Patent Assessments

Companies seek patent protection to maintain market exclusivity. Infringement risks warrant early review before offering a product for sale. APEX can identify issued patents, interpret claims, compare patented products, assess potential infringement, and provide "design-arounds". APEX can also draft patents and coordinate the application process.

WHY APEX:

• Unburden internal resources
• Decrease expensive legal involvement
• Speed up the process of obtaining a patent
• Obtain independent determinations
• Secure experience of having over 250 patents granted
• Gain acquired knowledge of interconnection intellectual property
• Determine patent advantages for increased profitability and market share

APEX PATENT ASSESSMENTS INCLUDE:

• Identification of key product features
• Accessing databases, identifying and selecting key patents for detailed review
• Examining specific claims and relating them to invented product or other patents
• Providing advice to design around other patents
• Serving as an intermediary during confidential licensing discussions

EXAMPLES OF APEX PATENT ASSESSMENTS:

• Identified technologies similar to proposed products
• Advised on design-arounds
• Revealed previously unknown patents
• Interpreted specific claims
• Drafted an initial patent application
• Broadened the coverage of a new application
• Identified competitive connector patents
• Supported patent defense by interpreting terminology
• Suggested design alternatives to achieve equivalent performance