It all starts with an epiphany. Every invention begins with a single “eureka moment” or some “brilliant revelation” that causes the inventor to take action.
These epiphanies become the idea seeds planted by inventors around the world. But we can only wish the process was as simple as adding water and fertilizer and waiting for the ideas to spring to life.
Inventions are not just patents to be hung on a wall. They are the starting point for a new business enterprise. So, not only does the inventor have to figure out how to create a working product or device, they also have to drive it forward, creating a business model that will enable it to survive. And that’s where we come in.
The Inventor Boot Camp will help you focus on what’s important. We will show you ways to leverage your time and resources, eliminate unnecessary work, and direct your energies towards driving your product forward. And most importantly, we will teach you what it takes to become successful.
Key Strategies to Learn
How to perform an early stage benefit/market analysis to decide in advance who your end customer will be. Once you fully understand who your customer is, only then can you begin to piece together your business model.
How to develop a profit-centric mindset, the same thinking used by most successful inventors, to maximize your odds of success.
How to decide if your invention needs to be patented. If it doesn’t, this can save you significant amounts of money.
Who you should be listening to. Advice will come from many sources, but not all of it will be good.
How to best position yourself for funding. Hear it directly from the people who have money to invest.
Intellectual Property for Start-Ups and Small Businesses: A Top 10 and Q & A Series. Wednesday, February 20th @ 11:45 - 1:15 - Presented by Jill Link. Location: Bozeman Public Library - Large Community Room
Intellectual Property for Start-Ups and Small Businesses: A Top 10 and Q & A Series. Wednesday, February 20th @ 11:45 - 1:15 - Presented by Jill Link. Location: Bozeman Public Library - Large Community Room
Patents and IP for the startup founder (pasadena connect week) 2018.10.23L15A
On October 23, 2018 CRASH Space hosted Ben Kuo and Stephen Vegh at Pasadena Connect week to discuss Patents and Intellectual Property (IP) for the Startup Founder.
The protection of intellectual property is important when building an organization´s IP strategy and implementing it in a practice. The entrepreneurs and individuals need to understand the basics of intellectual property (IP) law to best protect their property creations and ideas from an unfair advantage.
Seek professional guidance from an intellectual property attorney to help your company plan for success and avoid theft of ideas, designs, and other concepts.
some of the intellectual property that can be protected are:
Trademark
Patents
Copyrights
Some of the common ways to protect intellectual property are as follows
• Patent Basics
• From Conception to Capitalize
• Offensive Strategy: Excluding Competitors
• Defensive Strategy: Maintaining Your Freedom to Operate
• Monetizing IP
• Do I Need a Patent
Intellectual Property is a Part of Social and Professional Issues in Computing. Intellectual Property relates to intangible creative work that is protected for the creator's use under the law as a patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret. There are four types of protection in intellectual property Copyright, Patent, Trademark and Trade Secret.
Protect Your Rights: Managing Intellectual Property RisksErin L. Webb
I presented as part of a panel at PAX Dev 2015 that discussed intellectual property risks for video game developers and producers, and how to manage those risks. My focus was on the availability of insurance coverage to protect against IP infringement claims, and how to maximize your insurance once you have it.
How To Protect Your Company's Intellectual PropertySecureDocs
This presentation covers cost-effective patent protection for inventions worldwide and protection tactics for unpatented trade secrets. It also gives a compelling argument for why companies should go against the status quo when filing for patents which can help save money and speed up the total patenting process.
Knobbe Martens co-hosted a 2-hour seminar in Silicon Valley on Protecting Your Intellectual Property with a distinguished panel of global practitioners.
Presentation made at MIT Enterprise Forum of Russia Startup Bootcamp (9-11 December, Moscow). http://mitef.ru/ru/events/recent-events/282-startup-bootcamp-2011
Inventor Boot Camp Thomas Franklin 10 17 2009dr2tom
Introduction to Intellectual Property (IP)
Presentation includes types of IP - Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents; Timing Issues for Protecting IP; and Patent Strategy Models
Patents and IP for the startup founder (pasadena connect week) 2018.10.23L15A
On October 23, 2018 CRASH Space hosted Ben Kuo and Stephen Vegh at Pasadena Connect week to discuss Patents and Intellectual Property (IP) for the Startup Founder.
The protection of intellectual property is important when building an organization´s IP strategy and implementing it in a practice. The entrepreneurs and individuals need to understand the basics of intellectual property (IP) law to best protect their property creations and ideas from an unfair advantage.
Seek professional guidance from an intellectual property attorney to help your company plan for success and avoid theft of ideas, designs, and other concepts.
some of the intellectual property that can be protected are:
Trademark
Patents
Copyrights
Some of the common ways to protect intellectual property are as follows
• Patent Basics
• From Conception to Capitalize
• Offensive Strategy: Excluding Competitors
• Defensive Strategy: Maintaining Your Freedom to Operate
• Monetizing IP
• Do I Need a Patent
Intellectual Property is a Part of Social and Professional Issues in Computing. Intellectual Property relates to intangible creative work that is protected for the creator's use under the law as a patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret. There are four types of protection in intellectual property Copyright, Patent, Trademark and Trade Secret.
Protect Your Rights: Managing Intellectual Property RisksErin L. Webb
I presented as part of a panel at PAX Dev 2015 that discussed intellectual property risks for video game developers and producers, and how to manage those risks. My focus was on the availability of insurance coverage to protect against IP infringement claims, and how to maximize your insurance once you have it.
How To Protect Your Company's Intellectual PropertySecureDocs
This presentation covers cost-effective patent protection for inventions worldwide and protection tactics for unpatented trade secrets. It also gives a compelling argument for why companies should go against the status quo when filing for patents which can help save money and speed up the total patenting process.
Knobbe Martens co-hosted a 2-hour seminar in Silicon Valley on Protecting Your Intellectual Property with a distinguished panel of global practitioners.
Presentation made at MIT Enterprise Forum of Russia Startup Bootcamp (9-11 December, Moscow). http://mitef.ru/ru/events/recent-events/282-startup-bootcamp-2011
Inventor Boot Camp Thomas Franklin 10 17 2009dr2tom
Introduction to Intellectual Property (IP)
Presentation includes types of IP - Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents; Timing Issues for Protecting IP; and Patent Strategy Models
As a startup team, you create something—whether it’s software, a domain name, business logistics or a reputation—that falls within a class protected by the law. Some classes are protected automatically. Others require going through a registration, application or examination process. Fenwick lawyers Stephen Gillespie and Christopher Joslyn discuss what intellectual property is, why it is important and hot-button issues startups commonly face.
A Step By Step Guide To Growing A Technology Business The Legal Aspects O...lisaabe
Whether you are an entrepreneur or an investor, this presentation sets out the legal and business framework on How to Grow Your Technology Business into a profitable success!
The rise of entrepreneurs and internet publishing has also lead to growth in intellectual property (IP) needs. From copyright and trademarks to patents, IP law is a hot area as the economy grows. However, whether you're looking to create a new practice group or just integrate a few new cases, IP is not just an area of law to tackle on your own. IP is its own practice area that requires specialized knowledge. Get a jump on including IP law in your practice by attending this webinar.
Join Clio's Joshua Lenon and Nehal Madhani of the Alt Legal, provider of docketing and assembly tools for IP law firms, as they discuss:
What is involved in running an IP law practice,
What are the ethical obligations of IP law,
Tools required by IP lawyers, and
Talking with clients about their IP needs.
Bereskin Parr: Update on Trademark and Design Law: Silicon Halton Meetup 114Lisa Denis
From the presentation on May 14th, 2019 about the changes coming into effect on June 17th as Canada joins the Madrid Protocol and changes to design protection that come into effect in November 2018 with Mina Chana and Matthew Graph of Bereskin & Parr
Presented by James Longwell, Partner
The information in this presentation is for general information purposes only. It does not constitute a legal opinion or other professional advice.
Intellectual Property: Presentation on IP for Business Advantage - BananaIPBananaIP Counsels
Intellectual Property: Presentation on IP for Business Advantage - BananaIP
BananaIP Counsels, formerly Brain League IP Services, founded in 2004 at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore’s incubation center (NSRCEL), is recognized as an IP/Patent trailblazer in India. The firm’s mission is to help clients maximize business value from their Intellectual Property (IP)/Patents, and gain competitive advantage in the market place. In its evolution from Brain League, BananaIP carries forward the firm’s core values – Merger of Technology,Management and Law, Swift Adaptation to changes in competitive environment, and business driven approach to Intellectual Property (IP)/Patent Services
Contact Us for Intellectual Property Services
BananaIP Counsels
Regd Office
No.40,3rd Main Road,JC Industrial Estate,
Kanakapura Road,Bangalore – 560 062.
Email: contact@bananaip.com
Telephone: +91-80-26860414 /24/34
Turning Your Ideas Into Profitable Products
It all starts with an epiphany. Every invention begins with a single “eureka moment” or some “brilliant revelation” that causes the inventor to take action.
These epiphanies become the idea seeds planted by inventors around the world. But we can only wish the process was as simple as adding water and fertilizer and waiting for the ideas to spring to life.
Inventions are not just patents to be hung on a wall. They are the starting point for a new business enterprise. So, not only does the inventor have to figure out how to create a working product or device, they also have to drive it forward, creating a business model that will enable it to survive. And that’s where we come in.
The Inventor Boot Camp will help you focus on what’s important. We will show you ways to leverage your time and resources, eliminate unnecessary work, and direct your energies towards driving your product forward. And most importantly, we will teach you what it takes to become successful.
Key Strategies to Learn
How to perform an early stage benefit/market analysis to decide in advance who your end customer will be. Once you fully understand who your customer is, only then can you begin to piece together your business model.
How to develop a profit-centric mindset, the same thinking used by most successful inventors, to maximize your odds of success.
How to decide if your invention needs to be patented. If it doesn’t, this can save you significant amounts of money.
Who you should be listening to. Advice will come from many sources, but not all of it will be good.
How to best position yourself for funding. Hear it directly from the people who have money to invest.
The route to monetization for authors is more accessible today than ever before. Today’s bloggers are tomorrow’s authors and the gap between reader & author is squeezing the traditional publisher out of the equation.
With over 500 million registered users, Facebook has quickly grown into an amazingly vibrant community with millions of conversations happening simultaneously, and a high percentage of them about products, brands, and companies.
Social media is THE way that people will be communicating in the future. Many colleges have gotten rid of e-mail and switching to a social media-only format of communications. Understand it or be left listening to your Eight Track...
When a car gets stuck in the snow, people instantly start pushing in the same direction to get it out of the snow. But when people's personal lives or their companies get stuck, not everyone is pushing in the same direction. In fact most of the effort goes to cancelling out the work of others.
The Statasphere is a brilliant new tool that instantly shows you where your purposes are misaligned.
Its one simple tool, but it will make you far more efficient and give you a significant competitive edge over your competition. In addition, it will help put your entire life back into perspective?
The most successful people in the world all have their own secret tools that give them an edge, so why not you?
Yes, at times the chaos around us makes us crazy. The Internet Bubble, 9-11, Iraq, Afghanistan, $4 gallon gas, subprime mortgages, the Great Recession, credit crisis, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, i-pod, i- phone/ Smartphone ... -- and we are not even 9 years into the new millennium.
Clearly it is a whole new world out there, and we need a whole new way of working with it. That's where the Statasphere comes in.
Safalta Digital marketing institute in Noida, provide complete applications that encompass a huge range of virtual advertising and marketing additives, which includes search engine optimization, virtual communication advertising, pay-per-click on marketing, content material advertising, internet analytics, and greater. These university courses are designed for students who possess a comprehensive understanding of virtual marketing strategies and attributes.Safalta Digital Marketing Institute in Noida is a first choice for young individuals or students who are looking to start their careers in the field of digital advertising. The institute gives specialized courses designed and certification.
for beginners, providing thorough training in areas such as SEO, digital communication marketing, and PPC training in Noida. After finishing the program, students receive the certifications recognised by top different universitie, setting a strong foundation for a successful career in digital marketing.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
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This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
The simplified electron and muon model, Oscillating Spacetime: The Foundation...RitikBhardwaj56
Discover the Simplified Electron and Muon Model: A New Wave-Based Approach to Understanding Particles delves into a groundbreaking theory that presents electrons and muons as rotating soliton waves within oscillating spacetime. Geared towards students, researchers, and science buffs, this book breaks down complex ideas into simple explanations. It covers topics such as electron waves, temporal dynamics, and the implications of this model on particle physics. With clear illustrations and easy-to-follow explanations, readers will gain a new outlook on the universe's fundamental nature.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Thinking of getting a dog? Be aware that breeds like Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, and German Shepherds can be loyal and dangerous. Proper training and socialization are crucial to preventing aggressive behaviors. Ensure safety by understanding their needs and always supervising interactions. Stay safe, and enjoy your furry friends!
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Presentation Overview
• Demystify the different types of intellectual property
(IP) necessary to master your market in a knowledge
economy
• Learn about IP timing issues to best protect your
innovation before it slips into the public domain
• Explore strategies for protecting your innovation cost
effectively
• Top IP mistakes that will doom your company
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Business Value of Intellectual Property
• Economists estimate that two-thirds
of the value of large businesses in the
US is due to intangible or intellectual
property assets*
• The World Bank estimates that, on
average, 40% of company valuations
are from intellectual property*
• PriceWatershouseCoopers estimated
that as much as 90% of the value of
the world’s top 2000 enterprises
would consist of intellectual property*
• In 1978, IP accounted for 20% of
shareholder value, but has grown to
80% in 2007**
*Source: Patent Barista, April 2008
**Source: Brookings Institution and Ocean Tomo
80%73%46%20%
1978 1988 1998 2007
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Intellectual Capital: Intangible Ideas
Ideas
Business
Methods
Brands
Software
Product
Names Future
Products
Ideas
Promotions
Business
Relationships
Manufacturing
Processes
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Leveraging Intangibles to Create Intellectual
Property
• Intellectual capital is an intangible asset that must be protected like any other valuable
company asset
– As we move away from the industrial age and into the information age, leveraging intellectual capital
is paramount
• Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Patents, & Trademarks are the legal tools that convert some
intellectual capital into IP
– These legal tools are analogous to security measures to protect tangible assets
– Use of these tools prevents further loss of value and converts ideas into property
• A custom IP strategy should be developed to suit:
– Type of business
– Products
– Actions by competitors
– Litigiousness of industry
– Funding cycle
– Size of company
– Growth strategy
• High costs require customized solution for your business
• More money is lost pursuing the wrong strategy--no matter how inexpensively--than
pursuing the right strategy within the confines of a reasonable budget
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Securing Your Intellectual Capital as IP
Copyright
Trademark
Trade
Secret
Patent
Ideas
Bus iness
Methods
Brands
Software
Product
Names Future
Products
Ideas
Promotions
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Types of IP: Trade Secrets
• Definition: Any secret formula, pattern, device, or compilation of
information used by the company that gives it an advantage over
competitors
• Must not be in the public domain
• Company must take steps to protect their trade secrets
• No Expiration: Trade secret rights last forever if properly protected
• May loose some rights to a trade secret if someone else patents it
• Action: Trade Secret Program & reminder letters to employees who leave
SECRET
CONFIDENTIAL
PROPRIETARY
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Types of IP: Domain Names
• Definition: World Wide Web address for a domain
• Right to name purchased from domain name registry
• Must be renewed periodically
• Various gTLD and ccTLD have different rules
• Cyber-squatters diligently prey on lax registration by
companies
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Types of IP: Service Marks and Trademarks
• Definition: Words, symbols, designs, colors & sounds used to
identify the source of one’s products or services to consumers
• A mark indicates the source of the product/service
• Mark must distinctively identify product/service to avoid
customer confusion
• Local rights accrue in the US based upon use
• Federal Registration “®” enhances rights and damages
• Never expire so long as used
• TM for products and SM for services
• Similar to trade dress
• More Info: www.USPTO.gov
®
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Types of IP: Patents
• Definition: Confers the inventor the right to exclude others from making,
using, manufacturing, importing the invention
• A patent does not give you the right to practice your invention, just the
right to exclude others from practicing your invention
• Protects Invention for 20 years from filing
• “Anything under the sun made by man”—Supreme Court
– Software, Business Methods, Genes, Man-made Organisms
• Exchange Government Monopoly for Full Disclosure of Invention
• Doesn’t require infringer to be exposed to idea like trade secrets or
copyrights
• Invention must be novel and non-obvious
• Cannot be publicly known or offered for sale (one year grace period in US)
• Inventor-based system in US so must get assignment from inventor
• More Info: www.USPTO.gov
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SECRET
CONFIDENTIAL
PROPRIETARY
Trade Secret Timing Issues
• Definition: Any secret formula, pattern, device, or compilation of
information used by the company that gives it an advantage over
competitors and is actively protected
• Timing Issues
– Must keep secret
– Never expire if kept secret
– Train new employees to avoid use of trade secrets or IP from prior employer
• Action Items
– Employment/Contractor agreements addressing confidentiality of IP
– Non-Disclosure agreements with vendors and partners
– Identify trade secrets (e.g., “PROPRIETARY”) and take action to protect (e.g.,
computer, e-mail, document control, security)
– Consider publication policy that requires review prior to technical journal
publications, participation in standards boards and presentation at technical
symposia
– Remind workers of confidentiality in exit interviews
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Domain Name Timing Issues
• Definition: World Wide Web address for a domain of computers
that serve content on the Internet
• Timing Issues
– First come first served for registration
– Renewals are performed annually
– Be prepared to purchase when domains are search to avoid cybersquatters
who monitor searches
• Action Items
– Register all potential trademarks and consider different marks if someone else
owns the mark
– Organize all registrations to ease administration and automate renewals
– Standardize contact information on position/title rather than individual
– Register domains that are likely to be used by typo squatters
– Consider action against cybersquatters using current marks
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Service Mark and Trademark Timing Issues
• Definition: Words, symbols, designs, colors & sounds used to identify the source of
one’s products or services to consumers
• Timing Issues
– Search once potential mark(s) are chosen as it will only get more difficult to change
– Consider Federal Registration prior to use if mark will ultimately be used in interstate
commerce
– Choose foreign filings to match product footprint
– Use not required prior to filing, but use should be expected in the next 4 years or so to
avoid abandonment of your issued registration for failure to show use
– Trademark rights never expire so long as used continuously
• Action Items
– Encourage clients to pick several possible names to chose from after search results
indicate those cheapest to adopt
– Properly label marks with “TM” or “®” to enhances rights and damages
– Set-up marking guidelines that the organization follows to avoid self-inflicted damage to
marks
– Watch for and remedy any infringement/dilution/genericide of mark
®
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Patent Timing Issues
• Definition: Confers the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using,
manufacturing, importing the invention
• Timing Issues
– Protects invention for 20 years from filing
– Patent rights go to the first to invent, not the first to file
– Cannot be publicly known before filing to preserve foreign rights
– Cannot be publicly known or offered for sale more than one year before filing to preserve US rights
• Action Items
– Consider way to capture your technical staff inventing first such as an inventor notebook program
– Assess patent landscape when entering a new area with different competitors
– Consider freedom to operate clearance study prior to investment in a specific product, and work
through any design arounds to avoid redesign
– Monitor design reviews, trade show plans, proposed technical papers, or any other investment in
product development for ideas suitable for patenting
– Consider patent committee to champion filings and patent reward program to incentivize inventors
– File patents on improvements to keep products always covered by patents
– Confirm proper marking of products to not patent pending or issued patents
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Patent Strategies
• Offensive Strategy “Sword”
– Pursuit of Licensing Revenue
– Litigating Patents
– Use as “Stick” in Negotiations
• Defensive Strategy “Shield”
– Portfolio Building
– Avoiding Patent Litigation
– Avoiding Willful Infringement
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Offensive Patent Strategy “Sword”
• Pursuit of Licensing Revenue cognizant of the risk the
party approached will sue us on their patents
• Litigating patents where parties decline to license
• Use as “Stick” in negotiations, for example,
extracting favorable terms when negotiating a
contract
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Defensive Patent Strategy “Shield”
• Goal: Have a patent portfolio equal to any party who might
assert a patent
• Equal portfolios are measured by their ability extract equal
damages from the other side if litigated
• Smart & focused portfolio building
• Accentuates expertise to competitors and customers
• “If you have one bad patent, you have one bad patent. If you
have five bad patents, you have a licensing program.”
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Portfolio Building
• Tie patent expenditures to where you add value in
marketplace (Market driven versus innovation driven)
• Decide level of commitment to patents necessary to reduce
risk of pre-emptive suit by competition
• Monitor design reviews, trade show plans, proposed technical
papers, or any other investment in product development for
ideas suitable for patenting
• Consider patent committee to champion filings and patent
reward program to incentivize inventors
• File patents on improvements to keep products always
covered by unexpired patents
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Top IP mistakes that will doom your company
• Employees/contractors don’t assign patent, copyrights &
trade secrets before leaving
• Employees take trade secrets with them or introduce other’s
IP to your products
• Immediate registration of domain names
• Picking the wrong name—search marks before adoption
• Prompt registration of marks before use & copyrights at
release
• Not patenting technology that gives marketing advantage
• Giving up patent rights through your own actions with public
disclosure or an offer for sale—remember NDAs
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Thomas Franklin, Partner
tdfranklin@townsend.com
– Tom Franklin is a partner in the full service intellectual property (IP) firm
of Townsend and Townsend and Crew ("Townsend"). Townsend is one of
the largest firms specializing in IP with a 150 year history and nearly 200
lawyers in eight different offices. Mr. Franklin supports a national
practice where he splits his time between the Townsend offices in Denver
and San Diego. Tom Franklin uses IP protection to assist large companies
maintaining their dominance and assist startups vying to dominate.
– With over a dozen years in private practice, Mr. Franklin specializes in
strong patent protection for high tech companies in the electronic and
software fields. He regularly performs due diligence, patent portfolio
development, expedited patent protection, and other techniques to
efficiently achieve his clients goals.
– Mr. Franklin received his law degree from University of San Diego after a
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from San Diego State
University (Class of 1990), summa cum laude. Prior to practicing law, Mr.
Franklin spent eight years as an engineer with Hughes Electronics and a
senior engineer with L3 Communications and Lockheed Martin.
Practice Area
Electronics & Software
Denver Office
1200 Seventeenth Street
Suite 2700
Denver, CO 80202
dir 720.258.6588
fax 303.571.4321
San Diego Office
12730 High Bluff Drive
Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92130
dir 858.764.0577
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