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)