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Functional Claiming - What is "Structure" and Why is it Important?
What is a Functional Claim? A functional claim limitation describes an invention in terms of what it does, rather than describing its...
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Patent Licensing: Benefits, Pitfalls and Types
What is Patent Licensing? “The process of patent licensing includes a patent holder that legally allows another party to sell, import, or...
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What is Technology Risk Assessment?
Information Technology (IT) has gained wide importance amongst the competitive position of firms and hence managers have grown more...
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Determining Patent Quality for Patent Licensing and Acquisitions
IP is disembodied which makes it difficult to value. Patents are composite and thus they are an exception to competition laws worldwide.
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Explained: Fracking for Oil
The idea for fracking dates back to 1862 and has been credited to Edward A. L. Roberts. During the earlier days, explosives were used for...
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Calculating Damages During SEP Litigation
Various courts around the world have determined appropriate methodologies for calculating damages on SEP’s (Standard Essential Patents)...
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SEPs (Standard Essential Patents) - The Status Quo
“There is a misconception—a myth, that the innovation or idea behind the technology becomes more valuable once it has been declared to be...
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Investment in IP-Deficient Startups - A Risk Perspective
Entrepreneurs are quite apprehensive of the early stages of a new business, and they understand that it is an unbelievably engrossing...
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What is EDX (Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy)?
EDX systems are attachments to Electron Microscopy instruments, SEM or TEM, where imaging capability of microscope identifies the specimen.
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What is EELS (Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy)?
What is EELS (Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy)? Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) is the use of the energy distribution of...