Patent Law News + Insights

Internet of Things devices are flooding the everyday tech landscape. From smart voice assistants to in-store beacons, companies are constantly creating new ways to collect data and improve customer experiences. 

Cloud-based data centers have been...

This is the second in a four-part blog series that examines the IP due diligence process for tech startups and provides insight on due diligence as part of a company’s patent strategy. Readpart one,part threeandpart four.

This is the first in a four-part blog series that examines the IP due diligence process for tech startups and provides insight on due diligence as part of a company’s patent strategy. Read part two, part three and part four.

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When drafting their patent applications, inventors often want to be very gratuitous in explaining what others before them have developed. 

Inventors often wonder whether the number of claims can affect the overall strength and value of their patent.

The bitcoin bubble may have burst (though it’s predicted to be making a less splashy comeback this year), but blockchain — the technology behind the cryptocurrency — is rapidly proliferating.

Many early virtual reality devices simply didn’t live up to the hype. Highly-anticipated products like Google Glass and Facebook’s Oculus have quietly faded from popular discussion.

In this blog series, we’re examining how successful startups have approached the patent process, and how those strategies dovetail with our discussions in earlier blog posts about crafting a smart patent strategy.

In this blog series, we’re examining how successful startups have approached the patent process, and how those strategies dovetail with our discussions in earlier blog posts about crafting a smart patent strategy. Previous posts in the series: Uber,

You may have noticed in recent headlines: Bloomberg recently reported that Waymo (owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google) is about to start selling its proprietary LiDAR sensors to other companies, so long as those companies don’t compete...