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Will your software stand up to a Prolifogy code review?

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, they say. How strong is your software development chain?

Is your software development team following best practices? Are your trade secrets easy to steal? Are you infringing any patents or copyrights? Will end users find your application too complicated? Will your infrastructure stand up to future expansion and load? Can your vendors and consultants claim any rights to your source code? Are your back end systems vulnerable to attacks?

Astonishingly, the answer to many of these questions is often “yes” according to Prolifogy’s panel of associates—the world’s foremost Ph.D. experts in software engineering. Prolifogy associates have decades of experience and insight into many of the world’s most overlooked, yet most critical aspects of software development. From small startups to large publicly traded companies—no matter the industry—Prolifogy associates have repeatedly discovered that no organization is immune from the potential disasters that await companies that do not proactively search out and resolve these issues.

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Role of Subject Matter Experts for Patenting Inventions

Licensing and infringement litigation are two primary potential income sources from a patent. With licensing, the inventor permits the licensee to make, use, sell, or offer to sell a patented invention for compensation. With infringement litigation, the inventor seeks damages from entities who have already engaged in the above without permission. After a patent is issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), it may be sold, licensed, litigated, and/or discarded by the assignee.

With patent sales, the inventor or assignee must convince a prospective buyer that the patent is valid and worth using in a product or service. The same is also true for prospective licensees, where the licensee would generally pay royalties based on use.

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