ClearstoneIP Launches New Patent Management Technology for FTO Analysis
Silicon Valley Startup Digitizes FTO Workflows Setting a New Standard for Patent and R&D Teams February 02, 2022 09:01 AM Eastern Standard Time PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ClearstoneIP, an intellectual property (IP) technology provider with offices in the U.S. and Europe, today officially launched Clearstone FTO, a cloud-based workflow platform that digitally manages the freedom-to-operate (FTO) process […]
The Modern FTO Framework: Strategies for Connected, Risk-Reduced Innovation
Webinar in Partnership with IP Watchdog Thursday, February 17, 2022, 11:00 AM EST Register Now With legal processes undergoing profound transformation, freedom-to-operate is ripe for modernization. Patent data has become unwieldy and it is no longer feasible to maintain analysis in spreadsheets as new purpose-built models are available to instinctively guide processes, integrate patent data, […]
Webinar Recording – Balancing Product Development and Patent Risk: Freedom-to-Operate and Avoiding Liability
Patent infringement risk can cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars and carries with it the threat of triple damages in cases of willfulness. And while in recent history the possibility of large verdicts seemed unlikely, over the past year the industry has seen a sudden increase in billion-dollar mega-verdicts, some with willfulness enhancements. With […]
Review Claims and Capture Analysis in Multiple Languages
The latest Clearstone FTO upgrade brings powerful functionality for reviewing patent claims and capturing analysis in multiple languages. With this major architecture overhaul, users can now select claim sets from among several languages that may be available and perform deep analysis, including claim text highlighting and commenting, in any one or more languages. These enhancements […]
Clearstone FTO’s Enhanced Sharing Capabilities Make Collaboration Seamless and Smart
We’re excited to announce that Clearstone FTO has been recently enhanced with powerful new features to greatly improve collaboration between patent counsel and R&D.
ClearstoneIP Selected by LexisNexis for 2019 Accelerator Cohort
ClearstoneIP is proud to announce that it has been selected from a record number of applicants to participate in this year’s LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator. “The Legal Tech Accelerator is an extension of the company’s long-standing support of the legal startup community worldwide and helps power legal market innovation, whether inside or outside its business. […]
How An Early Patent Investigation Helped CalAmp Avoid $6 Million in Enhanced Damages
A recent Federal Circuit case, Omega Patents v. CalAmp, underscores the importance of conducting early patent investigations and how they can help avoid enhanced damages due to willful patent infringement. CalAmp entered the appeal owing $9 million in compensatory and enhanced damages for willful patent infringement after a jury trial ($15 million total after attorney’s […]
Deloitte Survey Highlights Value of Legal Tech for In-house Legal Departments
Deloitte recently published a survey of 300 in-house legal department executives in nine different countries about their transformations in making better use of advances in technology to maximize efficiency, reduce cost and free up lawyers’ time to work more closely with the organization as a trusted business partner. Risk management functions lead the way in readiness and […]
ClearstoneIP to Attend Upcoming IP Law Events
ClearstoneIP will be attending two major IP community events this fall. We’d love to meet you! 2018 IPO Annual Meeting, Chicago First, it’s the 2018 IPO Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 23-25th. ClearstoneIP will be exhibiting as part of the IP Expo, showcasing our continually evolving cloud platform for managing the complexities of the […]
Federal Circuit Affirms: No Enhanced Damages Against Willful Infringer Who Intentionally Copied
The Federal Circuit last week affirmed a district court’s denial of enhanced patent infringement damages in Sociedad Espanola de Electromedicina y Calidad v. Blue Ridge X-Ray Co., limiting the total damages to just the $852,000 jury award. In a previous summary of post-Halo cases, we noted the remarkable facts in the underlying trial: the defendants […]