List – 54 Drug Patents that are Expiring in 2024
With the explosive growth in the generic drug market, generic companies (like yours) are in a battle to claim a share of the soon-to-be-expired drugs as quickly as possible. You would want to know as much as possible, and keeping that very thought in mind, we collated a list of 54 drugs that are going […]
List – 51 Drug Patents that are Expiring in 2023
With the explosive growth in the generic drug market, companies (like yours) are battling to claim a share of the soon-to-be-expired drugs as quickly as possible. You would want to know as much as possible, and keeping that very thought in mind, we collated a list of 51 drugs that are going off-patent in 2023. We also […]
How Industry giants file continuation patent applications to claim broader inventions in the US
The patent prosecution process is a battle on its own, much akin to the patent owner and the examiner playing a game of chess. Each of them plays moves by not just reading the other one’s last move but also anticipating their next. As a result, many law firms and companies employ sophisticated strategies to […]
How did we find Prior Art in YouTube’s video demonstrations?
Have you ever heard of hiding in plain sight? How often do you skip the details because they look pretty obvious? But, a more important question: why am I asking these questions? It’s well understood that a keen eye is required for analyzing patents. A single missed result can be catastrophic. For example, in litigation cases, […]
List – 31 Biologics Coming Off Patents Between 2022 to 2027
Biologics have been observed to be a rapidly evolving area within biotechnology. Cancer, autoimmune diseases, and diabetes treatments account for over 60% of the biologics market. Thus making it extremely expensive with prices increasing by the day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), these high prices are restricting the healthcare systems from providing affordable, […]
The art of prior-art searching – Finding prior-art for a dental device on Facebook
For a researcher, prior-art searching means following a set of patterns and ending with a bang-on result. Finding a bang-on result for every case is not easy. From the beginning of my career as a researcher at GreyB, I have heard so many stories from my peers and seniors about when they had nothing in […]
How to select the best legal software tool?
I’ve seen docketing systems missing lots of basic checks that can be programmed in a day. For instance, I’ve experienced IDS filing systems that do not check if cited references are in sync with family members. These are basic checks that’d be in the muscle memory of a paralegal working on IDS Preparation. I am […]
How to find an IP service provider that meets your needs
“At the end of the day I can get the work that I need, but if I would have done the work myself, I would have done it differently.”, relatable? This is the problem that some of the best in-house patent counsels shared with me, but according to them they never talked openly about it. […]
Avoid SEP Litigation with 5G in the Healthcare Sector! GreyB found the solution
With our previous articles on 5G in the Healthcare sector, it is apt to wonder if turbulence brought by the introduction of 5G to the various other technical domains is waiting to shake the Healthcare sector too. The e-Healthcare market around the globe is flourishing and the major contributor is the pandemic that expedited the […]
Applying First principle thinking for invalidating a software patent
If you have ever received a software patent for invalidation that has claims like a “computer command” that comprise – 1) DOM index value, 2) DOM property name, and 3) DOM property value in the web page being rendered for “synchronization testing and analysis”. …you know it is not going to be an […]
Brokered Patent Market Report 2020 Summarized
“Corporate patent buyers have pulled back and NPEs have moved in with more buying (often with cash), accounting for almost 70% of patent sales as of last quarter. In fact, they are buying more than what is listed on the market.” – 2020 Brokered Patent Market Report by ROI The patent market has been ever-evolving […]
Finding a killer Prior art with a special analysis tool
While on a hunt for a killer prior art, even after putting in all your blood and sweat, it is not certain that you will hit right on it. One of the many reasons could be that the industry or, the technology area you are targeting, may not have the relevant prior art. Where could […]
Patent Invalidation search: Invalidating a Med-Tech patent by concept-hacking
“… Intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience”, Einstein said. Ideas are just a mash-up of already existing information. And what if I tell you with that logic, we conducted a successful patent invalidation search of a recently litigated patent in the US? Yes, that’s right. One of our old clients, Sean, […]
These 15 Claim Chart Mistakes Can Kill Your Chances to Win Litigation
This article is written by Andrew Schulman, Consulting Expert & Attorney at Law, and it appeared first on his LinkedIn profile. Claim charts (infringement contentions [ICs], invalidity contentions, etc.) are required in patent litigation under the Local Patent Rules (LPRs) adapted in most federal district courts. The rules require something that doesn’t just look like […]
This patent strategy can save you from paying huge Royalties
Planning to launch a new product and concerned about the huge IP prevailing in the domain? Does the thought of accidentally Designing/producing an infringing product ever bother you? What if there was a patent strategy that could help you? Well, if you’ve found yourself caught up in similar situations, this article can help you. Just like […]
ETSI Email Archives: A secret ingredient to crack SEP Litigation
“More than 75% of SEP litigations involve 3GPP standards, including these days’ hot topic i.e., 5G standard and its predecessor i.e., 4G, 3G, and 2G.” – IPWatchdog The stakes in high-profile litigations in the Telecom domain are so high that invalidating an SEP (Standard Essential Patent) becomes challenging. A miss of a single document (or, […]