How We Invalidated a Patent Related to Drones?
Drones fascinate me. They are wonderful tools of entertainment and transportation and has so much potential, which, if fully explored can change the way mankind transports. Technology companies around the globe, are researching the solutions for the problems of the domain and it would only be a matter of time before drones are everywhere. TBH, I’m waiting […]
How We found Prior Art in Non Patent Literature of University Publication?
I was leaning in my chair while watching those bees through the steam of my coffee. They were four in number, flying from one plant to another, from one flower to next, collecting the sugary nectar. When they were fully loaded, which was a task completed sort of thing for them, they flew back. The […]
Physical Search: Unconventional Way to find Prior Art
Prior art can be found in a lot of places. Some conventional, others unimaginable yet a valid source of prior art – the unconventional one. As analysts, we are tuned to exhaust the conventional sources before probing into unconventional ways. But sometimes it is better to go unconventional in the very beginning, as it might […]
How strong is NuCurrent’s patent asserted against Samsung?
NuCurrent has been very active in providing wireless charging solutions since 2009, which were commercialized in 2012, while Samsung introduced a wireless charging kit as an add-on to the Galaxy S4 around 2013. After being introduced to Samsung at Consumer Electronics Show in 2015, both the companies collaborated officially under various confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, as […]
Patent Licensing Strategy: How to identify Infringement for a Patent with Circuits?
Creating a patent licensing strategy for circuit patents can be a challenging task. There are rare chances of finding a detailed schematic of products in product literature. This makes identifying products infringing your patented circuitry expensive as well as time-consuming. But there is little to worry, as I’m about to walk you through a 3-step process […]
How to Check The Essentiality Of Standard Essential Patents?
Did you know that licensees pay huge licensing fees for Standard Essential Patents (SEP)? Unfortunately, not all those patents qualify for the criteria of being a SEP. Hence, in many licensing deals, a licensee can end up paying millions for false SEPs. How does that happen and how can it be avoided? The answer to […]
Mesa sues Amazon, Sony, Lenovo, and Blackberry – a prior art could be found here
Patent Assertion Entities have been an active topic of discussion in IP industries for years. They have earned a moniker of frivolous lawsuit filers trying to assert a patent covering vague or quite general technology. Most of the cases filed by PAEs in the past decade involved patents covering software technology because software patents are […]
This is the solution to the problem of current outsourced reports CXOs consume
In the last article, What Is The Problem With Current Outsourced Report CXOs Consume?, I discussed the problem with the current outsourcing practices that CXOs follow. They receive customized analysis which paints a part of the big picture they want to see. Result: they get answers to a particular set of questions while a big […]
How we made the Plaintiff drop the Lawsuit against our Client?
Understanding the objective of the client goes a long way in customer satisfaction and retention. At GreyB, we are huge believers in fulfilling the objective of the client – rather than fulfilling just the objective of the project – and this attitude helped us a great deal in enriching the client’s experience and satisfying their […]
4 Reasons Why You Should Build A High-Quality Patent Portfolio
NuCurrent Inc., a Chicago-based wireless charging equipment manufacturer earns millions in patent licensing every year, its licensees including the likes of Apple and Motorola. Did I mention they merely have 29 granted patents in their portfolio? That’s the power of a strong patent portfolio. NuCurrent is not alone. There are multiple companies that make millions […]
Patent Pruning: How to increase the value of your patent portfolio?
A couple of decades ago, patent portfolios were considered one of an organization’s most indispensable assets. It was when quality was given more importance, and filing patents was not a mere numbers game. The blind filing was extremely low, and granted patents were normally considered valuable, both in terms of quality and face value. But […]
Which Drug Patents have Expired in 2018?
The Generic drugs industry is one of the fastest-growing industries of this century. Valued at USD 200 Billion in 2015, the global market for generic drugs is expected to reach USD 380 Billion by 2021, according to a report published by Zion Market research. In the US alone, the Generic drug market is a multi-billion […]
How Lateral Thinking Helped us in Invalidating a Standard Essential Patent on HDMI Technology?
Invalidating patents is hard. Invalidating a standard-essential patent (SEPs) is even harder. SEPs claim technical solutions that are part of industry standards. Needless to say, they are much more valuable than regular patents. The technology behind these patents is developed by some of the best industry experts, mostly while working in an environment already filled […]
Patent Monetization 101: Different types of Monetization Explored
“One of the main reasons for getting a patent is to make some money out of it. That is what assets are for, am I right?” was an inventor’s response when asked why he sought a patent on his latest invention. He is not alone. According to a survey of patent owners conducted by the […]
Patent Prosecution: 5 ways to cut the cost to file a patent
hbspt.cta.load(1791848, ‘5a9b267c-02a7-4033-a894-fa9187d5e4d6’, {}); “It is great to be the owner of hundreds of patents, but it is not a simple task to obtain and maintain these patents.” – Legal Counsel at an Inc. 5000 Company The cost to file patents is an expensive task. Especially when you have filed patents for a variety of products […]
Invalidating Design Patent: How we found Prior Art in a Museum?
We find prior art in a lot of unconventional places. Sitcoms, Pop culture magazines, FCC ID databases, Internet archives – Well, almost every place where you would least think of finding prior art. Having have found the impossible from places unimaginable, we were a bit awed when we found prior art in a Museum. Albeit an […]
