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
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