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I want to license my patent
What to establish before you negotiate a rate.
Then the rate is not the problem.
Value comes from claim breadth and defensibility, not from the existence of a certificate.
- Check whether other claims, or a divisional from a still-pending parent, cover more.
- Consider whether a package - patent plus know-how plus support - is the realistic offering.
- Be honest about it in negotiation. A licensee who discovers it later will renegotiate.
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