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Carefully Consider the Actors and Likely Implementations of Web-Based Systems You Seek to Patent

stevehansen Jan 27, 2025 Patent Infringement, Patent Preparation and Prosecution, Portfolio Development and Innovation
Patenting inventions that involve web-based interactions between a business and customers or other third parties can be particularly challenging because of a problem called “divided

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Developing Your Invention

stevehansen Dec 23, 2024 Patent Preparation and Prosecution, Patents, Portfolio Development and Innovation
Inventors typically come to us with an idea of what they think is new about their invention. Usually, they have not done a prior art search,

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Why Do You Want a Patent?

stevehansen Nov 27, 2024 Patents, Portfolio Development and Innovation
Patents are not cheap, and the process can be frustrating and time consuming. So, it is important to think about why you want a patent in the

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How Did They Patent THAT?!!

stevehansen Dec 21, 2023 Patent Invalidity, Patentability
On more than one occasion we have heard a client express surprise or frustration that the Patent Office issued one of their competitors a patent

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Protecting the Aftermarket – Strategic Use of Design Patents

stevehansen Oct 11, 2023 aftermarket, replaceable components
It is sometimes the case that the real driver of value in a patented machine or system is in the aftermarket for replaceable components. The problem

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The (Continued) Importance of Naming the Correct Inventors on U.S. Patent Applications

stevehansen Jun 15, 2023 Patent Invalidity, Portfolio Development and Innovation
In our experience, many clients are under the impression that the naming of inventors on a patent application is discretionary and that they can simply

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Are Your Products Marked with Their Patent Numbers?

stevehansen Jun 15, 2023 Patent Litigation
Are you periodically checking to make sure that your patent marking is up to date?  Failure to properly mark your products with the patents that

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Protecting Software-Implemented Inventions

stevehansen Apr 4, 2023 Infringement, Patent Infringement, Patentability
With the incredible advances in computing technology over the last 20 years has come a vast array of inventions that are implemented in some form

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Defending the Patent Case – Make Sure to Serve This Interrogatory

stevehansen Sep 16, 2020 Claim Construction, Infringement, Invalidity, Patent Litigation, Patents
Patent cases are very discovery intensive, and many courts now have “patent local rules” that provide regulated process by which plaintiffs disclose their infringement contentions

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Can I Patent a New Way of Using an Existing Product?

stevehansen Sep 16, 2020 Patent Preparation and Prosecution, Patentability, Patents, Portfolio Development and Innovation
Lately, we have had several inquiries about whether it is possible to patent a new way of using an existing product.  The answer is “yes”. 

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How to Get Technical Help Without Losing Your Patent Rights

GoDaddy Migration Tool Jul 20, 2020 Licensing, Patent Preparation and Prosecution, Portfolio Development and Innovation
I want to talk to you today about how to get technical help for your business without losing your patent rights. I want to start

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Patentability Searches versus “Right to Use” Searches

GoDaddy Migration Tool Jul 20, 2020 Patent Infringement, Patentability
Clients often ask us to perform patentability searches to determine whether it’s worth seeking a patent for an invention. The focus of a patentability search

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  • Carefully Consider the Actors and Likely Implementations of Web-Based Systems You Seek to Patent
    by stevehansen
    January 27, 2025
  • Developing Your Invention
    by stevehansen
    December 23, 2024

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