Defending Against NPEs

Clients tell us that one of the largest challenges they face is the ever increasing assertion and litigation demands placed upon them by non-practicing entities (NPEs). Although defending against them can be difficult, demonstrating invalidity through prior art or finding evidence of non-infringement are two tactics that often prove successful.

At Chipworks, we routinely help IP groups and their outside counsel defend against NPEs, saving them millions of dollars in royalty payments and litigation costs. While we offer traditional prior art search services, our strength lies in finding evidence of prior use through product sources such as device images, reverse engineering reports, and custom analysis. Our non-infringement services help clients refute claims made against them.  

Related Services: 

• Infringement/Non-infringement Analysis: Evaluate the legitimacy or strength of a patent claim
• Prior Use/Prior Art: Invalidate patents by searching our extensive research library and device inventory
• Technical Capabilities: Systems, circuit and process reverse engineering analysis to support patent infringement claims

For more information, please contact insidepatents@chipworks.com