After a patent is granted, you still need to take a few steps to keep it alive and enforceable.

In this episode, Robert Plotkin, a software patent attorney and co-founder of the law firm Blueshift IP explains the proactive and ongoing steps needed to keep a patent enforceable. He also explains the challenge of patent-marking software products.

Tune in to this seventh episode of the Software Patent Podcast to learn about keeping your patent alive and enforceable.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • The importance of patent marking (01:12)
  • Risks related to patent marking (02:21)
  • Why it’s difficult to patent-mark software products (03:39)
  • What the patent maintenance process entails (07:11)

The post Making Decisions Series: Marking and Maintenance first appeared on Blueshift IP.

Photo of Robert Plotkin Robert Plotkin
Founding Partner @Blueshift IP
Attorney Robert Plotkin has been a leader in obtaining software patents for two decades, and consistently obtains software patents for clients even after the Alice Supreme court decision stopped most companies from obtaining software patents. He uses his decades
Founding Partner @Blueshift IP
Attorney Robert Plotkin has been a leader in obtaining software patents for two decades, and consistently obtains software patents for clients even after the Alice Supreme court decision stopped most companies from obtaining software patents. He uses his decades of legal and engineering experience to maximize the value of his clients’ patent portfolios – allowing them to realize the largest return on investment even in the post-Alice world. His clients have profitably sold and licensed the software patents he has obtained for them to major corporations worldwide.