Patent Term Guarantee - A number of significant changes in U.S. patent law are currently being implemented into our patent system. One of these changes seeks to assure patent applicants that U.S. patents will enjoy a patent term that is not unfairly reduced by unreasonable delays on the part of the U.S. Patent Office.
Publisher: PatentCafe Magazine     Author: Eric Snustad   

Reviewing Competitor's Patents: Are There Risks? - Many high technology companies today — either systematically or sporadically — track their competitors' patents.
Publisher: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati     Author: Vera M. Elson and Robert P. Feldman   

Roundtable Discussion: Legal and Business Issues for Patent Management - Patents can be one of a company's most important and valuable assets, but few businesses leverage this type of intellectual property as well as possible.
Publisher: Gigalaw.com     Author: Gigalaw.com   

The Truth About Patents - Five Reasons They'll Have Limited Impact On The Web's Evolution.The patent frenzy sweeping the Internet doesn't phase Jerry Kaplan, CEO of Egghead.com
Publisher: Internet World     Author: Bill Roberts   

What is a Business-Method Patent? - "Business-method patents" are among the most controversial forms of legal protection for some Internet companies.
Publisher: Gigalaw.com     Author: Gregory J. Kirsch   

What the General Intellectual Property Practitioner should know about Patenting Business Methods - Business Methods and the patent process.
Publisher: Fenwick & West LLP     Author: David L. Hayes