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What Prosecution Features are Tied to Positive Litigation Outcomes?
Obtaining patents that will withstand litigation is one of the primarily goals of a good patent practitioner, but unfortunately, it is not always clear which prosecution strategies will ensure positive outcomes in court. Conventional wisdom used to be that a longer...
Over, Under, or Through: Overcoming Obstacles in Patent Searches
Anyone who deals with patent prosecution knows that difficulties constantly arise throughout the patent process. For example, in the patent search phase, where the goal may be to gather as much pertinent information from around the world as possible, figuring out how...
Four Ways to Respond When Monitoring Patent Applications
There is a lot to be gained from a little surveillance. In the patent prosecution world, surveillance means monitoring the progress of both your own patent applications and applications filed by others so that you can better plan your next actions. Having systems in...
Webinar Recording – Patent Prep and Pros: Five Tools to Help Get it Right
Your time is limited and the quality of your work product more measurable than ever before. Create stronger, more defensible patents and avoid many of the common pitfalls of patent prosecution using five of the most popular tools in LexisNexis...
A Celebration of the Innovations and Influence of NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) is perhaps the most iconic and influential agency within the United States government. Established in 1958, its mission statement is “to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics...
Webinar Recording: Examining Apple’s Blockbuster Purchase of Intel’s Assets
This webinar features a conversation on the news that Apple will purchase Intel assets for $1 billion. This news broke after it was reported that Intel's Blockbuster Patent Auction was put on hold to negotiate with an unidentified purchaser. 2-Minute Webinar Preview...
Webinar Recording: Five Tips for Better Patent Prosecution in the World of Big Data
Given the size and rapid growth of the US Patent Office—from ~3,000 examiners in 2000 to over 8,000 examiners in 2018—it’s no surprise that different patent examination styles have produced significant outcome variability in prosecution outcomes. Examiner statistics...
Webinar Recording: Winning at 112 – The Language of Patents
Listen as Gene Quinn, founder and president of IPWatchdog.com, Jennifer Bailey, partner at Erise IP and David Stitzel, IP Solutions Consultant at LexisNexis IP discuss all things 112, including what the future may look like in light of possible reforms, best practices...
10 Charts That Will Change Your Perspective Of Amazon’s Patent Growth
This article originally appeared on Forbes.com, written by Louis Columbus Since 2010 Amazon has grown its patent portfolio from less than 1,000 active patents in 2010 to nearly 10,000 in 2019, a ten-fold increase in less than a decade.Amazon heavily cites Microsoft,...
Autonomous Driving: how to judge strategic partnerships?
Our competitors no longer just make cars. Companies like Google, Apple and even Facebook are what I think about at night. ―Akio Toyoda While the Automotive industry is no stranger to partnerships between rivals, a recent tide of partnerships to develop Autonomous...
Webinar recording of patent strength trends in the foldable-display industry
Learn how the field of foldable display technologies have evolved over the years. Gain insights into the competitors in this industry and their areas of focus.What you’ll learn from this recording:Scan the global landscape of foldable displays technologyHow to create...
Solving the World’s Biggest Problems with Patents
Applicants address areas of global need with solutions that will help preserve the earth for future generations. Patent applicants often propose solutions to needs, from simple to complex. The patent workflow solutions that are offered by LexisNexis® IP are designed...
Predicting Examiner Behavior with PatentAdvisor ETA™
The most predictive indicator of prosecution length and complexity developed to date. PatentAdvisor Examiner ETA™ is the newest metric exclusively available on the LexisNexis PatentAdvisor® patent analytics platform. It also happens to be the most predictive...
Exploring the Patent Landscape for Robotics – Webinar Recording
A deep dive into the technological and competitive landscape development of Robotics technology 2-Minute Webinar Preview Get introduced to our award-winning software and scientifically validated method for patent valuation. Along with this get a bird's eye view of the...
Samsung’s runaway lead in foldable displays by Patent Asset Index™
End of February 2019 Samsung revealed its long rumored smart phone with a foldable display, the first of its kind to have an official release date. A number of players have been rumored to be working on such devices, however Samsung’s combination of in-house...
LexisNexis PatentSight® Wins award for Best Big Data Reporting & Analytics Software
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”―Aristotle The entire team is ecstatic about winning the "Best Big Data Reporting & Analytics Solution" award at this years SIIA CODiE awards. This was announced at the Business...
IP Landscape of Foldable Display Technology: What are the key players focusing on?
“There are good things I see on Samsung phones that I wish were in my iPhone. I wish Apple would use them and could use them, and I don't know if Samsung would stop us."- Steve WozniakThe smartphone industry has been evolving at break-neck speed, of late, with key...
Webinar: Dissecting Alice at 5 – The Good, Bad & the Ugly
Listen as Gene Quinn, President and CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc. hosts a special free webinar discussion focusing on the Alice decision five years later. Joining Gene for this special webinar is Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and...
A Patent Examiner’s Take on ETA
What might a USPTO examiner have to say about this new way to approach patent prosecution? The newest LexisNexis PatentAdvisor® metric has proven to be the most predictive patent metric yet. Each PatentAdvisor Examiner ETA™ helps patent professionals better...
Five Enticing Benefits of Automated Patent Monitoring
The importance of active patent monitoring cannot be stressed enough. Receiving critical information as early as possible affords patent applicants ample time to develop and implement patent prosecution strategies. Monitoring helps to keep an eye on competition, and...
How to Populate IDS Forms with LexisNexis PatentOptimizer®
Patent practitioners know that the time spent preparing paperwork before submitting a new USPTO patent application is by no means insignificant. To produce a complete and compliant patent application, patent professionals must turn a portion of their attention to...
Artificial Intelligence: Terminator is far from reality
"Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks."- Stephen HawkingDespite its wide-spread adoption and further sub-technologies being developed over the years, the...
Patent Portfolio Analysis of proposed FCA and Renault merger
The Press Release of FCA’s proposal for a ‘transformative merger’ with Groupe Renault brings forth the possibility of major change of scenario in the global automotive industry. The proposed merged entity is to be split equally between FCA and Renault shareholders....
Webinar: AIA Best Practices: A Holistic Approach to Patent Preparation and Prosecution
Listen as Gene Quinn, founder and president of IPWatchdog.com, John White, patent author, instructor and attorney and Mike Hudelson, Director of IP Product Planning, LexisNexis IP, discuss the new holistic approaches to harvesting and patenting innovation post-AIA....
How to Improve Patent Prosecution Strategy
The proliferation of data analytics tools has changed the way that patent practitioners approach their work. Many new features offered in these tools have greatly enhanced patent practice. In this article published in Law360, Eric Snustad, shareholder at Fredrikson...
Shades of Red: Using Patent Analytics to Overcome a “Bad” Examiner
Turn to the Patent Data While traditional patent statistics provide valuable information about your patent examiner, such as how many office actions she typically grants or the percentage of applications she has allowed to issue in the past, the best predictor of a...
RCE vs. Appeal: Four Considerations That Can Make All the Difference
The patent process is anything but predictable. The road to issuance can be bumpy as new challenges arise and patent practitioners are forced to make important prosecution decisions. Often, these decisions come about when an examiner issues a final office action. It...
The Most Comprehensive Full-Text Patent Data in English Is Now Available within LexisNexis® PatentSight®
Full-text patent data from LexisNexis® IP is now accessible in LexisNexis PatentSight, enabling customers to use a single platform to make smart strategic decisions based on advanced patent analytics HORSHAM, PENN May 15, 2019, LexisNexis IP has integrated its...
LexisNexis PatentSight® is a SIIA CODiE Award Finalist
LexisNexis PatentSight® has been named a finalist in the Best Big Data Reporting & Analytics Solution category of the 2019 SIIA CODiE Awards program. The SIIA finalists' page summarizes the analytics solution this way: PatentSight is an analytics platform for...
How to use the Patent Asset Index™ for Patent Portfolio Benchmarking: IBM vs. Qualcomm (Use Case)
“Being at least as good as the leader is a prerequisite to being competitive.”— Peter Drucker Among the various uses for the Patent Asset Index™, one major area of application is in portfolio Benchmarking. Any company operating in the modern day sets goals for...