Patent Rights: Best Practices for Responding to Patent Demand Letters
Partners Dabney Carr and Chris Forstner are published in the print and online editions of Manufacturing Today for their article titled, “Patent Rights: Best Practices for Responding to Patent Demand Letters.” The pair write about patent owners and their increasing practice of sending offers to license or “patent demand” letters to companies they believe are infringing their patents. The pair also share tips for companies in responding to such letters. They conclude, writing, “The growth of patent licensing companies, especially non-practicing entities, and the increasing focus of companies on the value of their intellectual property rights has increased the use of patent demand letters and offers to license. These letters require prompt attention and evaluation, and these best practices can help your company develop an efficient and effective response plan.”