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taser docking station

I have a patent pending one a taser docking station for non lethal taser for law enforcement and it looks like Axon the company that makes the taser came out with a similar docking station.
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Where can I find a list of most valuable single patent families in history?

Im looking for instances moreso of pure licensing/enforcement and not of a product manufacturer. Single families and not portfolios. Also if possible organized by domain of the invention. Thank you. I ...
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Patent enforcement in a market with only private users and no commercial entities

Here is a patent of charcoal as hydroponic substrate. How can the owner practically protect his rights against infringement by private gardeners? Will he go around looking into people's pots and then ...
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How would you find someone with expertise on selling to Patent Assertion Entities?

I've tried googling all sorts of different sentences trying to find information on PAEs. Nothing that comes up is of any use. Here is my situation: My patent was granted in 1 country, pending in ...
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Enforcing production process patents

I saw today that Ransom E. Olds patented the stationary assembly line. However, I wonder how you would enforce a patent like this unless an employee of your competitor defected. Straight off the top ...
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How are patents to "a second medical use" enforced?

As I understand it, the EPO allows claims to a second medical use of a known substance. These claims are not the same as the formerly used "Swiss-type claims" that were drawn to the use and ...
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patent enforcement when patent lapses

If a patent lapses for failure to pay maintenance fees, can the owner still sue for infringement for the time period before the patent lapsed. In answering, consider when a patent expires after its ...
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When an unnecessary inventor is listed in EP & US patent

In the US and EP, if an unnecessary inventor who has not contributed to the invention at all is listed as one of the inventors, can it be invalidated, challenged, or restricted exercise? In this case,...
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US expired but active WIPO application enforceable in US?

I am curious about this patent having an active application with WIPO, but expired with the US. Although I believe this patent is non-novel and infringes upon previous patents, is this patent ...
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