September 2015
Shavrivar 23rd, 1994


Pedram Sameni, PhD
Patexia Inc.
Founder and CEO
pedram@patexia.com


Using the Power of Expert Crowd
for Innovation
Patexia. 1
Patexia. September 2015
The world is transitioning to knowledge based economy

2
Agricultural
Economy

(farming)
Post-Industrial
Economy

(services / mass
production)
Industrial
Economy

(manufacturing)
Knowledge
Economy

(technology and
human capital)
Patexia. September 2015
What is Intellectual Property?

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Academic Description
•  Intellectual assets are the intangible assets of the company:
•  Intellectual Property: Patent, Trade Secret, Trademark, Copyright
•  Other Intellectual Capital: Know-how, human capital , experience, knowledge, insight.
Legal Description
Intellectual property is the legal right that can be asserted in court
Patexia. September 2015
Putting IP Value in Perspective

The ratio of tangible to intangible assets has been reversed over
the past four decades.
4
Patexia. September 2015
The Importance of Intellectual Property:
Who gets the profits from the iPhone?

5
Patexia.
Classic Product Life Cycle
Growth
BusinessPerformanceorValue
Market share

Core


Mature


Decline

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Patexia.
Increasing Levels of Patent Litigation
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•  Patent lawsuits are more than 6000 per year
•  Average cost of litigation is $2M or more (not including the settlement cost)
•  More than 70% of patents may not be valid
Patexia.

History of Patexia

Founder
 Pedram Sameni, former head of IP at International Rectifier
Founded
 June 2010
Headquarters
 Santa Monica, California
Mission
Use the power of technology, collaboration and information
to bring more transparency and efficiency to IP
Model
A platform for connecting IP intensive businesses to subject
matter experts
Network
 Thousands of technical, legal and business professionals 
Clients
High-tech and bio-tech industries, law firms and IP service
providers, universities and research labs
Science &
Tech
h
BusinessLegal
IP
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Opening the Way for Innovation
Patexia.
Patexia: who we are and what we do

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Generate IP
 Monetize IP
Protect /
Defend IP
Manage IP
Patexia.
Contract with NASA and Collaboration
with USPTO

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The Solution: Building a Bridge
Patexia.
Solvers:
Science and Tech Community
Problems:
IP Intensive Organizations
Bridge

Simplify the problem
Translate to technical language
Provide the right communication channels
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Patexia.
Database A
 Database B
 Database C
 Database D
数据库
 データベース 
‫بيانات‬ ‫قاعدة‬
Patexia’s Service:
Patent Research Based on Crowdsourcing to Subject Matter Experts
Expert Community
Public Literature
Foreign Language
Databases

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Patexia.
Patexia: How to Contribute?
September 2015
13
Become a Member for Free
•  Participate in Patexia contest
•  Networking and business opportunities
•  Become a university ambassador (send emails to ambassador@patexia.com)
Job Opportunities
•  Patexia currently has a number of openings in Software and technical fields
•  Check the current openings at www.patexia.com/career.html
•  Send resume and cover letter to career@patexia.com
You never change things 
by fighting the existing reality. 
To change something, 
build a new model that makes 
the existing model obsolete.
— Buckminster Fuller
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Pedram Sameni
Founder and CEO
(424) 239-9733
pedram@patexia.com

Knowledge based economy and power of crowd sourcing

  • 1.
    September 2015 Shavrivar 23rd,1994 Pedram Sameni, PhD Patexia Inc. Founder and CEO pedram@patexia.com Using the Power of Expert Crowd for Innovation Patexia. 1
  • 2.
    Patexia. September 2015 Theworld is transitioning to knowledge based economy 2 Agricultural Economy (farming) Post-Industrial Economy (services / mass production) Industrial Economy (manufacturing) Knowledge Economy (technology and human capital)
  • 3.
    Patexia. September 2015 Whatis Intellectual Property? 3 Academic Description •  Intellectual assets are the intangible assets of the company: •  Intellectual Property: Patent, Trade Secret, Trademark, Copyright •  Other Intellectual Capital: Know-how, human capital , experience, knowledge, insight. Legal Description Intellectual property is the legal right that can be asserted in court
  • 4.
    Patexia. September 2015 PuttingIP Value in Perspective The ratio of tangible to intangible assets has been reversed over the past four decades. 4
  • 5.
    Patexia. September 2015 TheImportance of Intellectual Property: Who gets the profits from the iPhone? 5
  • 6.
    Patexia. Classic Product LifeCycle Growth BusinessPerformanceorValue Market share Core Mature Decline September 2015 6
  • 7.
    Patexia. Increasing Levels ofPatent Litigation September 2015 7 •  Patent lawsuits are more than 6000 per year •  Average cost of litigation is $2M or more (not including the settlement cost) •  More than 70% of patents may not be valid
  • 8.
    Patexia. History of Patexia Founder Pedram Sameni, former head of IP at International Rectifier Founded June 2010 Headquarters Santa Monica, California Mission Use the power of technology, collaboration and information to bring more transparency and efficiency to IP Model A platform for connecting IP intensive businesses to subject matter experts Network Thousands of technical, legal and business professionals Clients High-tech and bio-tech industries, law firms and IP service providers, universities and research labs Science & Tech h BusinessLegal IP September 2015 8 Opening the Way for Innovation
  • 9.
    Patexia. Patexia: who weare and what we do September 2015 9 Generate IP Monetize IP Protect / Defend IP Manage IP
  • 10.
    Patexia. Contract with NASAand Collaboration with USPTO September 2015 10
  • 11.
    The Solution: Buildinga Bridge Patexia. Solvers: Science and Tech Community Problems: IP Intensive Organizations Bridge Simplify the problem Translate to technical language Provide the right communication channels September 2015 11
  • 12.
    Patexia. Database A DatabaseB Database C Database D 数据库 データベース ‫بيانات‬ ‫قاعدة‬ Patexia’s Service: Patent Research Based on Crowdsourcing to Subject Matter Experts Expert Community Public Literature Foreign Language Databases September 2015 12
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    Patexia. Patexia: How toContribute? September 2015 13 Become a Member for Free •  Participate in Patexia contest •  Networking and business opportunities •  Become a university ambassador (send emails to ambassador@patexia.com) Job Opportunities •  Patexia currently has a number of openings in Software and technical fields •  Check the current openings at www.patexia.com/career.html •  Send resume and cover letter to career@patexia.com
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    You never changethings by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. — Buckminster Fuller “ “ 14 Pedram Sameni Founder and CEO (424) 239-9733 pedram@patexia.com