Month: January 2022

A provisional patent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office can be an important tool for an inventor.  Because a provisional patent application is subject to less formalities, it is often less expensive to prepare and file than a

Patent litigation can be polarizing.  If you’re a defendant accused of patent infringement, you see the patent owner as an opportunistic “patent troll.”   On the other hand, if you’re a patent owner and believe someone is infringing your patent rights, you see

Patent litigation was on the rise in 2021.  The increase in new case filings, however, was largely attributable to a small number of high-volume non-practicing entities (NPE) which practice a so-called “file-and-settle monetization” strategy.[1]  The leverage behind a “file-and-settle” approach for a