continuations and continuation-in-part applications that follow technology development and block competitive workarounds. Most companies...