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Aug. 1, 2002

Counsel Can Use Statistical Methods to Assess Patent Risk

Focus Column - By James E. Hopenfeld - It has become conventional wisdom - and rightly so - that a strong patent portfolio is a key to corporate success. Patents are, after all, limited monopolies on the technologies that they cover. Patents protect markets, justify research-and-development expenses and can be a prerequisite to obtaining the capital that a business needs to survive.

        Focus Column
        
        By James E. Hopenfeld
        
        It has become conventional wisdom - and rightly so - that a strong patent portfolio is a key to corporate success. Patents are, after all, limited monopolies on the tec...

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