What Goes into Patent Valuation?

A truly new concept for goods or services might be able to receive patent protection and could be worth billions of dollars. Many are worth much less.  Valuation experts provide patent valuation services to determine the values of individual patents and patent...

The Patent Dispute Process

A patent affords the patent holder a monopoly on their invention for a set period of time. With patents, though, often come patent challengers. These could be people who genuinely believe they’ve come up with the idea on their own (referred to as an independent...

The Value of a Patent

A patent is the legal right to specific intellectual property.  A patent is granted by a government to an inventor and excludes others from making, using, selling, or importing the invention for a limited time.  Patents are granted in exchange for public disclosure of...