Policing Patent Rights: Creating an Inventory, Patent Marking, and Marketplace Monitoring

Summary

Patents are a significant and extremely valuable aspect of many companies' intellectual property portfolios. No matter your client's business objective (e.g., maintaining product exclusivity and market share, obtaining licensing royalties), it is critical to develop and implement an effective patent policing strategy, so that your client can derive the maximum value from its patented technology. For more resources related to patent enforcement, see Patent Enforcement Resource Kit.