How Lateral Thinking Helped us in Invalidating a Standard Essential Patent on HDMI Technology?
Invalidating patents is hard. Invalidating a standard-essential patent (SEPs) is even harder. SEPs claim technical solutions that are part of industry standards. Needless to say, they are much more valuable than regular patents. The technology behind these patents is developed by some of the best industry experts, mostly while working in an environment already filled […]
Patent Monetization 101: Different types of Monetization Explored
“One of the main reasons for getting a patent is to make some money out of it. That is what assets are for, am I right?” was an inventor’s response when asked why he sought a patent on his latest invention. He is not alone. According to a survey of patent owners conducted by the […]
GreyB’s Sports League
Basketball and cricket. Two different games requiring different skills. The amount of dedication, dignity, companionship, and inspiration, however, remains the same. A gesture by the opponents to acknowledge the efforts of the winning team towards the end of the game or maybe when you witness a growing brotherhood with every match. Finally, it’s the day […]
How to collect innovative ideas from employees?
Do you know in 2008, an invention by a five-year-old on “Sweeping device with two heads” got patented? Some may consider this a shot in the dark, others may simply admit: an idea doesn’t need the mind to be a great scientist. As an IP firm, we at GreyB always follow a synergic and collaborative […]
Patent Prosecution: 5 ways to cut the cost to file a patent
hbspt.cta.load(1791848, ‘5a9b267c-02a7-4033-a894-fa9187d5e4d6’, {}); “It is great to be the owner of hundreds of patents, but it is not a simple task to obtain and maintain these patents.” – Legal Counsel at an Inc. 5000 Company The cost to file patents is an expensive task. Especially when you have filed patents for a variety of products […]
Invalidating Design Patent: How we found Prior Art in a Museum?
We find prior art in a lot of unconventional places. Sitcoms, Pop culture magazines, FCC ID databases, Internet archives – Well, almost every place where you would least think of finding prior art. Having have found the impossible from places unimaginable, we were a bit awed when we found prior art in a Museum. Albeit an […]