Patent Law

Lawyer and Neutral David Allgeyer on Arbitrating Patent Disputes

By Les Weinstein, Michael Young, John Leo Wagner, Eric van Ginkel, and Victoria Pynchon

In Search of Lower Cost Resolution: Using Arbitration to Resolve Patent Disputes

By David A. Allgeyer

Patents and other forms of intellectual property are extremely important to most businesses. Companies have come to realize that their intellectual property often represents their most important asset. Having adequate intellectual property protection can be crucial to startup companies attempting to find the financing they need. In contrast, a developed intellectual property portfolio is often the key to maintaining a favorable competitive position for established business enterprises. In addition, licensing IP to others can provide much needed income flow, while licensing from others is often the most efficient way for a company to enhance its product or service offerings.

Read on here and check out Allgeyer's LinkedIn question & answer thread on this topic here.

Full post as published by IP ADR Blog on August 13, 2009 (boomark / email).