Examiner interviews are one of the most powerful tools to help both inventors and examiners understand and overcome specific issues during prosecution. Direct discussions between an applicant and an examiner can help bridge the gap between misunderstandings of prior art, the invention, or statements in the specification. Join Gene Quinn, President & CEO of IPWatchdog.com and twice named one of the…
IPWatchdog® CON2020 has gone VIRTUAL! The IPWatchdog® Virtual CON2020 will endeavor to address the issues facing innovators, creators and brand owners as they find it increasingly difficult to monetize their proprietary creations in an economy where many large enterprises no longer want to pay for what they choose to implement and/or sell, and there is scant legal recourse to…
Intel recently announced that Apple will buy the majority of Intel’s Modem business for $1 billion. Intel’s modem business currently has about 6,000 assets relating to 3G, 4G, and 5G cellular standards and 1,700 assets relating to the wireless implementation of cellular standards. According to IAM, Intel is hoping to sell these patents separately from the smartphone modem business, although…
Standard Setting Organizations (SSOs) exist to identify and select the best innovations the entire industry will build upon. Those contributing patented technologies are asked to provide a FRAND assurance, in essence committing to provide access to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis. SEPs represent pioneering innovation that the entire industry will build upon. They represent…
Best practices in patent portfolio maintenance are often handed down or identified based on practical reasons such as budget limitation. But is this the right way to decide what to keep and cut? What about your competitors and their activity? While the data we’re using is general in nature, the same type of analysis can be used to examine behavior…