Business purpose:
Infringement analysis helps companies associated with a product/process determine if their product/process violates rights of a patent. Infringement analysis is a vital step in product/process design/redesign. Determining and measuring the scope of infringement is essential for future litigations, royalty earning purposes and licensing opportunities. Understanding the expensive attorney time and huge money involved in complex litigations is vital and therefore we offer strategic solutions for identifying technology standards or potential products that may be infringing your patent.
Types of Infringement:
Patent infringement can be of three types.
a) Literal infringement – an accused device or process is considered to be infringing when all the elements of the claim are found in the accused device or process
b) Doctrine of equivalence – Even if your product does not exactly copy the mechanism of the patented product, if it copies the end result and has similar mechanisms to reach that result, you may be directly infringing on the patent.
c) Indirect Infringement – Indirect infringement arises when the infringer has at least some knowledge of the actual patent.
