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Patent Infringement

Beyond Smartwatches: Uncovering Hidden Infringement and Monetization Opportunities in a 500-Patent Portfolio

A leading smartwatch and wearable-technology company approached IIPRD with a patent portfolio of approximately 500 patents covering fitness tracking, health monitoring, sensing technologies etc.
September 1, 2026
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FTO

Mapping Expired Patents to Mitigate Litigation Risk Before Product Launch

To assess Freedom to Operate (FTO) for a client preparing to launch a new hardware product with multiple functional modules that overlapped with known historical technologies.
August 12, 2026
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FTO

Continuous Post-Report Monitoring Leading to Critical Catch of a Newly Published Patent

To provide FTO assurance for a next-generation IoT device with a fixed launch date, including continuous patent landscape surveillance through commercialization to identify newly published patents.
August 12, 2026
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Patent Infringement

When “Green” Turns Blue: Uncovering Hidden Laser Infringement

The client sought an infringement analysis for an invention that specifically claimed the use of a “Blue laser.” The target product, however, utilized a “green laser,” creating an apparent mismatch.
August 12, 2026
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Patentability Search

Identifying Prior Art Hidden Inside an Instagram Reel

A client approached with an invention related to an innovative user-interaction feature implemented through a unique gesture-based control technique.
August 12, 2026
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Patentability Search

Identifying Prior Art as Empirical Evidence in a Low-Cost Chinese Smartwatch

A client shared a new feature intended for integration into a next generation smartwatch. The feature was subtle, a micro interaction embedded deep within system settings.
August 12, 2026
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Invalidation Search

Invalidating a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Using 3GPP Contributions and Email Archives

To invalidate a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) related to wireless communication protocols, specifically within the LTE / 5G standardization framework, by identifying anticipatory prior art from non-patent literature.
August 12, 2026
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Invalidation Search

Cross-Domain Prior Art Discovery Strengthened with In-Domain Evidence

To identify strong novelty-breaking prior art for a patent related to a data processing and feature extraction system, where conventional searches within the same application domain had failed to yield
August 12, 2026
Patent Infringement

Shifting the Spotlight: From Small Apps to the Real Infringer

During a patent infringement analysis involving a document-processing system for visa applications, the client believed several small third-party apps providing visa-related document services were infringing the claims.
August 11, 2026