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
Non-practicing entities are sometimes called “trolls” and are typically painted as bad guys in the IP world; however in this case it looks like Apple was seen as the bad guy and the “troll” was viewed as standing up for the little man. We think this case shows the...
by Paul Raya | Mar 10, 2015 | Blog, Cook Alex, Patent Portfolio, Patent Protection, Patent Strategy, Patent Trolls
Technology companies often use defensives patents to prevent and/or settle litigation. The strategy involves accumulating an extensive collection of patents to use as protection in the event a competitor attempts to file an infringement suit. Like the Soviets and the...
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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