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Fundamentals Of Intellectual Property Protection Final

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The document discusses patents and intellectual property. It notes that society benefits from new ideas and their commercialization must provide economic rewards. The presenter's goal is to introduce patent concepts and terms to help participants develop an IP strategy without evaluating individual ideas. Key points include that the initial patent filing date and definition are critical, and participants will need a lawyer as the process is complicated.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SLIDES AND INFORMATION 息 2012 EARLE HAGER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WHY PATENTS? Society benefits from the development of new ideas The commercialization of these ideas must have an economic reward for risk takers CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 2 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
MY GOAL Introduce group to patent concepts and ideas Cannot evaluate individual ideas in discussion, but will provide concepts and terms for consideration in the development of a patent strategy Patents are a reward from the marketplace for continuous research and development Products which cannot be patented can be sold as a sales and marketing opportunity or protected as a trade secret CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 3 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
YOUR GOAL Create defensible IP which can be used for licensing, funding, sale, or other financial opportunities Patents are awarded and defended The award of a patent gives you the right to defend the patent It does not protect you from counter claims or lawsuits CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 4 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
THREE IMPORTANT THINGS 1. You need a lawyer. This material is complicated and you must carefully plan each step CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 5 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
THREE IMPORTANT THINGS 2. Most countries track patents by Filing Date. The date you file your initial paperwork is critical when compared to similar claims. The United States is transitioning from a first to invent to a first to file system. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 6 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
THREE IMPORTANT THINGS 3. The definition of your idea in the initial filing is critical. Countries limit your ability to modify your paperwork after filing. The definition must be limited enough to be unique and broad enough to include similar modifications of your idea. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 7 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
THE BASICS Everything is about Process CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 8 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
AGENDA IP Strategy Patents International IP Standards Trade Secrets Copyrights Trademarks Industrial Design Conclusion CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 9 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
IP STRATEGY 10 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
STRATEGY IP strategy ties closely with business strategy CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 11 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
STRATEGY Your goal is to seek initial protection for your innovation and use the provisional, PCT, or regional filings as a basis for licensing and partnerships discussions The cost of expanding IP protection will become part of the business model CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 12 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
STRATEGY The simplest step might be to patent in your home country and file for a provisional patent in the largest market the United States This will give you one year with the provisional patent for you to decide how to proceed Adding additional patent options can be covered as you develop the business needs and finances to execute CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 13 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
LEVERAGING ASSETS Global patent strategy is expensive In seeking partners for your business strategy, look for organizations with experience in filing IP claims in your space CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 14 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PLANNING In this presentation, you should understand terms and concepts and use these to develop your business model Although filing is expensive, releasing information prevents others from using your ideas Public information cannot be patented CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 15 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PATENTS 16 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WHAT IS A PATENT? A patent is a type of intellectual property The ownership of a patent is legally enforceable in gives you exclusive right to limit others in using your idea Patents, as an asset, can be sold, licensed, or used as a basis for loans or capitalization CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 17 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WHAT IS A PATENT? Utility patents are awarded for devices with a use Design patents are awarded for the appearance of a device or object CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 18 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WHAT IS A PATENT? Plant patents are awarded for the appearance and color of a plants, such as flowers. This is critical to organizations who develop seeds and plants to grow in different environments Cells and living animals are being awarded patent protections. This is important for medical research where certain types of mice have been developed for cancer studies. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 19 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WHAT IS A PATENT? With a patent award, the inventor has exclusive rights to idea for a defined time period In the marketplace, it rewards the inventor and allows them to recover development costs and profit from risk The patent is a legally enforceable monopoly for the innovation CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 20 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WHAT IS A PATENT? Patent is enforceable against competitors in both civil and criminal courts internationally Reverse engineering cannot be used to override a patent Independent research cannot be used as justification to override a patent CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 21 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WHAT IS A PATENT? In this process, you will apply for the patent and the government will review your application, which will take several years Until the patent is awarded, the government will not provide protection from infringement It is possible for an idea to be obsolete by the time the government awards the patent CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 22 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PATENT REQUIREMENTS A Patent must have three characteristics: Useful have commercial or utilitarian value Novel unique, not patented or published elsewhere. Publishing limits include the patent applicant. Non-Obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 23 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PATENT REQUIREMENTS A patent is not a law of nature or a scientific formula A patent is not an idea, but the execution of an idea CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 24 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PATENT SPECIFICATION Patent Specification is the description of invention List of requirements to develop or utilize invention Optimal use of innovation as viewed by the inventor Features which differentiate the product from other products or prior art Key part of process most governments will limit your ability to modify the specifications after the initial application CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 25 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PATENT ASSIGNMENTS Employees and consultants are usually required to transfer all rights for products developed to the organization Key aspect of the relationship between owners and employees or consultants CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 26 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PATENT INFRINGEMENT Infringement is when some uses the patent Legal limits on their access to the patent Economic damages from their revenues from patent infringement Definition of the patent in the initial filing is critical to infringement claims Challenge against the validity of the patent and the infringement of the patent CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 27 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL IP STANDARDS 28 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS The enforcement of regional patents lies within the jurisdiction of each member State. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 29 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PATENT DISCLOSURE Patents are disclosed as part of the approval process. For multi-country applications, you will need to coordinate the best strategy for application and disclosure CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 30 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
ITS GETTING EXPENSIVE Yes, it is. Individual filing fees, lawyers, and so forth. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 31 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS A patent is, in general, granted by a national patent office. The effects of such a grant are, however, limited to the country concerned. Patents may also be granted by a regional office that does the work for a number of countries, such as the European Patent Office (EPO) and the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO). CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 32 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS Under such regional systems, regional patent office accepts regional patent applications, or grants regional patents, which have the same effect as applications filed, or patents granted, in the member states of that region. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 33 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PCT PCT is a registration process and can be used as the basis for pursuing patents in multiple countries PCT is not a patent application for multiple countries Upon PCT approval, you still need to pursue patent applications in individual countries Your successful PCT documentation can be used for your application in other countries CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 34 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS The WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an agreement for international cooperation in the field of patents. It is largely a treaty for rationalization and cooperation with regard to the filing, searching and examination of patent applications and the dissemination of the technical information contained therein. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 35 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS The PCT does not provide for the grant of international patents: The task and responsibility for granting patents remains exclusively in the hands of the offices mentioned in the paragraph above. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 36 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS At present, no orld patents w or International patents exist. In general, an application for a patent must be filed, and a patent shall be granted and enforced, in each country in which you seek patent protection for your invention, in accordance with the law of that country. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 37 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS In some regions, a regional patent office, for example, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), accepts regional patent applications, or grants patents, which have the same effect as applications filed, or patents granted, in the member States of that region. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 38 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS Further, any resident or national of a Contracting State of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) may file an international application under the PCT. A single international patent application has the same effect as national applications filed in each designated Contracting State of the PCT. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 39 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS However, under the PCT system, in order to obtain patent protection in the designated States, a patent shall be granted by each designated State to the claimed invention contained in the international application. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 40 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS Procedural and substantive requirements for the grant of patents as well as the amount of fees required are different from one country/region to the other. It is therefore recommend that you consult a practicing lawyer who is specialized in intellectual property or the intellectual property offices of those countries in which you are interested to get protection. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 41 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
PROCESS Determine which countries you wish to target for development or sales If this number is large, the PCT process will be advantageous If the number is smaller (5-6 in the same region), you should look to regional patent treaties If the number is less than 5, you should consider filing in the individual countries CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 42 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADE SECRETS 43 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADE SECRETS Trade secrets are information which cannot be patented The claimed secret must be secret in fact, have economic value, and you must take reasonable steps to keep the information secret Examples of trade secrets include research data, client lists, formulations, and other information not subject to patent law CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 44 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADE SECRETS Protection of trade secrets must be a reasonable effort and organizations should not be held to an extreme standard. Examples would be use of confidentiality agreements, passwords for system access, limit data access CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 45 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADE SECRETS Trade secrets exist for as long as the information is secret and valuable Trade secrets are protected by the courts Trade secrets are not the basis for investment or loans CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 46 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADE SECRETS Government agencies and public universities may have limited ability to generate trade secrets The concept would be whoever pays for the development of the information should have access to the information CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 47 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
COPYRIGHTS 48 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
COPYRIGHT Copyright is a method of giving protection to authors of works for their creative efforts. The legal definition of for them to copyright their works. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 49 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
COPYRIGHT Copyright is extended to the expression of thoughts, but not to the ideas. You cannot copyright the idea of religious freedom. You can copyright your writings on the subject. Copyright protection is automatically extended to works as they are created, without the need to register or claim protection with a government agency. CRDF Training Ivano- Frankivsk and Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager April 2012 50
COPYRIGHT Copyright owners have economic rights, which allow them to have financial reward for their works and moral rights, which link the author to the work. Moral rights allow you to control the presentation and editing of your ideas by others CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 51 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
NEIGHBORING RIGHTS Neighboring rights are associated with the public performance of a work. Although the works of Prokofiev are not copyrighted, the public performance, recording, and broadcast of Peter and the Wolf would be copyrighted. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 52 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
NEIGHBORING RIGHTS Much of the work in copyrighting performances came about after a recording of a Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young concert was recorded and sold in the 1970s. Other bands, such as The Grateful Dead, have permitted the recording and sharing of their concerts for anyone who does not achieve economic gain. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 53 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
COPYRIGHT Copyright law protects published and unpublished works. Works are protected regardless of the perceived scientific, literary, or artistic value. Copyright law protects authors, regardless of the manner of expression. This will allow people to copyright their performances, writing, paintings, or other forms of expression. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 54 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADEMARKS 55 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADEMARKS A trademark is a sign or logo to distinguish a company or idea from others. The letter M is not a trademark, the letter M in the McDonalds logo is a trademark. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 56 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADEMARKS Key issue for this class is to avoid duplication or confusion between your name or logo and others CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 57 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TRADEMARKS Apple and Proview are suing over iPad name Punk band Thorazine was given a cease and desist order by GSK Value of intellectual property is often the amount of money you want to spend defending it CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 58 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 59 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN An industrial design is the ornamental aspect of an article No claims are made to the patentability of the article, merely the desire to protect the uniqueness of the design Key issue for jewelry, housewares, instruments, and other products which do not have patent protection. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 60 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
IN CONCLUSION 61 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
NO IP? Your product may be a sales / marketing opportunity CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 62 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
TO START Define your idea in terms of its unique aspects Search Ukrainian and global databases for similar applications Redefine your idea in terms of its unique aspects Parts of the product/idea will be unique, other parts may not. The unique parts of the product/idea would be awarded patent protection. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 63 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
DATABASES FOR SEARCHING Global - http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/struct uredSearch.jsf Ukraine - http://www.ukrpatent.org/en Each local country has patent databases CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 64 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
WEBSITES FOR INFORMATION http://investukraine.com/investors- guide/intellectual-property-rights-in-ukraine http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/gib.htm http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/index.html http://www.ukrpatent.org/en CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 65 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
MORE ABOUT PATENTS iTunes iPhone and iPad Applications for other Platforms CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 66 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 67 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 68 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 69 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 70 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
ITUNES RESOURCES CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 71 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
ITUNES RESOURCES CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 72 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
ITUNES RESOURCES CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 73 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
THANK YOU Earle Hager Managing Partner, The Neutrino Donut, LLC Commercialization of Science and Technology ehager@austin.rr.com Skype: earle.hager.panidea +1 512 662 1728 http://www.linkedin.com/in/earlehager http://tinyurl.com/6vy4uum CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 74 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
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  • 1. FUNDAMENTALS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SLIDES AND INFORMATION 息 2012 EARLE HAGER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 2. WHY PATENTS? Society benefits from the development of new ideas The commercialization of these ideas must have an economic reward for risk takers CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 2 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 3. MY GOAL Introduce group to patent concepts and ideas Cannot evaluate individual ideas in discussion, but will provide concepts and terms for consideration in the development of a patent strategy Patents are a reward from the marketplace for continuous research and development Products which cannot be patented can be sold as a sales and marketing opportunity or protected as a trade secret CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 3 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 4. YOUR GOAL Create defensible IP which can be used for licensing, funding, sale, or other financial opportunities Patents are awarded and defended The award of a patent gives you the right to defend the patent It does not protect you from counter claims or lawsuits CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 4 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 5. THREE IMPORTANT THINGS 1. You need a lawyer. This material is complicated and you must carefully plan each step CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 5 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 6. THREE IMPORTANT THINGS 2. Most countries track patents by Filing Date. The date you file your initial paperwork is critical when compared to similar claims. The United States is transitioning from a first to invent to a first to file system. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 6 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 7. THREE IMPORTANT THINGS 3. The definition of your idea in the initial filing is critical. Countries limit your ability to modify your paperwork after filing. The definition must be limited enough to be unique and broad enough to include similar modifications of your idea. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 7 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 8. THE BASICS Everything is about Process CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 8 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 9. AGENDA IP Strategy Patents International IP Standards Trade Secrets Copyrights Trademarks Industrial Design Conclusion CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 9 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 10. IP STRATEGY 10 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 11. STRATEGY IP strategy ties closely with business strategy CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 11 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 12. STRATEGY Your goal is to seek initial protection for your innovation and use the provisional, PCT, or regional filings as a basis for licensing and partnerships discussions The cost of expanding IP protection will become part of the business model CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 12 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 13. STRATEGY The simplest step might be to patent in your home country and file for a provisional patent in the largest market the United States This will give you one year with the provisional patent for you to decide how to proceed Adding additional patent options can be covered as you develop the business needs and finances to execute CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 13 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 14. LEVERAGING ASSETS Global patent strategy is expensive In seeking partners for your business strategy, look for organizations with experience in filing IP claims in your space CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 14 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 15. PLANNING In this presentation, you should understand terms and concepts and use these to develop your business model Although filing is expensive, releasing information prevents others from using your ideas Public information cannot be patented CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 15 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 16. PATENTS 16 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 17. WHAT IS A PATENT? A patent is a type of intellectual property The ownership of a patent is legally enforceable in gives you exclusive right to limit others in using your idea Patents, as an asset, can be sold, licensed, or used as a basis for loans or capitalization CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 17 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 18. WHAT IS A PATENT? Utility patents are awarded for devices with a use Design patents are awarded for the appearance of a device or object CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 18 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 19. WHAT IS A PATENT? Plant patents are awarded for the appearance and color of a plants, such as flowers. This is critical to organizations who develop seeds and plants to grow in different environments Cells and living animals are being awarded patent protections. This is important for medical research where certain types of mice have been developed for cancer studies. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 19 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 20. WHAT IS A PATENT? With a patent award, the inventor has exclusive rights to idea for a defined time period In the marketplace, it rewards the inventor and allows them to recover development costs and profit from risk The patent is a legally enforceable monopoly for the innovation CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 20 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 21. WHAT IS A PATENT? Patent is enforceable against competitors in both civil and criminal courts internationally Reverse engineering cannot be used to override a patent Independent research cannot be used as justification to override a patent CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 21 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 22. WHAT IS A PATENT? In this process, you will apply for the patent and the government will review your application, which will take several years Until the patent is awarded, the government will not provide protection from infringement It is possible for an idea to be obsolete by the time the government awards the patent CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 22 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 23. PATENT REQUIREMENTS A Patent must have three characteristics: Useful have commercial or utilitarian value Novel unique, not patented or published elsewhere. Publishing limits include the patent applicant. Non-Obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 23 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 24. PATENT REQUIREMENTS A patent is not a law of nature or a scientific formula A patent is not an idea, but the execution of an idea CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 24 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 25. PATENT SPECIFICATION Patent Specification is the description of invention List of requirements to develop or utilize invention Optimal use of innovation as viewed by the inventor Features which differentiate the product from other products or prior art Key part of process most governments will limit your ability to modify the specifications after the initial application CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 25 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 26. PATENT ASSIGNMENTS Employees and consultants are usually required to transfer all rights for products developed to the organization Key aspect of the relationship between owners and employees or consultants CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 26 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 27. PATENT INFRINGEMENT Infringement is when some uses the patent Legal limits on their access to the patent Economic damages from their revenues from patent infringement Definition of the patent in the initial filing is critical to infringement claims Challenge against the validity of the patent and the infringement of the patent CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 27 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 28. INTERNATIONAL IP STANDARDS 28 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 29. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS The enforcement of regional patents lies within the jurisdiction of each member State. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 29 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 30. PATENT DISCLOSURE Patents are disclosed as part of the approval process. For multi-country applications, you will need to coordinate the best strategy for application and disclosure CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 30 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 31. ITS GETTING EXPENSIVE Yes, it is. Individual filing fees, lawyers, and so forth. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 31 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 32. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS A patent is, in general, granted by a national patent office. The effects of such a grant are, however, limited to the country concerned. Patents may also be granted by a regional office that does the work for a number of countries, such as the European Patent Office (EPO) and the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO). CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 32 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 33. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS Under such regional systems, regional patent office accepts regional patent applications, or grants regional patents, which have the same effect as applications filed, or patents granted, in the member states of that region. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 33 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 34. PCT PCT is a registration process and can be used as the basis for pursuing patents in multiple countries PCT is not a patent application for multiple countries Upon PCT approval, you still need to pursue patent applications in individual countries Your successful PCT documentation can be used for your application in other countries CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 34 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 35. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS The WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an agreement for international cooperation in the field of patents. It is largely a treaty for rationalization and cooperation with regard to the filing, searching and examination of patent applications and the dissemination of the technical information contained therein. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 35 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 36. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS The PCT does not provide for the grant of international patents: The task and responsibility for granting patents remains exclusively in the hands of the offices mentioned in the paragraph above. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 36 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 37. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS At present, no orld patents w or International patents exist. In general, an application for a patent must be filed, and a patent shall be granted and enforced, in each country in which you seek patent protection for your invention, in accordance with the law of that country. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 37 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 38. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS In some regions, a regional patent office, for example, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), accepts regional patent applications, or grants patents, which have the same effect as applications filed, or patents granted, in the member States of that region. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 38 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 39. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS Further, any resident or national of a Contracting State of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) may file an international application under the PCT. A single international patent application has the same effect as national applications filed in each designated Contracting State of the PCT. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 39 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 40. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS However, under the PCT system, in order to obtain patent protection in the designated States, a patent shall be granted by each designated State to the claimed invention contained in the international application. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 40 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 41. INTERNATIONAL PATENTS Procedural and substantive requirements for the grant of patents as well as the amount of fees required are different from one country/region to the other. It is therefore recommend that you consult a practicing lawyer who is specialized in intellectual property or the intellectual property offices of those countries in which you are interested to get protection. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 41 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 42. PROCESS Determine which countries you wish to target for development or sales If this number is large, the PCT process will be advantageous If the number is smaller (5-6 in the same region), you should look to regional patent treaties If the number is less than 5, you should consider filing in the individual countries CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 42 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 43. TRADE SECRETS 43 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 44. TRADE SECRETS Trade secrets are information which cannot be patented The claimed secret must be secret in fact, have economic value, and you must take reasonable steps to keep the information secret Examples of trade secrets include research data, client lists, formulations, and other information not subject to patent law CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 44 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 45. TRADE SECRETS Protection of trade secrets must be a reasonable effort and organizations should not be held to an extreme standard. Examples would be use of confidentiality agreements, passwords for system access, limit data access CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 45 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 46. TRADE SECRETS Trade secrets exist for as long as the information is secret and valuable Trade secrets are protected by the courts Trade secrets are not the basis for investment or loans CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 46 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 47. TRADE SECRETS Government agencies and public universities may have limited ability to generate trade secrets The concept would be whoever pays for the development of the information should have access to the information CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 47 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 48. COPYRIGHTS 48 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 49. COPYRIGHT Copyright is a method of giving protection to authors of works for their creative efforts. The legal definition of for them to copyright their works. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 49 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 50. COPYRIGHT Copyright is extended to the expression of thoughts, but not to the ideas. You cannot copyright the idea of religious freedom. You can copyright your writings on the subject. Copyright protection is automatically extended to works as they are created, without the need to register or claim protection with a government agency. CRDF Training Ivano- Frankivsk and Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager April 2012 50
  • 51. COPYRIGHT Copyright owners have economic rights, which allow them to have financial reward for their works and moral rights, which link the author to the work. Moral rights allow you to control the presentation and editing of your ideas by others CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 51 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 52. NEIGHBORING RIGHTS Neighboring rights are associated with the public performance of a work. Although the works of Prokofiev are not copyrighted, the public performance, recording, and broadcast of Peter and the Wolf would be copyrighted. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 52 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 53. NEIGHBORING RIGHTS Much of the work in copyrighting performances came about after a recording of a Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young concert was recorded and sold in the 1970s. Other bands, such as The Grateful Dead, have permitted the recording and sharing of their concerts for anyone who does not achieve economic gain. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 53 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 54. COPYRIGHT Copyright law protects published and unpublished works. Works are protected regardless of the perceived scientific, literary, or artistic value. Copyright law protects authors, regardless of the manner of expression. This will allow people to copyright their performances, writing, paintings, or other forms of expression. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 54 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 55. TRADEMARKS 55 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 56. TRADEMARKS A trademark is a sign or logo to distinguish a company or idea from others. The letter M is not a trademark, the letter M in the McDonalds logo is a trademark. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 56 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 57. TRADEMARKS Key issue for this class is to avoid duplication or confusion between your name or logo and others CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 57 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 58. TRADEMARKS Apple and Proview are suing over iPad name Punk band Thorazine was given a cease and desist order by GSK Value of intellectual property is often the amount of money you want to spend defending it CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 58 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 59. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 59 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 60. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN An industrial design is the ornamental aspect of an article No claims are made to the patentability of the article, merely the desire to protect the uniqueness of the design Key issue for jewelry, housewares, instruments, and other products which do not have patent protection. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 60 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 61. IN CONCLUSION 61 CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 62. NO IP? Your product may be a sales / marketing opportunity CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 62 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 63. TO START Define your idea in terms of its unique aspects Search Ukrainian and global databases for similar applications Redefine your idea in terms of its unique aspects Parts of the product/idea will be unique, other parts may not. The unique parts of the product/idea would be awarded patent protection. CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 63 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 64. DATABASES FOR SEARCHING Global - http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/struct uredSearch.jsf Ukraine - http://www.ukrpatent.org/en Each local country has patent databases CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 64 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 65. WEBSITES FOR INFORMATION http://investukraine.com/investors- guide/intellectual-property-rights-in-ukraine http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/gib.htm http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/index.html http://www.ukrpatent.org/en CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 65 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 66. MORE ABOUT PATENTS iTunes iPhone and iPad Applications for other Platforms CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 66 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 67. IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 67 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 68. IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 68 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 69. IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 69 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 70. IPHONE SCREENS CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 70 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 71. ITUNES RESOURCES CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 71 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 72. ITUNES RESOURCES CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 72 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 73. ITUNES RESOURCES CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 73 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager
  • 74. THANK YOU Earle Hager Managing Partner, The Neutrino Donut, LLC Commercialization of Science and Technology ehager@austin.rr.com Skype: earle.hager.panidea +1 512 662 1728 http://www.linkedin.com/in/earlehager http://tinyurl.com/6vy4uum CRDF Training Ivano-Frankivsk and April 2012 74 Dnepropetrovsk 息 2012 Earle Hager