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Three Ways to Improve Efficiency in the Patent Process
No one likes to waste time - especially throughout a process like patent prosecution where inefficiencies quickly add up to great expense. The beauty of patent drafting tools is that they take tasks off our plates so we can prosecute our patent applications more...
New Year’s Resolutions, Fitness, and the Patent Office
We arrive in the New Year with optimism and high expectations. As usual, resolutions for self-improvement top the lists of many, and 2020 is the year we are finally going to get in shape. No doubt, fitness is an invaluable part of life as it contributes to our overall...
How to Flow: Patent Prosecution at Every Phase
Patent prosecution is not always a linear process. It is full of twists, turns, and back-and-forths, but there are undeniably distinct phases of the patent process that the top patent professionals are able to seamlessly and efficiently transition between. From...
Performance Reviews Made Easy with Patent Analytics
Another year is coming to a close, and year-end reviews are on the horizon. Evaluating the performance of your patent applications, patent portfolios, and staff is difficult without the proper metrics and tools. Modern patent prosecution tools provide patent...
Words to Live By: Wisdom Collides with Patent Analytics
#1 - Take It All In (And Do Not Miss A Thing) When it comes to patent searches, “taking it all in” is easier said than done. Nearly every patent authority around the world has their own patent database, so completing a broad, global search has always meant taking in...
European Commission’s DG-Comp Relies on LexisNexis PatentSight when Evaluating Anti-trust Cases in Mergers
In an international tender, the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition selected LexisNexis® PatentSight® and its business intelligence analytics software as the patent data and patent analytics provider. Bonn, Germany - December 10, 2019 - Patent metrics...
Set it and Forget it – Let PAIR Watch Alert You to Patent Prosecution Events
Listen as Wayne Birch, Director, IP Product Planning and Operations for LexisNexis IP demonstrates how LexisNexis® PAIR Watch can help you respond to the recent changes to Private PAIR access through the USPTO website, which means that you may no longer be able to...
Examiner ETA™- Changing Perspectives on the Patent Process
When patent practitioners first began using patent data to improve their performance in patent prosecution, they would usually look to USPTO patent examiner statistics for insight. The drawback to exclusively relying on patent examiner statistics, however, is that...
Three Phases of Patent Optimization
What makes for an optimal patent? Some argue that a patent’s ultimate enforceability is the proper measure, while others argue that an optimal patent is one that made its way through the patent process with the least expense. With patent prosecution technology,...
How China is Changing the Global Patent System – Webinar Recording
Listen as Gene Quinn, president and CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc. discusses how China will fundamentally change the global IP system and what you need to be doing to prepare for this shift in the patent and innovation center of gravity. Joining Gene is Rob Sterne, founding...
Virtual Reality Patents: Creating a World of Innovation and Imagination
The virtual reality revolution is literally changing the way we see the world. The incredible advances in technology make it possible for people to explore foreign environments from the comfort of their own home. The virtual reality revolution, despite being launched...
Strategize, Optimize, and Revise: Three Steps for Superior Patent Prosecution
For some patent applicants, the journey through the patent process is complicated and does not always have a happy ending. Patent applicants who make the most of the information available to them develop solid plans for drafting, filing, and prosecuting their...
Determining Patent Value with Patent Prosecution Analytics
Patent practitioners are turning to patent analytics to uncover key insights. There are many reasons to assess a patent application’s value. Venture capitalists looking to invest in a company may wish to value the company’s patent portfolio to help determine the...
5 Time-Saving Tips for Patent Searching – Webinar Recording
Watch this on demand product-in-action webinar recording as Allison Gathard-Esposto, Customer Adoption Specialist at LexisNexis IP takes you through the ways that you can save time and effort with the LexisNexis TotalPatent One tool. With 107 authorities you can...
Drafting Quality Patents to Avoid §112 Rejections
Section 112 is a fairly common basis for rejection at the USPTO, and pinning down the requirements and boundaries of Section 112 is a continuous struggle for patent practitioners, patent examiners, and courts, alike. Section 112 of Chapter 35 of the United States Code...
Top 5 Patent Search Questions
Common Client Questions and How Patent Searches Can Help Find Answers #1. "Can I make, use, and/or sell my product?" In all reality, your client may not have the foresight to ask, but a patent professional knows that launching a product without conducting a patent...
Tesla’s shares overtake General Motors’ – but how do their technologies compare?
As reported by Reuters on October 24, 2019, Tesla shares gained 17% last week, as the company managed to achieve their targeted profits for the quarter. Due to this gain, Tesla’s market capitalization crossed that of General Motors', a legacy manufacturer in the...
AIA Best Practices: A Holistic Approach to Patent Prosecution
A lot has changed since the America Invents Act (the “AIA”) switched up the United States patent system from a “first-to-invent” to a “first-to-file” system back in 2013, and that includes some of the most basic advice patent practitioners provide to their clients....
Are U.S. Patent Examiner Statistics Fair?
Analytics describing what happens at the U.S. patent office have been on the market for almost a decade, most commonly in the form of examiner statistics. It’s no longer news that there is significant outcome variability at the USPTO, and that it’s largely driven by...
How to Automate Office Action Responses
The amount of ways patent prosecution tools can benefit a patent application has grown significantly. Early on, online patent search tools connected the world and brought national and international patent documents within a few clicks. Patent practitioners caught on...
Prosecuting for Value: Identifying and Creating Perceived Patent Strength – Webinar Recording
Listen as Gene Quinn, founder and president of IPWatchdog.com, Matt Larson, Vice President at Oceanic Parnters and Megan McLoughlin, Product Director for LexisNexis PatentAdvisor® share tips for altering your prosecution strategy to ensure that the resulting patents...
Improve your Prosecution Efficiency: How to Automate Office Action Responses – Webinar Recording
Listen as David Stitzel, IP Solutions Consultant at LexisNexis IP, demonstrates how the Office Action Response tool can help you gain back time spent on more tedious tasks to focus your attention on doing more of what matters most. 2-Minute Webinar Preview We’ll show...
e-Mobility: Evaluating Top Patent Owners and Their Portfolios – Webinar Recording
During this webinar, our expert consultants demonstrate how to derive useful and actionable insights from patent analytics that will provide your organization with tangible competitive advantage. We will walk you through the basic functioning of our business...
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...
Setting the Tone of Prosecution with Patent Analytics
There is no perfect formula for prosecuting a patent, but there is plenty of information out there that can be used to help anticipate a patent examiner's behavior. With accurate predictions, patent applicants can strategize and take actions to increase their chances...
Patent Litigation and “The Ice Cream of the Future”
Dippin’ Dots are enjoyed around the world. The delicious ice cream pellets can be found most commonly at amusement parks and have been known to hit the spot on a hot day. Despite being recognized and enjoyed globally, the innovative take on a ubiquitous dessert has...
Webinar Recording: What the CAFC’s Recent 101 Decisions Mean for Software and Wireless Devices
Listen as Gene Quinn, founder and president of IPWatchdog.com, Bob Stoll,Co-Chair of the IP Practice Group at Drinker Biddle, and former Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and David Hall, Partner, Sage Patent Group, host a...
Webinar Recording: Prosecution Data for Profit: Five Tips for Making the Most of Prosecution Analytics
Listen as Megan McLoughlin, product director of LexisNexis PatentAdvisor® introduces you to some of the ways that more data savvy practitioners are using patent prosecution analytics to get an edge over the competition. 2-Minute Webinar Preview In this webinar you'll...
Five Favorite Features of LexisNexis PatentOptimizer®
If you have to do something, why not do it right the first time? Back in 2005, LexisNexis PatentOptimizer® was born out of an exploratory project with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to help improve the overall quality of patent applications...
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Patent Documents
Patent searches are intrinsically challenging because they require combing through a seemingly infinite amount of prior art in a finite amount of time to determine which patent references are relevant. There are hundreds of patent authorities around the world with...