By Ron Sills M.S., Nerac Analyst,
Originally Published: July 6th, 2015
This article describes how medical device manufacturers can and should protect their products and business interests through patent protection. This includes not only patent protection of their own intellectual property, but actively monitoring the industry to ensure there is no infringement on their intellectual property.
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Patents and Medical Devices: Protecting your Business Through Intellectual Property
Product Patents: Investigating the Patents behind Products on the Market
By Stephenie Smulligan-Maldanis, M.S., Nerac Analyst,
Originally Published: May 25th, 2015
Learn how you can investigate patents that apply to products on the market.
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A Patent Review on Pyrolysis of Waste Plastic and Scrap Tire into Liquid Fuel and Useful Chemicals
By Ben Bahavar, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst,
Originally Published: February 19, 2015
The basic technology for turning waste plastic and scrap tire into liquid fuels and other useful chemicals has been around for decades, but the market forces has precluded its widespread and sustained adoption. While focusing on patent activity for improved efficiencies, this article provides a historical view on this technology as it relates to the reasons for its slow adoption as well as possible pathways to overcome the technical and market challenges. Read More
IP Webinar: Patenting Best Practices
We invite you to attend a free webinar hosted by Nerac which will provide an overview of patenting best practices. This webinar will help you navigate the patenting process by learning about provisional patent applications, filing for patents in other countries, patentability, freedom-to-operate and invalidity… and when it’s best to put each of them into action. Learn more here
Freedom to Operate Research: An Essential Part of Doing Business in the 21 Century
By Thomas Perkins, Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: January 19th, 2015
We live in a very litigious business world, with many of the lawsuits in the form of patent infringement. Read More
3D Printing: The Ensuing Patent Litigation Wars
Originally Published: October 20th, 2014
3D printing, also referred to as additive manufacturing, has seen a rapid increase in commercialization enterprises and products. Some of these are covered by existing patents and others are yet to be. Read more
Nutraceutical IP and Regulatory Claims
Originally published September, 2008
Food makers increasingly rely on patented technologies to improve functionality, but strict regulations hamper marketing benefits.
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3D Printing: Legal Landscape and Future Challenges
Originally published January, 2014
Although the future promise of 3D printing, also referred to as additive manufacturing (AM), has been recently promoted for its promise of reduced costs and production times, as well as an increased complexity of integral components, the legal framework is far from clear. Read more
Negotiation Preparation for Intellectual Property Assets
By Emma Palmacci, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst,
Originally published October, 2013
Preparing to negotiate an intellectual property (IP) transaction can be a daunting task.
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Technology Transfer Problems and Perspectives: An Examination of Recent Literature
By Nerac IP Analysts,
The major idea behind the Bayh-Dole act passed in 1980 was to move control of technology discovered under federal grant funding from the federal government itself to universities. Read more here.