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June 2008: Filling the Gaps in Your Patent Portfolio
To grow and protect your business, you need a gap-free patent
portfolio. Developing such a portfolio requires careful planning based
on an understanding of your current business and business plan, your
technology, and the competitive landscape in which you are operating. . . .
Obtaining a patent on one of your inventions gives you the right to stop other
people from using that invention without your permission. What you may not know
is that the patent does not give you the right to make, use, and sell
your own invention. Read this month's tip to learn what steps can be taken to
preserve such rights.
Obtaining worldwide patent protection for an invention can be prohibitively
expensive. This month's tip outlines strategies that can be used to minimize the
cost of obtaining patent protection in multiple countries.
