Tag: Patent Registration
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How to Calculate a FRAND Royalty Rate
If you are building technology that talks to other technology, you are already close to the world of FRAND, whether you know it or not. FRAND sounds complex. It feels legal. It feels slow. It feels like something only big companies with giant legal teams should care about. That feeling is wrong. FRAND matters to…
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Claim Charts for SEPs: Step-by-Step Essentiality Mapping
If you are building tech that touches a standard, patents stop being optional. They become power. Claim charts are how that power gets proven. And when standard-essential patents, or SEPs, are involved, claim charts are not paperwork. They are the whole game. What a Claim Chart Really Proves in a Standard World A claim chart…
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Declaring SEPs to SDOs: Rules, Timing, and Pitfalls
If you are building real technology and working with standards, there is a moment where patents stop being optional and start being mission-critical. That moment is when your invention touches a standard. This is where Standard Essential Patents, or SEPs, enter the picture. And this is also where many founders make quiet mistakes that cost…
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How a Patent Becomes “Essential” to a Standard
A patent does not become powerful by accident. It becomes powerful when the world starts using it without even knowing it. That is what happens when a patent becomes “essential” to a standard. This article explains, in plain and simple words, how that happens, why it matters so much, and what founders and engineers can…
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FRAND Basics: Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory in Plain English
Patents shape how modern technology gets built, shared, and sold. Most founders know patents matter, but very few understand how patents behave when they sit at the center of big, shared tech standards like Wi-Fi, 5G, video codecs, or payment systems. That confusion is exactly where FRAND comes in. FRAND sounds like legal noise. It…
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SEPs Explained: What “Standard-Essential” Really Means
If you build tech that talks to other tech, this topic matters to you. A lot. Standard-essential patents, or SEPs, quietly control how modern products work, who gets paid, and who gets locked out. Founders often hear the term too late, usually when a big company sends a scary letter. This article fixes that. We…
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AI Patent Drafting for In-House Counsels and University Tech Transfer Offices: An Overview
Time is tight. Budgets are tight. Yet your inventors keep building. AI patent drafting helps you keep up without lowering your bar. This guide shows how to do it well—step by step, in plain language—so you protect more ideas with less stress. If you want the quick path, see how PowerPatent does it in practice:…
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National Phase Playbook: A Step-by-Step Plan from PCT to Grant
Going from a PCT filing to getting patents granted in different countries can feel like you’re walking into a maze with no map. Every country has its own rules, timelines, and small details that can trip you up. And when you’re building a startup, the last thing you want is a slow or messy patent…
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Post-Grant View: Annuities, Oppositions, and Enforcement by Region
After a patent is granted, the real work starts. Most founders don’t hear this enough. You finally get that patent number, you feel the win, and then you realize something new: keeping a patent alive and strong is an ongoing game. You need to pay the right fees on time. You need to watch for…
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Using PatentScope: Find Prior Art and Competitor Families
It’s easy to feel lost when you’re trying to figure out what already exists in the world of patents. You might hear people talk about “prior art” or “patent families,” and it can sound like a maze. But once you know how to use PatentScope the right way, you’ll see it’s actually a powerful tool…