The article emphasizes the importance of focusing on enduring intellectual property (IP) value rather than merely chasing patent metrics like filing or issuance counts. It advocates for a comprehensive strategy that aligns legal, technical, and business goals to convert patents into competitive assets. The authors highlight that valuable patents must be enforceable, strategically relevant, and resilient to legal challenges, necessitating careful drafting and an understanding of prior art. This ongoing, dynamic approach to IP protection involves continuously adapting strategies throughout the patent lifecycle.
When developing a strategy for building IP protection around an emerging technology, it's helpful to have a framework for seeking a diversity of protection that spans the core technology and applications of it.
Valuable patents are enforceable, strategically relevant, and resistant to legal challenge. This requires strong claims, clarity, and foresight.
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