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Ask an IP litigator

A company’s intellectual property is often its most valuable asset. However, enforcing your IP rights can involve nuanced considerations and give rise to complex disputes. In our Ask an IP Litigator series, our intellectual property team covers the top questions that arise in navigating the IP ownership landscape.

Featured video: Ask an IP litigator: patent trolls

Patents are a major pillar of invention protection. However, some entities buy patents without any plan to commercialize them. Their business model is based solely on asserting patents against genuine industry players through threats of litigation.

In this video, Ed Fan and Alicja Puchta share how to deal with patent trolls, including:

Assessing if an entity is a troll
Determining the validity of their claims
How to respond and resolve

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