Europe is an important market for many U.S. companies in various industries, including medical devices or biologically adjacent industries (e.g., diagnostics or formulations). In practice, however, ...

The USPTO announced a set of finalized fee increases and new fees to take effect on January 19, 2025. The changes to the USPTO’s fees in 2025 add significant new fees for filing continuing ...

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Increasing digitalization and modernization of legal operations have disrupted traditional ways of managing international patent filing and prosecution. By seizing on the opportunities offered by new ...

Too many entrepreneurs treat filing a patent as a milestone in itself—proof that their invention matters. But filing a patent too early, or without a clear business strategy, can create serious ...

“A patent filing strategy for product X should start with analyzing its EBIT/operating income contribution on a country-by-country basis, not by using more ad hoc criteria such as revenue or ...

“When developing a strategy for building IP protection around an emerging technology, it’s helpful to have a framework for seeking a diversity of protection that spans the core technology and ...

The U.S. accession to the Hague Agreement creates a new standardized application that should simplify international filing for industrial design patents for many inventors. The Hague Agreement is ...