by evansfox | Sep 19, 2012
In today’s world, managing your business has become more than maximizing the return on investments in employees, products, and equipment. Your company’s biggest asset is its intellectual property. This is more than just patents, trademarks and copyrights, but includes...
by evansfox | Sep 19, 2012
When talking about how to make your business successful, many people advise to “know your business” or “know your market.” While understanding how your business works internally and among consumers is critical, neither of these speak to the other key player: your...
by evansfox | Sep 19, 2012
Fail-Safe, LLC v. A.O. Smith Corporation (decided by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on March 29, 2012) is a reminder how important it is to get the formalities in place before you engage in discussions about your proprietary confidential information with ANYONE....
by evansfox | Sep 6, 2012
I often get requests from clients to contact potential infringers with a cease and desist letter for infringing on their patent, even though the “patent” is actually an application that is currently undergoing prosecution. When your patent application is considered to...
by evansfox | Mar 15, 2012
Patent infringement occurs when someone makes, uses, markets, advertises, sells or imports a patented invention or, in some circumstances, its equivalent. A person can also commit “indirect infringement” by actively and knowingly causing someone else to infringe. If...
