IP Financial Friday: Jan 20

IP FINANCIAL FRIDAY 20 JANUARY,2023 100% NOT WRITTEN BY CHATGPT We wanted to see if ChatGPT could write our blog,but it was at capacity, so you’re stuck with humans […]
How to Build a Strong Outside Counsel Management Program

How’s Your Outside Counsel Management Program? Last week, we discussed alternate fee agreements (AFAs); this week, we’re covering all the items needed to ensure your Outside Counsel Management program delivers […]
IP Financial Friday: Jan 13

IP FINANCIAL FRIDAY 13 JANUARY,2023 US PATENT GRANTS AT 4 YEAR LOW IFI CLAIMS released its annual report on global patent activity this week. Unsurprisingly, COVID and USPTO backlogs […]
Taking The Mystery Out Of Alternative Fee Arrangements

ARE YOU LEVERAGING ALTERNATIVE FEE ARRANGEMENTS? Last week’s first cost-saving resolution involved better outside counsel management, which starts with improved or expanded use of Alternative Fee Arrangements (“AFAs”). To provide […]
IP Financial Friday: Jan 6

IP FINANCIAL FRIDAY 06 JANUARY, 2023 REDUCED SMALL AND MICRO ENTITY FEES IN US On December 29th, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 […]
IP Cost Savings: New Year’s Resolutions

IP COST SAVING TIPS NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION EDITION 02 JANUARY 2023 LET’S GET BACK TO WORK! It’s time to put down the champagne glass and take off the party hat […]
IP Financial Friday: December 30

IP FINANCIAL FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER, 2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s been a pretty slow week in the IP world, but things will kick off quickly after the new year, including […]
3 Strategies To Win the Patent Currency Cost Game

DID WE MENTION CURRENCY? Maintenance costs are a significant part of any IP holder’s budget. Ironically, many companies spend considerable resources optimizing drafting and prosecution costs to reduce spend. But […]
IP Financial Friday: December 23

IP FINANCIAL FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER,2022 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Much of the IP community slows down the last week of the year, PTOS are no exception. Below are the holiday schedules for […]
Stressed? Alternative Legal Service Providers To The Rescue

Need to do more with less? Check Out Alternative Legal Service Providers Economic uncertainties and global inflation promise to compound the budget challenges many IP teams have faced for the […]