Imagine That IP Law Blog

A company may spend millions of dollars prosecuting and maintaining a patent portfolio designed around products, markets, and competitive threats identified five or ten years ago. The portfolio may contain excellent patents. The harder question is whether they are the patents the company would choose to own today.

Businesses change faster than patent portfolios. Products evolve, R&D priorities shift, companies enter new markets and make acquisitions, and new competitors emerge. Patents, by contrast, can remain in force for decades. Even a well-managed portfolio can ... Read More ›