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With the novel coronavirus spreading both fear and illness across the world, it is a worthwhile exercise to look at the patent landscape of antiviral vaccines. By analyzing both the quality and quantity of the patent portfolios of the world's leading manufacturers and researchers, it is possible to evaluate the companies and research institutes that are at the forefront…
One of the most common questions we receive from new practitioners is this: “Once I pass the patent bar exam, how do I learn to actually start practicing?” Like so many things in life, there is no substitute for experience. But guidance from those who can point you in the right direction can be extremely valuable. Over the years Gene Quinn and John…
What do Tom Hanks, Rand Paul, Idris Elba, and Boris Johnson have in common? They are just some of the high-profile people to be diagnosed with the COVID-19. Proof that SARS-CoV2 can affect anyone. The situation is dire. In many places, hospitals are overwhelmed, and the healthcare system is overworked, overburdened, and barely hanging on. Models currently being used by…
We are in the midst of a very challenging and disruptive global economic climate brought about by the COVID-19 virus situation which is affecting every industry worldwide. With this economic downturn, certain IP risks become more pronounced, the first of which is a higher risk of IP litigation as operating companies seek to supplant revenue shortfalls and as non-practicing entities…
Worldwide, billions of dollars are spent to protect technologies and products through patents. What at first glance, appears to be a vital and profitable investment for companies can, over time, turn into a cost trap. Why? 1. Companies tend to protect too much rather than too little. 2. The maintenance of patent protection is hardly ever questioned. Companies have to…
Innovation requires resources, and resources will become hard to come by in the coming months and quarters as the result of the global economic downturn caused by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Indeed, during times of economic turmoil businesses of all sizes feel immense pressure to cut back on unnecessary spending. But what exactly is “unnecessary spending” for innovative companies?…
It will hardly come as a shock to anyone, a health crisis like most of us have never experienced before is gripping the globe. Amidst these difficult times, national economies are shuttered, which means business on all levels is suffering What will the ramifications of COVID-19 be on IP moving forward? What does the immediate future look like for law…
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