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)