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1. Strategic IP Audits
Taking SMEs up the value chain
By
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
BananaIP Counsels
kalyan@bananaip.com
www.bananaip.com
Books: www.kalyankankanala.com
Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse

2. For SMEs
IP Awareness Program
Funding
• Observation
• Knowledge
• Application
• Integration
• Results

3. For SMEs
• New approach
• Strategic IP Audits
• Phase I- Machine tools
• Phase II- Plastics
• Phase III- Foundry
• Objectives- Study, identify/excavate, Protect, Use- business goals
• IP Best Practices- Level I

4. SME Audits
• Machine Tools - 42
• Plastics - 15
• Foundry - 5

5. IP Awareness
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Machine tools Plastics Foundry

6. Protectable IP
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Patents Trademarks Copyrights Designs Trade
Secrets
Machine tools
Plastics
Foundry
Patents Trademarks Copyrights Designs Trade Secrets
Machine
tools 90 250 206 36 30
Plastics 23 40 30 63 0
Foundry 3 7 13 0 0

7. Protected IP
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Patents Trademarks Copyrights Designs Trade
Secrets
Machine tools
Plastics
Foundry
Patents Trademarks Copyrights Designs Trade Secrets
Machine
tools 14 80 40 0 30
Plastics 2 36 9 0 0
Foundry 0 2 0 0 0

8. How did we go about it?
• Selection
• Visit
• Analysis/Assessment
• Filing/Protection
• Best Practices
• Business strategy

9. Capitalize on IP
Identify
Protect
Manage
Commercialize

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11. Any
Questions, Comments or
Observations?
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Books: www.kalyankankanala.com
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