… Often, there are opportunities to turn your seeming misfortune into a business opportunity …

Defense costs are high and can mount into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and often, topping a million, or even more. The stakes are high. Perhaps your biggest selling product or service is not in jeopardy. But it needn't all be negative. Often, there are opportunities to turn your seeming misfortune into a business opportunity.

	… Our first reaction to a patent lawsuit is not to begin an expensive defense …

At Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel we think outside the box. Our first reaction to a patent lawsuit is not to begin an expensive defense, mounting an international search for prior art or looking for inequitable conduct to invalidate the patent involved. Our very first questions are about your business and your goals. Why? Because often, patent infringement claims can be viewed as an opportunity to increase market share or even to improve a product.