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Better Know a Patent Form: Forgetting to File a Micro-Entity Certification

By Michael O'Brien | Jun 6, 2017

Given that we’re a law office, it’s not a surprise that we often advise patent holders to secure legal assistance ...
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Supreme Court Deals Blow to Patent Trolls’ Reliance on Eastern Texas

By Michael O'Brien | May 31, 2017

If you follow business news at all, odds are that you’ve of “patent trolls” companies that exist only to enforce ...
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Small Companies Can Successfully Enforce Patents, As Sears Learned

By Michael O'Brien | May 22, 2017

Nearly every client I’ve had walk through my door has been motivated—at least in part—by a fear that someone could ...
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Violating the On-Sale Bar Can Render Your Patent Invalid

By Michael O'Brien | May 17, 2017

Our patent law office helps inventors file hundreds of patent applications every year. Typically, this is accomplished without complication. But ...
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How Can I Tell if a Product is Infringing on My Utility Patent?

By Michael O'Brien | May 9, 2017

I am often approached by inventors who believe that a product on the market is infringing upon their utility patent. ...
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The Tax Benefits of Amortizing Your Patent Costs

By Michael O'Brien | May 3, 2017

As we’ve noted elsewhere, filing a patent application is an expensive process. However, patent application costs are tax deductible. And ...
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Patent Litigation Financing from Investment Firms

By Michael O'Brien | Apr 26, 2017

As I’ve discussed previously, patent litigation can be extremely expensive. Protecting your patent in court is pricey enough that it’s ...
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What is Patent Infringement Insurance?

By Michael O'Brien | Apr 19, 2017

The purpose of obtaining a patent is to protect the ability to profit from an invention. However, a patent is ...
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Biotech Firms Lose Drug Patent Cases. What Are Their Options?

By Michael O'Brien | Apr 6, 2017

Two pharmaceutical companies—Acorda Therapeutics and Forward Pharma—recently saw their stocks drop by 20% each after they notified investors that they ...
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Indication Patents

By Michael O'Brien | Mar 28, 2017

Developing a new pharmaceutical and bringing it to market can be incredibly expensive, in the range of hundreds of millions ...
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Extending Life of Patents for Pharmaceutical Drugs

By Michael O'Brien | Mar 20, 2017

The cost of developing a single new prescription drug is incredibly high, ranging from hundreds of millions to a few ...
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What is FDA Exclusivity?

By Michael O'Brien | Mar 13, 2017

Patents and 'FDA exclusivity' both offer right to exclude others from respectively using your patented and FDA-approved drug formulation, but ...
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