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Since the U.S. patent law switched to the first-inventor-to-file system in 2013, provisional applications have become more popular as the…
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Founders of technology-based companies often recognize very early on that their company’s IP and related technology comprise a significant or…
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Centripetal Networks, Inc. (“Centripetal”), one of the fastest growing innovators in the cybersecurity space, leveraged its patent portfolio against Cisco…
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