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To ensure a strong market position, innovative companies go through three stages of growth to align their IP strategy with their overall business plan.

A helpful guide to basic claim types, formats, and language for the majority of claims you may encounter.

A helpful guide for applicants to navigate through the most common options in responding to a final office action at the USPTO.

Learn what must be found in the prior art to make a claimed invention legally obvious and therefore not patent-worthy.

The EverEdge team has assembled an expert panel of IP and business leaders including our founder, Michael Dilworth. Join us on December 8, 2021 to discuss how companies whose valuation is derived heavily from their intangible assets attract far more capital investment over time.

For the third year in a row, Dilworth IP partner, Ben Lehberger, has been recognized by the national rating service, Super Lawyers, as a Top Rated Intellectual Property Attorney for 2021.

Claim charts are invaluable for safeguarding patent rights, especially during license negotiations and infringement litigations. This infographic describes best practices for creating claim charts.

An effective IP strategy involves capturing innovation, greater oversight of the process, and protecting all IP assets. Successfully managing contracts and monitoring your competition are also necessary components.

In the Counsel to Counsel IP Pulse program we had an insightful discussion with a focus on the critical goal of protecting valuable IP assets such as trade secrets.

Examine the three essential components of IP alignment and how they interconnect within a technology enterprise: IP awareness, IP protection, and IP counseling.