Boston, Massachusetts: Software Patents Law Firm
Robert Plotkin, P.C.
Boston, Massachusetts
Toll-Free: 877.651.8039 | Office Phone: 978.318.9914
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Filling the Gaps in Your Software Patent Portfolio
Is there technology critical to your next-generation product line that is not covered by any of your patents? Do you realize that such technology is therefore freely available to your competitors to use in competition against you?
Use our Patent Gap Analyses to plug the holes in your patent portfolio and maximize your return on investment in your existing and future patents.
At the law office of Robert Plotkin, P.C., we recognize that every patent must be treated as unique because every invention is unique. A comprehensive patent strategy that protects your business must be free of gaps.
The purpose of a patent gap analysis is to seek out and repair any lack of intellectual property protection that could hurt your business if left unattended. Our patent gap analyses are performed by attorney Robert Plotkin, who has special training and experience with software and computer technologies — as well with the requirements for intellectual property protection for such products.
Developing a Patent Portfolio Without Dangerous Gaps
Computer patent portfolios require special care and feeding to avoid developing gaps in patent coverage. Each patent in the portfolio must be crafted with an understanding of the relationship between the invention and competing technologies that exist today and might exist tomorrow. You must also avoid obtaining patents that are obsolete by the time they are granted.
The portfolio as a whole must be managed to parallel both the direction of your business and its relationship to your competitors, to provide the portfolio with both offensive and defensive power.
Filling Gaps in a Patent Portfolio
You may frequently review your patent portfolio and find it to be sound. Sometimes, however, someone with the necessary technical and legal knowledge can take a fresh look and find dangerous gaps where none were thought to exist.
Our skill with patent gap analyses comes from our years of practice helping companies build patent portfolios from the ground up. Because we know what a solid patent portfolio looks like, we can identify any missing pieces in yours.
Gaps in a patent portfolio are like cracks in a dam; filling them sooner rather than later is both more effective and less costly. Furthermore, some patent gaps must be filled quickly or the chance will be lost due to deadlines imposed by law.
Contact the Law Office of Patent Lawyer Robert Plotkin
We are happy to answer questions about your patent portfolio and whether the timing is right to conduct a patent gap analysis.
Our office uses state-of-the-art technology to be available to all our clients at all times, nationally and internationally. We provide flexible in-person and telephone appointment times to accommodate our clients' busy schedules.
Each new client receives a complimentary 30-minute consultation.
Toll-Free: 877.651.8039
Office Phone: 978.318.9914
E-Mail
