IPs – A perspective
Muthu
21-IV-2016
IP Monetization is the End of IP
Lifecycle
Loop closure
Value – A mythical curve
commodities
product
service
user
experience
User Exp Exs : iPhone, Avatar, Daabang, Enthiran,..
Service : TCS, Infosys, Wipro, InMobi..
Products : Tally, Onida-Thunder, MicroMax, iPhone
Commodities : Spirulina, Sunflower seed etc..
IP Valuation
• Min and Max
• Development Cost * Factor
• Demand-Supply
• Time(Longevity)
– Transient
– Steady
• Free – is not really free
• Unknown
• IP coffins
IP Licensing models
• Business model driven
– Usage based
– Outright sale
– Royalty
• ThRu:- 2% of average sale price
• Capping
• What is opposite of Capping ?
• Exclusivity
IP value/revenue curves you may see
Value
Time
very likely
possible
eventually
IP Licensing – Other options
• Service augmentation
• Product differentiation
• Gambling
IP Licensing - Contrasting
• Vis-a-vis sale of goods
• Visible v/s Invisible
• Derive from Products
IP Licensing – Examples
• Give and prosper - ARM, Dolby, Philips(I2C,LED)
• Protect and prosper – Adobe
• Free and prosper – MPEG, HDMI
• A SFO based SW co(a few years back)
– Dev centre in Sarjapur Rd
– 5K LOC-Java – 1M$ (sold a few already!)
IP assessment – Tools
• Professional Platforms like Relecura, Vajrasoft
– Very powerful tools to look for new domains to
build IP as well as assess/rank existing ones
• Open/Free sites/tools like USPTO, Google
Courtesy: Relecura
File provisional patent application (optional)
File complete patent application (within 12 months if
provisional is filed)
Patent application will be published after 18 months
from the filing date (if early publication request is not
filed)
File examination request within 48 months from priority
date
Patent application is examined by patent office
Examination report is issued by patent office
Patent applicant responds to the examination report
(multiple iterations with patent office possible)
Patent is granted or rejected within 1 year from the date
of issuance of the first examination report
Actions taken by patent
applicant
Actions taken by patent
office
Indian Patenting Process -
snapshot
Courtesy:
Karthik, InvnTree
Patent
Design
Trademark
Copyright
Trade Secret
Types of IP
Try to follow these, it helps
• Ideas are the genesis of everything
• When in doubt, file for an IPR if you can afford
• Do not hire yourself, redundancy doesn’t help, encourage everyone to be
creative.
• Leave paper trails/docs/write-ups on everything you/people do
• Business and Capital are as important as Tech/Engg
• Build as many associates and partnerships as possible
• Do not hesitate to take help
• Think “end ups” when you do start ups
• Never go below (#employees*100K$) valuation
• Never waste time, use the time to think/do IP activities
• A good IP portfolio helps you always and surely during tough times
THE END
thank you

IP Monetization muthu_tie_ip_conf_2016_04_21

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    IPs – Aperspective Muthu 21-IV-2016
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    IP Monetization isthe End of IP Lifecycle Loop closure
  • 3.
    Value – Amythical curve commodities product service user experience User Exp Exs : iPhone, Avatar, Daabang, Enthiran,.. Service : TCS, Infosys, Wipro, InMobi.. Products : Tally, Onida-Thunder, MicroMax, iPhone Commodities : Spirulina, Sunflower seed etc..
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    IP Valuation • Minand Max • Development Cost * Factor • Demand-Supply • Time(Longevity) – Transient – Steady • Free – is not really free • Unknown • IP coffins
  • 5.
    IP Licensing models •Business model driven – Usage based – Outright sale – Royalty • ThRu:- 2% of average sale price • Capping • What is opposite of Capping ? • Exclusivity
  • 6.
    IP value/revenue curvesyou may see Value Time very likely possible eventually
  • 7.
    IP Licensing –Other options • Service augmentation • Product differentiation • Gambling
  • 8.
    IP Licensing -Contrasting • Vis-a-vis sale of goods • Visible v/s Invisible • Derive from Products
  • 9.
    IP Licensing –Examples • Give and prosper - ARM, Dolby, Philips(I2C,LED) • Protect and prosper – Adobe • Free and prosper – MPEG, HDMI • A SFO based SW co(a few years back) – Dev centre in Sarjapur Rd – 5K LOC-Java – 1M$ (sold a few already!)
  • 10.
    IP assessment –Tools • Professional Platforms like Relecura, Vajrasoft – Very powerful tools to look for new domains to build IP as well as assess/rank existing ones • Open/Free sites/tools like USPTO, Google
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    File provisional patentapplication (optional) File complete patent application (within 12 months if provisional is filed) Patent application will be published after 18 months from the filing date (if early publication request is not filed) File examination request within 48 months from priority date Patent application is examined by patent office Examination report is issued by patent office Patent applicant responds to the examination report (multiple iterations with patent office possible) Patent is granted or rejected within 1 year from the date of issuance of the first examination report Actions taken by patent applicant Actions taken by patent office Indian Patenting Process - snapshot Courtesy: Karthik, InvnTree Patent Design Trademark Copyright Trade Secret Types of IP
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    Try to followthese, it helps • Ideas are the genesis of everything • When in doubt, file for an IPR if you can afford • Do not hire yourself, redundancy doesn’t help, encourage everyone to be creative. • Leave paper trails/docs/write-ups on everything you/people do • Business and Capital are as important as Tech/Engg • Build as many associates and partnerships as possible • Do not hesitate to take help • Think “end ups” when you do start ups • Never go below (#employees*100K$) valuation • Never waste time, use the time to think/do IP activities • A good IP portfolio helps you always and surely during tough times
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