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    The Conundrum of Application of Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy in Light of Business Strategy, and its Significance to the Corporate World in Contemporary Settings
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 13, 2021

    The Conundrum of Application of Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy in Light of Business Strategy, and its Significance to the Corporate World in Contemporary Settings

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    Sugar Reduction technology: What are your options?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 8, 2021

    Sugar Reduction technology: What are your options?

    When we asked people working in the dairy industry to share some of their major concerns, one of the most interesting and repetitive responses we got was reducing sugar content without [...]

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    Enhancing Understanding of Technology Readiness Levels through Patents
    By Team GreyB
    In Interesting Read, Solution
    Posted January 5, 2021

    Enhancing Understanding of Technology Readiness Levels through Patents

    “In some ways, Technology transformation can be a little confusing”, I thought to myself as I sat writing this article.  Why’s that? you ask. Well, to many of us transformation can implicate [...]

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    12 Companies doing groundbreaking work in IP Tech
    By Team GreyB
    In Interesting Read, Solution
    Posted December 1, 2020

    12 Companies doing groundbreaking work in IP Tech

    ‘What should I do differently today if more and more IP departments are digitizing every process and preparing themselves for the future. Should I also try few advanced tools? If so, which one [...]

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    Patent Databases: 11 Best Free and Paid Search Platforms
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted November 17, 2020

    Patent Databases: 11 Best Free and Paid Search Platforms

    The choice of patent databases highly depends on the motive beneath it, or in other words, the type of patent search involved. For instance, for a prior art search that is for current litigation, [...]

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    AI in Beauty Industry: How companies are using Artificial Intelligence in Cosmetics and Skincare?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted November 13, 2020

    AI in Beauty Industry: How companies are using Artificial Intelligence in Cosmetics and Skincare?

    The beauty industry is expected to reach a valuation of $863 billion globally by 2024. However, given the continuous innovation and exponential growth in beauty products, a saturation in the [...]

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    How can Technology Timeline help accelerate research in your R&D team?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution, Strategy
    Posted November 5, 2020

    How can Technology Timeline help accelerate research in your R&D team?

    Working closely with R&D teams of different organizations has been an insightful journey for us. One of the things that we have learned is that when an R&D team gets stuck in their [...]

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    Plastic Free Tea Bags: 5 Solutions Tea Providers Are Using
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 8, 2020

    Plastic Free Tea Bags: 5 Solutions Tea Providers Are Using

    How do you like your tea? With cream? Sugar? Or the classic, plastic. That’s right, environmentally detrimental glue and plastic. Allow me to spill the tea. Tea lovers sing many a praise of those [...]

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    List – 100 Patent Brokers From Different Countries
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted September 28, 2020

    List – 100 Patent Brokers From Different Countries

    So, you’re here. You probably want to sell your patents, or maybe you are looking to buy more. Whatever the case might be, you landed on the right page. A lot of our clients find themselves in [...]

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    Am I smart? I could not answer a dumb question from a kid.
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted September 22, 2020

    Am I smart? I could not answer a dumb question from a kid.

    Here at GreyB, we love any and every form of content that makes us pause and ponder. In our busy schedules, such pieces of content – be it in the form of emails, articles, podcasts, videos – [...]

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    How we used literature available after the cut-off date to find X references?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted September 15, 2020

    How we used literature available after the cut-off date to find X references?

    “Do you think prior-art searches are only about looking at relevant literature available before the cut-off date?” – I asked the newly joined members of my team. All bewildered by the question, [...]

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    Smart Patent Prosecution: How to break free of the rejection-response loop and grant your applications efficiently without losing millions?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted September 14, 2020

    Smart Patent Prosecution: How to break free of the rejection-response loop and grant your applications efficiently without losing millions?

    If I tell you, you could customize your internal patent tools with additional information, do you know the kind of possibilities it can open up? Depending on the tool and the customization, you [...]

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    Walmart Case study – How to find monetization opportunities using data instead of hunches?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted September 8, 2020

    Walmart Case study – How to find monetization opportunities using data instead of hunches?

    When you are managing a portfolio of 100 patents or less,  you probably are aware of all the gem patents. You may be selecting the gems based on vapours reasons like – they protect your [...]

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    Designing a Product – How Ignoring Patent Clearance Search could be fatal?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted September 1, 2020

    Designing a Product – How Ignoring Patent Clearance Search could be fatal?

    You (or your company, for that matter) are working on developing a product. A result of a ton of brainstorming, a dozen or more presentations to senior management, and a couple of approvals [...]

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    How we used the Doctrine of Equivalent to prove Infringement?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted August 14, 2020

    How we used the Doctrine of Equivalent to prove Infringement?

    Have you ever faced the challenge where you know your subject invention is being infringed by a company but you have no proof of it?  What do you do in cases where the products that could be [...]

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    How to Draw Crucial Insights from Patent Landscape Analysis?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted August 10, 2020

    How to Draw Crucial Insights from Patent Landscape Analysis?

    The consumers of landscape studies are broad, ranging from business executives to university management, and from IP counsels to R&D teams. Further, they all have their own set of [...]

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    Basics of IPR Explained: Four Types of Intellectual Property Rights
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted August 5, 2020

    Basics of IPR Explained: Four Types of Intellectual Property Rights

    Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the bundle of legal rights granted with the aim to protect the creations of the intellect of either an individual or a group or an organization [...]

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    Can our products face litigation when they come to the market?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 27, 2020

    Can our products face litigation when they come to the market?

    How do you assess for your company, if the risk of patent litigation is ahead on the cards? Companies, especially the ones based on internet technology face a constantly evolving landscape. This [...]

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    What is holding you back from taming the SEP dragon?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 24, 2020

    What is holding you back from taming the SEP dragon?

    SEPs are a honeypot for the companies that are aiming to gain supremacy over their competitors. The current status of the SEP world is painted in our other articles. Looking at the average share [...]

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    How intellectual curiosity helped us identify a killer prior art in a short timeframe?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 21, 2020

    How intellectual curiosity helped us identify a killer prior art in a short timeframe?

    Have you ever faced a situation where you had to find killer prior art in a limited time frame? Let me tell you what happened when we faced a similar challenge recently.  In this case client [...]

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    Automobile companies, here’s why you should start investing in 5G R&D right now.
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 21, 2020

    Automobile companies, here’s why you should start investing in 5G R&D right now.

    If you are working in the automotive domain and not taking 5G seriously, you might find yourself in troubled waters a few years down the line. You know all about V2X Communication. You also know [...]

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    How we manage to keep our teams high performing?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 17, 2020

    How we manage to keep our teams high performing?

    The truth can hurt. But you can either run from it or learn from it! You guessed it right, we are talking about feedback. With the end of the quarter a fortnight ago and the quarterly feedback in [...]

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    Prediction as a service: The Future Triangle Framework can help you correctly predict future
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 15, 2020

    Prediction as a service: The Future Triangle Framework can help you correctly predict future

    What if I tell you I can help you predict the future? Most people might come to you and say that analytics can help you achieve exactly that. Reality is – it cannot. Where we are right now [...]

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    From Patent Portfolio Management to Licensing, your IP Management Plans are just a Tool away!
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 10, 2020

    From Patent Portfolio Management to Licensing, your IP Management Plans are just a Tool away!

    Are you an IP counsel who is looking for tools for handling various facets of your job – Be it patent prosecution, litigation, monetization or patent portfolio management?  If yes, this article [...]

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    How to leverage the power of Salesforce in Patent portfolio management?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 3, 2020

    How to leverage the power of Salesforce in Patent portfolio management?

    Do you use Salesforce in your organization? If yes, this write-up is for you. Excuse me for starting the article abruptly, but I don’t want to waste a second and directly jump on to help you with [...]

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    93 Patent cases that can help identify USPTO Abstract ideas
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 1, 2020

    93 Patent cases that can help identify USPTO Abstract ideas

    How do you tell apart an abstract idea from another? More importantly, in this post-Alice era, how do you identify patent abstract ideas which determine the subject matter eligibility for claims? [...]

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    These are the Top 10 Blocking Patents in 3D Printing
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 29, 2020

    These are the Top 10 Blocking Patents in 3D Printing

    The domain of 3D printing has been in headlines recently since the news emerged that companies are 3D printing the medical equipment including ventilators and PPE kits to deal with the COVID-19 [...]

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    How to Patent an Idea in 6 Steps? – A Patent Filing Tutorial
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 28, 2020

    How to Patent an Idea in 6 Steps? – A Patent Filing Tutorial

    Before you go running to the patent office to get a patent, there’s a lot you need to know. Getting a patent is not as simple as getting a copyright/trademark, it’s much complicated, [...]

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    Where does the legal tech fit in your operations as a counsel?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 26, 2020

    Where does the legal tech fit in your operations as a counsel?

    To stay operational in times like this — when the Coronavirus epidemic is forcing offices to stay shut — is a challenge of unprecedented magnitude for all firms, big or small. [...]

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    Patent Licensing And Its Types: Everything You Need to Know
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 20, 2020

    Patent Licensing And Its Types: Everything You Need to Know

    Bringing a new product or invention to the market is not an easy job. It is a time-consuming process and the work starts from the day you had your eureka moment. Filing a patent to protect your [...]

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    Why adopting Legal Tech is akin to drinking water for a 2020 counsel?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 19, 2020

    Why adopting Legal Tech is akin to drinking water for a 2020 counsel?

    Does the idea of getting approximately 7.2 times the return on investment OR reducing legal spending by 20% OR saving 28% (80% in a few cases) in contract reviewing time appeal to you? If yes, [...]

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    How to Identify Your Competitor’s Business Interest Areas at an Early Stage?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 16, 2020

    How to Identify Your Competitor’s Business Interest Areas at an Early Stage?

    Do you spend hours in your mind palace, thinking where your competitor might be heading next? What could be their next area of interest? Do you have it covered or is it completely untapped? Well, [...]

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    Did Johnson and Johnson sell RoC Skincare because they found a better alternate to Retinol?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 15, 2020

    Did Johnson and Johnson sell RoC Skincare because they found a better alternate to Retinol?

    “RoC has a rich history of skincare solutions innovation stemming from its French pharmacy roots. As the first brand to stabilize Retinol, which is one of the top U.S. [...]

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    Why Terminal Disclaimers are Easy to Overlook but Lethal if Ignored?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 14, 2020

    Why Terminal Disclaimers are Easy to Overlook but Lethal if Ignored?

    It was the onset of the new millennium. Three different entities- a cardiologist, a university, and a non-practicing entity (NPE), at three different points of time, committed a similar mistake [...]

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    How Much Does A Patent Cost in Major Countries?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 13, 2020

    How Much Does A Patent Cost in Major Countries?

    How much does a patent cost in … the US? Canada? Europe? China? Japan? South Korea? India? All right, one can always Google and find the cost of filing a patent in each of these countries. But [...]

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    USPTO “Patents 4 Partnerships” – A brief introduction and takeaways
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 6, 2020

    USPTO “Patents 4 Partnerships” – A brief introduction and takeaways

    USPTO has become a focus of interest these days, with the release of Patent Center recently and now the USPTO IP Marketplace.  This IP Marketplace called the “Patents 4 Partnerships” [...]

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    UK Digital Healthcare: Should you be tracking University Spin-offs?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 5, 2020

    UK Digital Healthcare: Should you be tracking University Spin-offs?

    “Britain is leading the charge among its European counterparts when it comes to embracing the digital transformation of healthcare. From nimble start-ups to the evolution of the National Health [...]

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    7 Advanced Tips to unlock the full potential of Google Patent Search
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted May 31, 2020

    7 Advanced Tips to unlock the full potential of Google Patent Search

    Any Tom, Dick, or Harry (pardon the cliché) can conduct patent searches using Google Patents Search, Thomson Innovation, or Orbit. It takes a power user who is skilled in the art of searching on [...]

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    What is 5G Technology – Requirements, Initiatives, and Enabling Technologies
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted May 28, 2020

    What is 5G Technology – Requirements, Initiatives, and Enabling Technologies

    5G is the next-generation network technology that succeeds 4G LTE network and offers much faster download and upload speeds with low latency than 4G. The battle for 5G supremacy is on in full [...]

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    Google Patent Search – A Definitive Guide for Patent Searching
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted May 26, 2020

    Google Patent Search – A Definitive Guide for Patent Searching

    If you are planning to conduct a Google Patent Search and want to try your hands on Google Patents, you landed on the right page. This is one of the most comprehensive guides ever written on the [...]

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    How to do a Patent Search Yourself? – A Definitive Guide
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted May 18, 2020

    How to do a Patent Search Yourself? – A Definitive Guide

    If you have been searching for a comprehensive guide on how to conduct a patent search, I would like to congratulate you because your search has just ended. This is your one-stop solution where [...]

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    IDS Management Simplified – Designing the ideal tool for your IDS needs!
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted May 13, 2020

    IDS Management Simplified – Designing the ideal tool for your IDS needs!

    In the previous article of this series, we talked about the need for an IDS management system. We focused on various problems and solutions related to IDS management our clients discussed with [...]

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    How a Competitive Patent Landscape Analysis helps IP Counsels make Better Decisions?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted May 9, 2020

    How a Competitive Patent Landscape Analysis helps IP Counsels make Better Decisions?

    You will agree that a patent counsel’s job is not limited to patent prosecution, litigation, and maintenance only. A patent counsel wears multiple hats and plays a key role in strategic planning [...]

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    Competitive Intelligence in R&D – How Dashboards can help solve a CTO’s Problems?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted April 29, 2020

    Competitive Intelligence in R&D – How Dashboards can help solve a CTO’s Problems?

    The responsibilities of a CTO are multifold – Monitoring technological trends, designing a strategy that aligns with those trends in the most profitable way, and identifying new areas to invest [...]

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    USPTO Patent Center – A Massive Treasure Chest for IP Industry
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted April 23, 2020

    USPTO Patent Center – A Massive Treasure Chest for IP Industry

    The patent community has been facing a few prevalent issues in recent times. To address those issues, on 20th April USPTO unveiled the Patent Center in the beta version. The main highlights of [...]

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    This Tool can help bid Goodbye to your Information Disclosure Statement woes!
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted April 20, 2020

    This Tool can help bid Goodbye to your Information Disclosure Statement woes!

    Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) puts a heavy administrative burden of ‘Duty of Disclosure’ on IP professionals, both in corporations and law firms managing US patents. This duty to [...]

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    Non-patent Search: How we killed an ecigarette patent
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted April 17, 2020

    Non-patent Search: How we killed an ecigarette patent

    Has this ever happened to you – You are conducting a prior-art search and something keeps on jabbing at the back of your head, questioning whether you have explored everything?  Well, it happens [...]

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    An FTO Search Strategy That Can Effectively Cover All Kinds Of Threats
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted April 13, 2020

    An FTO Search Strategy That Can Effectively Cover All Kinds Of Threats

    As a business head, how do you handle the Freedom to Operate (FTO) study for a product that has multiple features? Do you feel the fear of missing out on possible threats while conducting the [...]

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    The Schrodinger’s SEP – How to avoid hurdles in being accepted by patent pools?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted April 3, 2020

    The Schrodinger’s SEP – How to avoid hurdles in being accepted by patent pools?

    The interest of the companies in having a fortified patent portfolio (SEPs) is growing at the rate of knots. The R&D-Sales and R&D-Marketing departments of various companies are making [...]

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    FRAND Terms for 5G and Automotive Industry needs an update. Here’s why
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted February 26, 2020

    FRAND Terms for 5G and Automotive Industry needs an update. Here’s why

    Recently, it made to the headlines that Daimler had lodged a complaint with the European Commission against Nokia as Nokia refused to license mobile components and insists on indirect licensing [...]

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    Are All of your standard essential patents declared to ETSI?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted February 12, 2020

    Are All of your standard essential patents declared to ETSI?

    Recently, we noticed that many companies, especially with big patent portfolios, may not be aware that some of the patents in their portfolio are getting delayed in being officially listed as [...]

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    How to use IP Data for R&D Hiring?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted February 10, 2020

    How to use IP Data for R&D Hiring?

    Since time immemorial, great companies have become great by hiring the right people. A rookie might wonder why. But seasoned players understand that it is your people who decide your reputation [...]

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    Should eCommerce Websites be worried about getting sued for listing infringing products?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted February 9, 2020

    Should eCommerce Websites be worried about getting sued for listing infringing products?

    Recently, Hailo Technologies LLC – after three continuous attempts at suing the manufacturer of Anker Roav SmartCharge Car Kit – sued Best Buy, Target, and Walmart for infringement through the [...]

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    The Ultimate Patent Due Diligence Checklist for Prioritization
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted February 6, 2020

    The Ultimate Patent Due Diligence Checklist for Prioritization

    If you are a Patent counsel, or in any way responsible for the patent acquisitions of your company, you might be receiving multiple requests from inventors or companies to purchase/license their [...]

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    Solutions to the Shelf-stability Problem of Probiotics
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 22, 2020

    Solutions to the Shelf-stability Problem of Probiotics

    Jeff, a senior researcher at one of the largest chemical companies in the US, had been shouldering the burden of a problem, which if solved could help an industry worth $43 Billion. Jeff was [...]

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    SWOT analysis of Polylactic acid [Includes Existing Solutions to drawbacks of PLA]
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 21, 2020

    SWOT analysis of Polylactic acid [Includes Existing Solutions to drawbacks of PLA]

    Polylactic acid (PLA) is a widely used material in packaging, especially food packaging. Derived from renewable sources like cornstarch, cassava roots, chips, starch, and sugarcane, this [...]

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    The Secret For Maximizing Return On Investment While Monetizing Patents
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 20, 2020

    The Secret For Maximizing Return On Investment While Monetizing Patents

    Today was the most important day in Bob’s life. Bob holding a Mont Blanc in his hand was seconds away from signing a deal with XYZ Technologies. Bob is a patent owner who had spent 10 years of [...]

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    How to perform a Patent Infringement analysis by yourself
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 3, 2020

    How to perform a Patent Infringement analysis by yourself

    Mark (Amused): How did you do it? There isn’t a single strategy that fits, I’ve been spiraling down and folding back with every other search partner. Aadesh (Me): Feels like an endlessly [...]

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    Existing Solutions that could make CRISPR a Better Tool
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted December 23, 2019

    Existing Solutions that could make CRISPR a Better Tool

    Genome editing or gene editing tools bring along with them a promise for a better future as they give scientists the ability to alter DNA. Further, as a result of the growing use of technologies [...]

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    Patent Preliminary Analysis – Which Patents Can be Invalidated?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted December 20, 2019

    Patent Preliminary Analysis – Which Patents Can be Invalidated?

    Almost every day, multiple patent litigations suits are filed. The increasing frequency of these cases indicates companies are now more inclined to stop competition or get value over their [...]

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    FTO Search – How we aim to deliver the best value for money
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted December 16, 2019

    FTO Search – How we aim to deliver the best value for money

    Imagine – You have hit upon a really good idea, which has a ton of potential. You start working on it with the product development team and invest millions of dollars on the R&D. Because you [...]

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    GreyB’s Patent Ranking Engine Helps a Patent Counsel in Monetization
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted December 16, 2019

    GreyB’s Patent Ranking Engine Helps a Patent Counsel in Monetization

    Imagine a situation where you are collating a patent portfolio for monetization or there’s a plan to acquire patents. This is like investing in gold or platinum, sort of a difficult call, isn’t [...]

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    List – 23 Marketplaces Where You Can Buy and Sell Patents
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted December 5, 2019

    List – 23 Marketplaces Where You Can Buy and Sell Patents

    “I wish there was one comprehensive list that provides all the patent marketplaces where one could buy and sell patents” — uttered Sara, an inventor friend of mine, during our conversation the [...]

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    Let’s discuss some key manners in which companies can manage and monetize their patents to full potential
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted November 13, 2019

    Let’s discuss some key manners in which companies can manage and monetize their patents to full potential

    Pre-script: This thought piece is written keeping in mind the board members and key decision-makers that aren’t from the IP department. If you are an in-house patent counsel, patent [...]

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    How We Designed an ROI-Maximizing Software Tool That Allows Every R&D Scientist to Operate Like a Patent Research Expert
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted November 8, 2019

    How We Designed an ROI-Maximizing Software Tool That Allows Every R&D Scientist to Operate Like a Patent Research Expert

    Companies often assume that if they spend big on research and development, it’s only a matter of time before they see a big return on investment in the form of new products with high marketplace [...]

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    MS Office: A Holy Congregation of Shortcuts for Patent Professionals
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 30, 2019

    MS Office: A Holy Congregation of Shortcuts for Patent Professionals

    With Halloween coming around this week, we thought why not indulge in “Trick-O-Treat”, but the only trick here is that it’s gonna be “Treat-O-Treat” for you. On this spooky season, wanna lift [...]

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    Our Award-Winning Patent Search Tool, Catalyst, Eliminates Traditional IP Research Obstacles
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 26, 2019

    Our Award-Winning Patent Search Tool, Catalyst, Eliminates Traditional IP Research Obstacles

    Like trial transcripts, birth certificates, and property deeds, patents are supposed to be freely available to anyone interested in reading them. And officially, they are: patents are a matter of [...]

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    How We Helped a Telecom PRB Director Design a Patent Organization and Analysis System Trained to Think Just Like Him
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 25, 2019

    How We Helped a Telecom PRB Director Design a Patent Organization and Analysis System Trained to Think Just Like Him

    For big companies with active R&D departments, keeping track of the many thousands of individual patents that often make up their patent portfolios frequently represents a daunting task, the [...]

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    5G Applications: A Host of Niches Ranging from Healthcare to Automotive
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 10, 2019

    5G Applications: A Host of Niches Ranging from Healthcare to Automotive

    5G – Is it truly disruptive or just a few Mbps faster than the current network? After a while lost in bringing life to the idea that existed only in theory years ago, 5G is finally here! [...]

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    A Framework to Extract ROI from Your Patent Portfolio
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 4, 2019

    A Framework to Extract ROI from Your Patent Portfolio

    Companies should invest their time and resources into developing a diverse patent portfolio as it can act as a vast resource of revenue as well as provide a competitive advantage. In fact, every [...]

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    What we learned from attending a random meeting in San Francisco?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted August 30, 2019

    What we learned from attending a random meeting in San Francisco?

    Here at GreyB, we, the editorial team, have an intense love for stories. We try to keep the storytelling animal inside us always at work – be it for sharing relevant strategies with the help of [...]

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    Our Experience: Common Problems for Patent Review Boards and Our Processes for Solving Them
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted August 13, 2019

    Our Experience: Common Problems for Patent Review Boards and Our Processes for Solving Them

    Especially at young, fast-growing companies, there are few employees under more pressure than members of the Patent Review Board, or PRB—also known as a Patent Review Committee. Generally [...]

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    Are you using spreadsheets to manage your patent portfolio?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted August 2, 2019

    Are you using spreadsheets to manage your patent portfolio?

    The utility as well as the supply and demand of IP has seen a significant shift in the last decade and so has the way leading companies are viewing IP. A decade ago companies wielded IP more as a [...]

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    How a Patent Monetization Analysis Helped a Major Asian Telecom Company Prepare to Defend Patent Infringement Lawsuits in the U.S.
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 30, 2019

    How a Patent Monetization Analysis Helped a Major Asian Telecom Company Prepare to Defend Patent Infringement Lawsuits in the U.S.

    In 2017, we heard from an executive who was heading up a team that specialized in mobile and augmented reality-related technology at a large Asian telecom company. She had a troublesome problem [...]

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    Why you should not rely on just one database for all your search needs?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 14, 2019

    Why you should not rely on just one database for all your search needs?

    This article highlights some of the issues caused by sticking with just one database for all your search needs and how it could be solved. Whether you’re an attorney/counsel searcher [...]

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    What you do not know about Google Image Search
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 11, 2019

    What you do not know about Google Image Search

    If you are a person who deals with design patents, then we have written this article for you. This article highlights how conducting design searches using Google Image Search feature could throw [...]

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    System Prior Art: Why we prioritize it over other references?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 7, 2019

    System Prior Art: Why we prioritize it over other references?

    Have you ever been in a situation where your IPR got instituted, but the PTO declared the challenged claim as valid? If a challenged claim(s) is declared valid by the USPTO in IPR, and later a [...]

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    Better Than Market Research: How Watchmakers Could’ve Used Patent Landscape Analysis to Predict the Smartwatch Boom
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 5, 2019

    Better Than Market Research: How Watchmakers Could’ve Used Patent Landscape Analysis to Predict the Smartwatch Boom

    About ten years ago, traditional watchmakers—companies like Tag Heuer, Swatch, and Timex—entered dangerous waters. Tech firms were preparing to introduce the modern smartwatch—a grave threat to [...]

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    What is Inter Partes Review, Post Grant Review and Covered Business Method Review?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 31, 2019

    What is Inter Partes Review, Post Grant Review and Covered Business Method Review?

    You are an inventor. You have with great efforts secured a patent which has cost you a good quarter of your bank balance. You want to make the most out of your newly granted patent and decide to [...]

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    Eisenhower Matrix: A solution to avert the lost opportunity costs
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 28, 2019

    Eisenhower Matrix: A solution to avert the lost opportunity costs

    Are you looking for a simple approach to prioritizing your innovation efforts? Does your company tend to assign priority to ongoing innovation tasks because it has already invested time and money [...]

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    How Law firms can use the Feedback Model to improve client retention?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 7, 2019

    How Law firms can use the Feedback Model to improve client retention?

    Law firms and Feedback — Multiple pieces of research on the subject have shown that there are extremely minimal chances that a client would stick to a  law firm if proper feedback is not taken on [...]

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    Share this with your search vendor when multiple round of searches lead to nothing
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted April 30, 2019

    Share this with your search vendor when multiple round of searches lead to nothing

    Many a time, even after multiple rounds of searches – in house, from the client’s side, and using vendors – leads to no results. One reason it happens because the winning prior art is [...]

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    Getting a Claim chart? Beware of coincidental mapping!
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 27, 2019

    Getting a Claim chart? Beware of coincidental mapping!

    Claim charts play a crucial role in litigation. The strength of mapping can become a deciding factor that could turn the balance of the game in favor of either party. However, it ought to be [...]

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    How Patent Due diligence can help you in making Acquisitions?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 12, 2019

    How Patent Due diligence can help you in making Acquisitions?

    What happens when a company has a strong patent portfolio but is not able to convert the IP assets into financial ones? Add to it, the rising operational costs that are affecting the financial [...]

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    How Blockchain can solve the Telecom Industry’s major challenges?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 26, 2019

    How Blockchain can solve the Telecom Industry’s major challenges?

    Blockchain, with its emergence, has brought companies of several domains on their doors and one of those domains is telecommunications. As communication service providers are openly accepting the [...]

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    Prior Art Search: Everything you need to know
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 15, 2019

    Prior Art Search: Everything you need to know

    If you’re looking to understand everything about prior art search, you’ve landed on the right page. By the time you’ll finish reading this guide, you’ll likely have built a solid understanding of [...]

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    How IP Counsels’ Job is more than doing Prosecution, Litigation, and Portfolio Maintenance?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted February 8, 2019

    How IP Counsels’ Job is more than doing Prosecution, Litigation, and Portfolio Maintenance?

    Digital Equipment Corporation, once a leader in the computer market for decades does not exist today. Why? Because they failed to grasp the trends. Instead of continuing in the direction of [...]

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    How SWOT Analysis Can Unlock Potential of Your Patent Portfolio
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 5, 2019

    How SWOT Analysis Can Unlock Potential of Your Patent Portfolio

    Running a successful organization is not an easy task. There are multitudes of goals to track, competitors to beat and a product line to build and protect to survive in the cut-throat race. [...]

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    How are Damages determined for Patent Infringement in the US?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 22, 2019

    How are Damages determined for Patent Infringement in the US?

    In the US, litigation costs anywhere around USD 3-4 Million, with damages awarded, on an average being 8.9 Million USD. The highest award till date being $2.54 billion.  As I was reading through [...]

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    7 Unconventional Ways to Perform A Design Patent Search
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted January 4, 2019

    7 Unconventional Ways to Perform A Design Patent Search

    There are a hundred different ways to perform a patent search – You can perform it on a commercial or a free patent database. You might choose a conventional way or go totally out of the league – [...]

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    Three scenarios when your standard essential patents are not valuable
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 29, 2018

    Three scenarios when your standard essential patents are not valuable

    The value of a patent is normally measured by the market/revenue of the products covered by the patent.  Larger the market of the product, higher is the value of the patent covering it.  But by [...]

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    How Technology Scouting Could Help Enhance Your Patent Portfolio?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted October 19, 2018

    How Technology Scouting Could Help Enhance Your Patent Portfolio?

    Have you ever wondered how Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft emerged as market leaders, despite having thousands of competitors in the technology domain? The popular notion of their success is [...]

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    Zomm vs Apple: Can US8351895 be invalidated?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted September 25, 2018

    Zomm vs Apple: Can US8351895 be invalidated?

    Breach of contract, unfair competition, and willful patent infringement – The very terms predominant in the complaint filed by wireless manufacturer Zomm against the Cupertino based tech giant. [...]

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    Let’s Make Patent Landscapes Great Again!
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted September 11, 2018

    Let’s Make Patent Landscapes Great Again!

    Patent landscapes have been in the IP industry for a very long time and have been majorly used to track the number of patent filings, the number of competitors, the number of collaborations and [...]

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    What is a Claim chart and how can they be used in different scenarios?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted August 31, 2018

    What is a Claim chart and how can they be used in different scenarios?

    I’m going to enforce my patent rights” said Joey to Ross. Joey and Ross, both inventors and long-time friends had met for drinks in a nearby pub. Recently, Joey had been struggling, mainly [...]

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    5 Must have Intellectual Property Apps for your Smartphone
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted August 17, 2018

    5 Must have Intellectual Property Apps for your Smartphone

    How long can you live without your smartphone? It wouldn’t be surprising if your answer is – “Not for a long time.” According to a study, an average American adult spends around 3 hours on their [...]

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    Everything we could tell you about Patent Invalidation
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted July 31, 2018

    Everything we could tell you about Patent Invalidation

    You’re looking for Patent Invalidation search or ways to invalidate a patent. You know there are more than a couple of ways to do it. Or maybe you don’t. Well, for starters, you need prior art to [...]

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    Different Types of Patent Searches: Everything You Need to Know
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted July 20, 2018

    Different Types of Patent Searches: Everything You Need to Know

    Intellectual property, especially patents, are one of the most important intangible assets of a business – especially the ones that sustain majorly by inventing and innovating. Given that [...]

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    How strong is NuCurrent’s patent asserted against Samsung?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted July 3, 2018

    How strong is NuCurrent’s patent asserted against Samsung?

    NuCurrent has been very active in providing wireless charging solutions since 2009, which were commercialized in 2012, while Samsung introduced a wireless charging kit as an add-on to the Galaxy [...]

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    How to Check The Essentiality Of Standard Essential Patents?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 26, 2018

    How to Check The Essentiality Of Standard Essential Patents?

    Did you know that licensees pay huge licensing fees for Standard Essential Patents (SEP)? Unfortunately, not all those patents qualify for the criteria of being a SEP. Hence, in many licensing [...]

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    Mesa sues Amazon, Sony, Lenovo, and Blackberry – a prior art could be found here
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 22, 2018

    Mesa sues Amazon, Sony, Lenovo, and Blackberry – a prior art could be found here

    Patent Assertion Entities have been an active topic of discussion in IP industries for years. They have earned a moniker of frivolous lawsuit filers trying to assert a patent covering vague or [...]

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    This is the solution to the problem of current outsourced reports CXOs consume
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 19, 2018

    This is the solution to the problem of current outsourced reports CXOs consume

    In the last article, What Is The Problem With Current Outsourced Report CXOs Consume?, I discussed the problem with the current outsourcing practices that CXOs follow. They receive customized [...]

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    4 Reasons Why You Should Build A High-Quality Patent Portfolio
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted June 8, 2018

    4 Reasons Why You Should Build A High-Quality Patent Portfolio

    NuCurrent Inc., a Chicago-based wireless charging equipment manufacturer earns millions in patent licensing every year, its licensees including the likes of Apple and Motorola. Did I mention they [...]

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    Patent Pruning: How to increase the value of your patent portfolio?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 5, 2018

    Patent Pruning: How to increase the value of your patent portfolio?

    A couple of decades ago, patent portfolios were considered to be one of the most indispensable assets of an organization. It was the time when quality was given more importance and filing patents [...]

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    Which Drug Patents have Expired in 2018?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 1, 2018

    Which Drug Patents have Expired in 2018?

    The Generic drugs industry is one of the fastest-growing industries of this century. Valued at USD 200 Billion in 2015, the global market for generic drugs is expected to reach USD 380 Billion by [...]

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    Patent Monetization 101: Different types of Monetization Explored
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 25, 2018

    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 the response of an inventor when asked the reason why he sought a [...]

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    Patent Prosecution: 5 ways to cut the cost to file a patent
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 15, 2018

    Patent Prosecution: 5 ways to cut the cost to file a patent

    “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 [...]

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    Google Scholar Guide: How to Use Google Scholar for Legal and Academic Research?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted April 20, 2018

    Google Scholar Guide: How to Use Google Scholar for Legal and Academic Research?

    Ever since its launch in November 2004, Google Scholar has become an indispensable search tool amongst students, researchers, and legal practitioners around the globe. Be it for working on their [...]

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    Protecting IP with Software Escrow – Why, When and How?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 30, 2018

    Protecting IP with Software Escrow – Why, When and How?

    During the setup of a software, it is critical to understand whether associating a software escrow is needed or not. For the uninitiated, Software Escrow is a service that acts as a security [...]

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    7 things an Attorney must share before a Patent Validity Search
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 27, 2018

    7 things an Attorney must share before a Patent Validity Search

    The purpose of a patent validity search is to validate the enforceability of claims of a patent. If you a plaintiff, a patent validity search will help you know if your patent is going to survive [...]

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    Why GreyB is one of the best Patent Search Firms that can provide you Relevant Prior Art?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 25, 2018

    Why GreyB is one of the best Patent Search Firms that can provide you Relevant Prior Art?

    You would have handled cases where you gave the same search to multiple firms and only a handful returned with the art that you were looking for. Why is it that some search firms find the right [...]

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    Recurring FTO vs. One Time FTO – What you should go for?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted March 6, 2018

    Recurring FTO vs. One Time FTO – What you should go for?

    During the course of the past decade, We have worked with various IP counsels, and figured that their strategy towards freedom to operate search can be classified into two major categories – [...]

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    Do you find yourself clicking like crazy on Patbase? Stop! There is a solution.
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 2, 2018

    Do you find yourself clicking like crazy on Patbase? Stop! There is a solution.

    The Winter was slowly paving the way for the Spring. The warmth of sunshine, from the side window of your car, seeped into your skin. And by the time your reached office, your spirit was on cloud [...]

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    Hackers tip – One tip to Enhance Readability on USPTO
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 16, 2018

    Hackers tip – One tip to Enhance Readability on USPTO

    As Professionals in Patent industry, we spend most of our time reading patents on USPTO Patent Database. Oh yes, there’s google patents too, which has hands down, made our life easier,  but [...]

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    What You Should Look for When Deciding A Patent Search Partner?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 6, 2018

    What You Should Look for When Deciding A Patent Search Partner?

    James, a renowned Intellectual Property attorney from the US, works with IP search/consulting partners for assisting him with patent analysis. These IP partners perform analyses like patent [...]

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    What is the Problem with current outsourced report CXOs consume?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted January 16, 2018

    What is the Problem with current outsourced report CXOs consume?

    “The CTO’s key tasks are not those of lab director writ large but, rather, of a technical business person deeply involved in shaping and implementing overall corporate strategy.” ~~ W.W. Lewis in [...]

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    Marijuana Research: Why is it the high time to invest?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted January 9, 2018

    Marijuana Research: Why is it the high time to invest?

    Things happen fairly slowly, you know. They do. These waves of technology, you can see them way before they happen, and you just have to choose wisely which ones you’re going to surf. If you [...]

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    These searches are an attorney quest but search providers neglect them
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted December 5, 2017

    These searches are an attorney quest but search providers neglect them

    Whether a corporate or a law firm, it relies somewhat or more on different search vendors for IP related searches. Generally, they have to be choosy and pick one or two good search vendors (out [...]

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    GreyFox – A Tool That Helps Sell or License Undervalued Patents
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted November 11, 2017

    GreyFox – A Tool That Helps Sell or License Undervalued Patents

    One of the major concerns for corporations is how to sell their undervalued patents. Another concern they face is to increase the value of their good patents as thousands of good patents get [...]

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    Why is it important to check the strength of your patent?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted October 27, 2017

    Why is it important to check the strength of your patent?

    Before we move ahead to the topic – importance of checking patent strength, for the uninitiated, here is a definition of the term: What is patent strength? Patent strength, in simplest terms, [...]

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    Visual Memory vs NVidia – What led Federal Circuit Reversed District Court Decision to Declare Claims Disclosing Programmable Memory System Patent Eligible Subject Matter?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted October 17, 2017

    Visual Memory vs NVidia – What led Federal Circuit Reversed District Court Decision to Declare Claims Disclosing Programmable Memory System Patent Eligible Subject Matter?

    Visual Memory sued NVIDIA for infringing its US5953740 patent. NVIDIA in a response filed a motion under Rule 12(b)(6) which was granted by the district court. The district court scrutinized [...]

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    Do you know the recent EU trade secrets directive?
    By Donal O Connell
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    Posted October 10, 2017

    Do you know the recent EU trade secrets directive?

    On 8 June 2016, following a proposal from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a Directive that aims to standardize the national laws in EU countries against [...]

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    When does a Mathematical Formula or a Law Of Nature become patent eligible?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted October 6, 2017

    When does a Mathematical Formula or a Law Of Nature become patent eligible?

    The gist of the verdict: Claims having a mathematical formula or an application of laws of nature are patent eligible if they improve a particular process. If you don’t know, the Joint Strike [...]

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    How Outsourcing Decision Matrix Helps Select Better Vendors?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted September 5, 2017

    How Outsourcing Decision Matrix Helps Select Better Vendors?

    Often in business, you need to outsource certain tasks to an external vendor – either a freelancer or firm specialized in your vertical. Coming to the decision that you need to outsource a [...]

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    Patent Acquisitions – Where to find Ideal Patents to Mitigate risks during Foreign Expansion?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted August 11, 2017

    Patent Acquisitions – Where to find Ideal Patents to Mitigate risks during Foreign Expansion?

    Lack of IP poses a challenge of patent infringement not only within the country but also when companies plan to go global – They are welcomed with lawsuits. At such a time, patent acquisition of [...]

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    Intuition, Data, Decisions – What bothers C-Level Executives?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted August 5, 2017

    Intuition, Data, Decisions – What bothers C-Level Executives?

    I have always imagined C-level executives seated on a giant throne, with an invisible crown made of gold and diamonds, donning a three-piece cashmere suit, the modern equivalent of a silk robe; a [...]

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    Cosmo Technologies Vs. Sun Pharmaceuticals – Why US9320716 May Get Invalidated?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted July 28, 2017

    Cosmo Technologies Vs. Sun Pharmaceuticals – Why US9320716 May Get Invalidated?

    US9320716– An apparent sword in the arsenal of Cosmo Technologies -a subsidiary of COSMO Pharmaceuticals- has been on the battlefield a lot, lately. This weapon of choice, both individually [...]

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    Regenerative Braking: These 3 Patents can Solve Driveline Oscillation Problem in Hybrid Cars
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted July 4, 2017

    Regenerative Braking: These 3 Patents can Solve Driveline Oscillation Problem in Hybrid Cars

    An energy recovering mechanism, introduced in the early 1900s, Regenerative brakes, differ highly from their counterpart conventional brakes, as when applied, the kinetic energy is converted into [...]

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    How to Select A Better Search Partner?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 20, 2017

    How to Select A Better Search Partner?

    “Tis’ the era of outsourcing!” And there’s nothing particularly wrong with it. Especially in the case of In-house counsels and Patent Attorneys trying to find prior art to save their client’s [...]

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    How Patents Impact Share Prices of Companies?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 13, 2017

    How Patents Impact Share Prices of Companies?

    When it comes to valuation of a company, the market seems to react promptly to product releases,  but intangible assets seem to be hardly relevant to investors. This is happening even though [...]

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    Find how these 3 patents are solving the call drop problem
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted June 9, 2017

    Find how these 3 patents are solving the call drop problem

    Imagine – You are in the middle of a very important telephonic conversation – maybe with a friend, or a potential investor, or business partner – pitching your breakthrough million-dollar idea [...]

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    FTO Inspired Landscapes – A Way to Optimize Freedom to Operate Studies
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 30, 2017

    FTO Inspired Landscapes – A Way to Optimize Freedom to Operate Studies

    Ask a bunch of patent counsel how do they feel about performing a Freedom to Operate study, and you may hear a collective groan from the whole group. No doubt – performing an FTO is a cumbersome [...]

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    How to stop lithium-ion batteries explosion due to thermal runaway?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 12, 2017

    How to stop lithium-ion batteries explosion due to thermal runaway?

    Thermal runaway is a long standing problem that has bugged large corporations like Tesla, Samsung, and Boeing and small alike. Boeing’s Dreamliner 787, which Boeing advertised as 20% fuel [...]

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    How these researchers have overcome one major challenge of LiFi?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 5, 2017

    How these researchers have overcome one major challenge of LiFi?

    LiFi technology has been in the public eye since Prof. Harald Haas first introduced it to the world in his Ted talk in August of 2011. LiFi uses characteristics like intensity, and the frequency [...]

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    7 Post-Alice patent cases that survived 101 rejections – Clearing some cloud of doubts on software patent eligibility
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted May 2, 2017

    7 Post-Alice patent cases that survived 101 rejections – Clearing some cloud of doubts on software patent eligibility

    By the time the Alice decision marked its second anniversary, more than 8400 applications got abandoned while 60,000+ applications got rejected due to the decision. The district court decisions [...]

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    USD720916 – The Beginning of a Probably Long Countersue battle between McCain and Simplot
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted April 18, 2017

    USD720916 – The Beginning of a Probably Long Countersue battle between McCain and Simplot

    Recently, McCain filed a complaint in the court of Northen district of Illinois alleging that J.R. Simplot used its patented designs USD720916 in its Sidewinders product(as shown below). You [...]

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    How We Helped Todd Figure Ways to Increase Carbon Content in Direct Iron Ore?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted April 7, 2017

    How We Helped Todd Figure Ways to Increase Carbon Content in Direct Iron Ore?

    This case study would be very interesting for you if you are part of Steel industry. The researcher name, technology, and suggestions have been changed to maintain confidentiality but retain the [...]

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    Patent Monitoring Services: Where do current reports lack and how to fix them?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted April 4, 2017

    Patent Monitoring Services: Where do current reports lack and how to fix them?

    While much has been said about the need for a regular Competitor Patent Monitoring exercise in every major industry, the importance of patent monitoring process in the Pharmaceutical industry [...]

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    BlackBerry Vs. Nokia – Why we believe US8861433 can be invalidated?
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted March 30, 2017

    BlackBerry Vs. Nokia – Why we believe US8861433 can be invalidated?

    I am very fond of Nokia and its products. Mostly because I feel they have made a huge contribution in developing various 3GPP standards. So when I found out that Blackberry was suing Nokia [...]

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    Prominent Problems in Wireless Charging and Their Solutions
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 28, 2017

    Prominent Problems in Wireless Charging and Their Solutions

    Note – The technology and client name have been modified to maintain confidentiality. Peter, a senior R&D manager at one of the fortune 500 companies were researching in the domain of [...]

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    How can you Improve Quality of Galvannealed Steel?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 21, 2017

    How can you Improve Quality of Galvannealed Steel?

    The galvannealed coatings possess two most important qualities: Corrosion protection and High Surface quality, which makes them irreplaceable in numerous automotive applications, construction [...]

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    Are You Throwing Away Your Million Dollar Patents?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted March 14, 2017

    Are You Throwing Away Your Million Dollar Patents?

    Are you unknowingly throwing away your company’s best patents, just to save some bucks on maintenance fee? Or, did your company decided not to pay the maintenance fee due to a lack of potential [...]

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    Smart Patent Prosecution – How Patent Examiner Analytics can help save time and money?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 24, 2017

    Smart Patent Prosecution – How Patent Examiner Analytics can help save time and money?

    Having a sound prosecution strategy is as exigent to the growth of a portfolio as is the necessity of a sound patent strategy for the development of a business. And like every business has its [...]

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    NEO – How This One Tool Helps Find Better Prior Art?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 18, 2017

    NEO – How This One Tool Helps Find Better Prior Art?

    Race of finding better prior art that can influence an IPR or patent litigation is the need of the hour. Such searches have become increasingly important in recent times, given the huge increase [...]

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    These 15 Claim Chart Mistakes Can Kill Your Chances to Win Litigation
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted February 13, 2017

    These 15 Claim Chart Mistakes Can Kill Your Chances to Win Litigation

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    The Cloud Communication Platform Giant Twilio’s Patent US8738051 Can Get Invalidated
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted February 7, 2017

    The Cloud Communication Platform Giant Twilio’s Patent US8738051 Can Get Invalidated

    Less than a month ago, Twilio Inc. filed a suit against Telesign Corporation for willful patent infringement. According to the complaint by Twilio, Telesign was a previous customer, and its [...]

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    Which Five innovations are changing the solar game?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted January 24, 2017

    Which Five innovations are changing the solar game?

    Solar power is widely known for rooftop photovoltaic solar stations which consist of huge solar panels and other components, but nowadays solar power can be collected and used in many different [...]

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    Five Indicators that Can Help IP Counsels do Better in Prosecutions
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted January 11, 2017

    Five Indicators that Can Help IP Counsels do Better in Prosecutions

    Someone not so famous once said — If something helps you get better, leverage it. The “it” varies from person to person, based on needs and priorities. For IP counsel, one such “it” could be [...]

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    Visual Effect Innovations vs. NVIDIA Corporation – We think US8864304 and US9167235 could get Easily Invalidated
    By Team GreyB
    In Solution
    Posted January 6, 2017

    Visual Effect Innovations vs. NVIDIA Corporation – We think US8864304 and US9167235 could get Easily Invalidated

    On December 1, 2016, Visual Effect LLC filed a lawsuit against NVIDIA Corporation for infringing two of its patents US8864304 and US9167235– for which it demanded a trial by jury. Filed in [...]

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    Cantigny vs Intermatic – How Intermatic could win this patent fight?
    By Team GreyB
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    Posted December 20, 2016

    Cantigny vs Intermatic – How Intermatic could win this patent fight?

    Do you know that nearly one-third of the patents involved in litigation were found to be invalid? Well, if you feel this number is high then you will find it difficult to accept our belief – We [...]

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    The Unexplored Areas in Smart Switches Industry – a White Space Analysis
    By Team GreyB
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