Companies possessing intellectual property (IP) that safeguards their business gain a crucial advantage by having exclusive rights during the time their competitors would require to develop alternative products to avoid infringement, or their competitors might opt to abandon market entry altogether due to the presence of such IP rights.
We at INFORT regard intellectual property as a business asset and aim to secure IP rights while incorporating a business-oriented perspective, with the goal of creating IP rights to protect our client’s business.
When dealing with the creation, evaluation, and invalidation of standard essential patents (SEPs), there is also an additional step that involves comparing the SEPs with technical standards. Since this process differs from the usual procedures employed in the creation, evaluation, and invalidation of regular patents, a deep understanding of the technical standards becomes vitally important.
At INFORT we have a sizeable team of patent attorneys and patent engineers with extensive knowledge of technical standards. These adept professionals collaborate as a team to conduct thorough evaluations and assessments, facilitating the efficient acquisition and utilization of viable SEPs.
While the ownership of patents or patent applications may in itself have worth, utilizing patents more effectively is also desirable. Although the costs incurred by patents that are not utilized may end up as just expenses, if patents are evaluated properly and utilized effectively, obtaining patents can be a lucrative investment.
Our patent attorneys, with a wealth of extensive experience spanning many years, are fully prepared and qualified to assist our clients in maximizing the utilization of their intellectual property rights (IPRs).
When filing a foreign application, under the first-to-file principle, in order to attain the earliest possible filing date, it is not uncommon for the original application (base application) to be filed in an ill-prepared state, in which information was not sufficiently acquired, and/or in which the generic concept of the embodiment(s) is insufficiently disclosed.
We at INFORT address these challenges with our unique approach; by treating the specification of the original application as a written proposal of the invention. Our patent attorneys/patent engineers directly prepare (rewrite) the English specification while taking into account the patent practices of various foreign countries.
In companies without an IP department or without designated IP personnel, company members often take on intellectual property duties in addition to their other responsibilities. In such circumstances, there are challenges in accurately and promptly carrying out intellectual property tasks.
We have experienced patent attorneys and patent engineers who have worked in IP departments of major companies. These professionals can act as substitutes for IP departments or designated IP personnel for such companies, providing support for tasks ranging from the creation to the management of IP rights.
