Aereo Inc. (“Aereo”) is a company that sells a service that allows its subscribers to watch television programs over the internet. Aereo’s system includes thousands of small antennas and other equipment housed in a warehouse that allows a user to select a show that is currently airing. Utilizing Aereo, subscribers could select an out of [...]

Companies can use patent families to reduce costs associated with obtaining patents, increase the number of patents obtained and increase the claimed scope of patent protection. A patent family is a set of patents that utilize the same disclosure of a patent and have the same priority date. Patent attorney’s file most original patent applications [...]