by Paul Raya | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Cook Alex, Patent Protection
Good Patents are like bees—they should protect what’s sweet and sting when they need to. —Bob Fieseler Technology companies, investors, inventors and start-ups, ask yourselves—are your company’s IP dollars producing the strong patents you need? Of the...
by Paul Raya | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Cook Alex, Patent Portfolio, Patent Protection, Patent Strategy, Patent Trolls
(Did Apple Pay $533 Million to a Patent Troll or a Good Guy Standing Up for the Common Man? expands upon our article, An Extensive Collection of Patents Can Deter Lawsuits Altogether.) Non-practicing entities are sometimes called “trolls” and are typically painted as...
by Paul Raya | Mar 10, 2015 | Blog, Cook Alex, Patent Portfolio, Patent Protection, Patent Strategy, Patent Trolls
(An Extensive Collection of Patents Can Deter Lawsuits Altogether is a follow-up to our article, Defensive Patent Portfolio Strategies.) Technology companies often use defensives patents to prevent and/or settle litigation. The strategy involves accumulating an...
by Paul Raya | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog, Patent Protection, Patent Strategy
Regarding Patent Protection Strategies: Myriad Genetics, a Utah based biotech company, held a patent on the isolated form of genes that can predict an increased risk of cancer. Many researchers and geneticists claim that this single company’s patent raised...
by Paul Raya | Oct 4, 2013 | Patent Protection, Technology
At Cook Alex, we’re excited and proud when our clients’ new technology and products successfully break into the market with help from our patent strategies. It’s our business and our passion; it’s what we work hard to achieve for our clients. Lately, we’ve...
by Paul Raya | Sep 28, 2013 | Patent Protection, Patent Trolls
The Federal Trade Commission (announced) that it stands ready to take on (so-called non-practicing entities a.k.a. …) patent trolls. In a speech at the National Press Club, Commissioner Edith Ramirez made two big announcements. First, she revealed that the FTC...
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