Standard-Essential Patents: Prosecution and Enforcement

Banner Witcoff’s Hengyi Jiang and Justin Philpott provide an overview of standard-essential patents (SEPs), including strategies for drafting, prosecuting, and enforcing them for Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law Journal.

The article, “Standard-Essential Patents: Prosecution and Enforcement,” addressed considerations for companies involved in standardized technologies. Hengyi and Justin also highlight the benefits of proactive approaches, such as early retention of patent counsel with specific technical expertise, provisional application filings, and preparation of claim charts to demonstrate the essentiality of patent claims to facilitate licensing and identify infringement.

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Posted: May 13, 2025

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