Don’t Get Swept Away by the Generative AI Hype (yet!): Here’s What IP Practitioners Can Do Now
There’s a whirlwind of excitement surrounding generative AI, and the IP space is noexception. At ClearstoneIP, we understand and share in the optimism – the ability toanalyze vast amounts of data and potentially revolutionize Freedom to Operate (FTO)analysis will be an exciting development. Indeed, we are currently working on severalground-breaking capabilities to powerfully leverage AI […]
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 […]
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 […]
Willful Infringement Case Update – Eidos Display v. Chi Mei Innolux
Earlier this month, Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas issued a post-trial decision penalizing a patent infringer for failing to form a good-faith non-infringement or invalidity position before the lawsuit. The court doubled the $4.1 million verdict for a total of $8.2 million in damages. Eidos Display, LLC v. Chi Mei Innolux Corp., […]
Pirates Among Us? How Have Courts Treated Willful Infringers in the Year Following Halo v. Pulse?
As the Supreme Court’s Halo decision[1] recently celebrated its first anniversary, we take a look to see whether the lower courts have effectively rooted out the “wanton and malicious pirates” about whom the unanimous High Court was so gravely concerned. Have we found and singled out our swash-buckling ne’er-do-wells for public shaming, or have […]
Three Keys to Effective Freedom-to-Operate Management
Freedom-to-operate is a murky world where the quality of the investigation greatly depends on the skills and resourcefulness of the lawyer or analyst doing the work. Best practices and standards of care are not very well defined and, even when systems exist, they are rarely adaptable to changing needs. It is our mission at ClearstoneIP […]
ClearstoneIP Announces New FTO Platform
ClearstoneIP is proud to announce the beta release of its next generation freedom-to-operate management platform, Clearstone FTO. With guidance and feedback from IP industry leaders, we’ve infused this new web-based application with the ideal combination of best practices, workflows, and collaboration features to bring much-needed efficiency to a critical process. Some of the core features […]