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Patent Licensing and Enforcement

In the world of IP, there are “carrot” licenses and “stick” licenses. A “carrot license” is one entered into voluntarily, while a “stick license” is the result of a patent enforcement (or “patent assertion” as it is also known) effort on the part of the patent owner. While owners of patents and other forms of IP would rather decide who can and cannot use their innovations, then selectively license their IP to just those organizations, things don’t always work out that way in the real world. Owners of patents often discover that their IP has been infringed, and they have to forcibly license their IP after the fact.

Contingency Patent Enforcement: General Patent, the parent company of the business group and the leading contingency patent licensing and enforcement firm in the U.S., will analyze your claim of patent (or trademark or copyright) infringement – at no cost and at no obligation – to determine if you have a viable claim. You only have a viable patent infringement claim if the patent itself can withstand a challenge to its validity and there are sufficient damages to cover the cost of a patent infringement lawsuit, which can run into the millions of dollars!

The good news is that if General Patent agrees to assist you with your claim of patent infringement, GPC will both manage and finance the entire process. Working on a contingency basis, General Patent charges you nothing up front, but shares with you in any proceeds they generate – licensing fees, settlements and other revenue – on your behalf.

If you believe your patent or other IP has been infringed, we will have General Patent analyze the viability of your assertion at no cost and at no obligation on your part. Contact us at 561-302-3797 or info@ipofferings.com.