Well-Designed Patent Portfolios Protect Your R&D Investment – Steve Sponseller

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN">Are you protecting your Research and Development investment of time, money, and effort?<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> That’s the topic of today’s episode.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN">If you’re like many technology companies, y</span><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN">our team creates valuable inventions that provide a competitive advantage, attract investors, and increase company valuation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class= "jtukpc"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN">You can protect those R&D activities by building a patent portfolio that protects your critical inventions.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN">Patents protect the inventions produced by your R&D activities. A well-designed patent portfolio is a carefully chosen collection of patent assets that support your business goals and objectives.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN">Failing to protect your most valuable inventions with a patent portfolio means that <strong>your R&D team is working for your competitors</strong>. Without patent protection for your critica