Patexia is hosting a new contest looking for evidence of commercial uses and licensing opportunities for a method of generating a large quantity of neural progenitor cells by culturing whole bone marrow.

Sources must demonstrate use by a commercial entity in the year 2007 or later.

You can see the contest here: http://www.patexia.com/contests/progenitor

The UK Patent Box tax regime came into effect on 1st April 2013. With the benefits of the regime now fully available to all UK companies, ClearViewIP took a look at the savings on offer, the criteria to meet and how the UK is shaping up in relation to other European countries.

For further information on the UK Patent Box and how ClearViewIP can help you get the most out of the initiative, please see our briefing note: …

Well, this is something that one could write about for his Ph.D graduation work , I suppose … As I never graduated any universities, I just take it as  my homework  :))  But don’t you worry – I would not go for a long as I like to crack this nut real’ fast for you !

Yes, you can go through various figures and long line of numbers to explain the importance of intellectual property for economical growth. The …

Following the World Electric Vehicle Summit, ClearViewIP took a look back at our patent landscape to trace the developments in the industry and identify the role intellectual property has played: http://bit.ly/10HPiuZ…

Spring is here, and since the azaleas are blooming and gardens everywhere are looking lovely, I thought I’d honor spring by writing a quick primer on searching for U.S. plant patents.

Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million. While that case may be an extreme example, the median hourly rate for partners in U.S. law firms is $625 per hour and the average patent lawsuit…

A framework for performing patent analysis projects is provided. The workflow was developed fourteen years ago and the method for structuring analytics projects for maximum impact and accuracy are still relevant and important today. Too often groups will structure their investigations on the tools they have on hand as opposed to starting with a business need and developing a hypothesis to be explored. Starting with the tool can lead to suboptimal and potentially confusing results and should…

by Maggie Tamburro



Is expert evidence required to prove a reasonable royalty damages award?

A New Jersey federal court delivered a cautionary ruling for the patent infringement practitioner, perhaps underscoring the following: Although expert evidence is not specifically required for a reasonable royalty damage claim, don’t underestimate the value of utilizing expert evidence to establish reasonable…

There's a $5000 prior art search contest in human-computer interaction that closes soon. You can see more details here: http://www.patexia.com/contests/throw.

Learn about Patent Monetization Strategies in the next Patexia IP Matters webinar. The speaker will be Peter Kim, principal at Irvine Pointe and former Director of IP Strategy at Rambus.

This is a rare opportunity to learn (for free) from someone who was inside one of the top IP licensing companies.

The webinar is invite-only, so you'll have to pre-register.…

Case Filed: Jan 30, 2013

Case Closed: May 01, 2013

Judge: Rodney Gilstrap

Court: Texas Eastern District Court

Case Summary:

GeoTag filed a…