This presentation covers the basics of Patents. What are patentable and what are not.

1. Patent
Protecting your ideas
Jacob Samro
www.jsam.in

2. Disclaimer
This Presentation is intended for educational
purposes only. The views expressed in this
presentation are those of the presenter

3. Authorship - Copyright
( for Books, Music )
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Name brand - Trademark
( Skype, Google, Gmail )
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Secret recipe - Trade secret ( Coke, KFC )

4. Summary
• What are patentable ?
• What are not patentable ?
• Components of Patent Application
• Searching for Patents

5. Patent
• Protect your ideas
• Set of exclusive rights to an inventor

6. Why Patent?
• Doing business legally & productively
• Patent Infringement
• Patent Licensing
• 90% of Software companies do not patent their
concepts and ideas.

7. What are Patentable ?
• Machines
• Biological Inventions
• Chemical Formulas
• Computer hardware and Peripherals
• Softwares

8. What are Patentable ?
• Electronic Circuits
• Games
• Mechanical Inventions

9. What are not Patentable ?
• Data Structures, Algorithms and programs
• Music and Videos
• A method of agriculture
• Cinematographic works
• Electromagnetic Signals
(Indian) Patents Act, 1970

10. Types of Patents
• Utility Patent!
• Functional
iPhone's swipe to unlock

11. Types of Patents
• Design Patent!
• Non Functional
iPad's Design

12. Components of Patent Application
• Title
• Abstract
• Background Information ( Inversion )
• Claims
• Brief Summary and Description

14. Filing a Patent
File RefusalExamined
Modify the
Application
resubmit

15. Searching for Patent
• Google patents ( google.com/patents)
• USPTO ( United States Patent and Trademark
Office )
• IPO ( Intellectual Property Office, India )

16. Patents
• Country based
• Expires

17. FAQ
• Patent licensing ?
• pat. pend. means ?
• Companies owns patents ? How ?
• Do IPO take care of infringement ?
• Who own the patent if two or more own the idea ?
• Can a App gets Patented ?