Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is a law firm dedicated to advancing ideas, discoveries, and innovations that drive businesses around the world. From offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia, Finnegan works with leading innovators to protect, advocate, and leverage their most important intellectual property (IP) assets.
As illustrated by more than five years of IP litigation between
Apple and Samsung over smart-phone technology since 2011, other
industries that have undergone rapid growth have experienced
periods of patent filings, followed by IP litigation. The
Apple-Samsung litigation provides valuable lessons for those
expecting growth, and IP disputes, in the renewable energy space.
In this article, Finnegan partner
Jeffrey C. Totten addresses the five patent
lessons worth exploring.
Previously published in North American Clean Energy Magazine
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