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in sports a winning team needs the balancing force of both a good offense and a good defense the same is true when it comes to patents patent defense refers to strategies that protect your business assets and reduce your exposure to patent litigation risk unwanted patent litigation can distract management discourage investors aggravate potential customers and potentially cost millions of dollars in attorney fees alone a strong patent defense can help you avoid the high costs and distractions of patent litigation patent reexamination is a primary defensive strategy that we use to challenge the validity of an issued patent it's an effective tool to delay enforcement or to narrow the scope of claims of an issued patent in some circumstances it may be advantageous to file a preemptive strike by requesting reexamination before your business is sued for patent infringement in some cases it's advisable to challenge the patent to clear the air in order to make a strategic investment decision p