Patent Law News + Insights

Strategic insights and updates on US patent prosecution and global patent portfolio development, for proactive patent professionals and savvy technology executives.

Michael Henry

is a principal and the founding member of Henry Patent Law Firm PLLC. Michael specializes in creating comprehensive, growth-oriented IP strategies for early-stage companies who are developing emerging technologies.
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Should We File a Provisional Patent Application?

July 13, 2017

Depending on who you talk to, you might hear that filing a provisional patent application is always a mistake, or that it’s the right move every time. Many businesses have questioned whether filing a provisional application is worthwhile — or...

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Michael Henry to Present at 54th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference

November 11, 2016

Michael Henry has been invited to serve as a faculty member at the 54th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference. The Conference will be held November 14-15, 2016, in Plano, Texas, hosted by the Center for American and International Law (CAIL)....

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The "Standard NDA" - Myth or Reality?

June 18, 2016

For a company of any size, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) provide one of the most important and basic tools for protecting corporate information and intellectual property rights, particularly patents and trade secrets. So, for technology...

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Strategic Considerations in Drafting and Negotiating NDAs

April 18, 2016

If you've worked with non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) much, you know that there’s not a silver bullet “standard” NDA that will work for every situation. Instead, NDAs are often fine-tuned for a company’s specific needs and negotiated for particular...

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The Positive Impact of Patent Grants for Tech Startups

February 18, 2016

If you’re running a tech startup and filing patent applications for your technology, consider the analysis in a recent paper called “The Bright Side of Patents” by Joan Farre-Mensa, et al.:

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Why Bother with an NDA?

January 09, 2016

Last year I wrote a couple of articles (see here and here) about the basic mechanics of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and some strategic considerations in drafting them. But that all flows from the assumption that an NDA is useful in the first...

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New Firm, New Site, New Blog

January 08, 2016

As most of you already know, Henry Patent Law Firm PLLC officially launched last August, and we’ve been full steam ahead for about five months now.

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