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Finding products, reading evidence, and running licensing campaigns that hold up.

Strategy12 October 2026 · Latest

Should You Pay the Renewal Fee? Ask Who Is Practising the Patent First

Renewal decisions get made on budget and gut feel, because the one input that would settle them — whether anyone is actually practising the patent — is the one nobody has. Here is how the deadlines work, why the costs are asymmetric, and what evidence changes the answer.

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Methodology2 April 2026

How ClaimHit Verifies Infringement Candidates

ClaimHit does not rely on a single model's opinion. Multiple models propose candidates in parallel, and every candidate is then cross-checked against live web evidence before it reaches you. Understanding that pipeline changes how you read the results.

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Standards28 March 2026

What Is a Standards Essential Patent, and How Do You Find If Yours Is One?

If your patent covers a mandatory requirement in a published technical standard, every company implementing that standard may owe you a licence. Here is how SEP analysis actually works.

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Enforcement21 March 2026

You Found a Potential Infringer. What Happens Next?

You have a strong match with documented evidence. Here is the complete path from scan to licensing conversation, what each step costs, what decisions you face, and where preliminary AI research fits in.

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Analysis14 March 2026

AI Claim Charts vs Attorney Analysis: When to Use Each

An AI Hit Chart and a formal attorney opinion are tools for different stages of enforcement, not substitutes for each other. Here is where each belongs.

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Strategy7 March 2026

Patent Monitoring: Why a One-Time Scan Is Not Enough

A scan is a snapshot. The market keeps moving after you run it, new products launch, existing products update, new companies enter your technology space. Here is why re-running your search on a schedule matters, and how ClaimHit lets you set that up.

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Guide28 February 2026

How to Read a ClaimHit Hit Chart: A Guide for Patent Attorneys

What each column means, how to interpret Insufficient Documentation versus None, how to verify evidence sources, and what the Hit Verdict actually tells you.

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