Post on 08-May-2015
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BUILDING VALUABLE IP
By
Dr.Kalyan Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com
www.bananaip.com
www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog
THEMES
• Integrated IP protection.• Quality of IP and Business.• Building Licensable IP.• IP Audits and Business value
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Highest Value?• Land
• Gold
• Information
• Ideas
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Protecting Ideas
• Intellectual Property• Abstract Vs. Concrete Ideas• Nature of protection• Business Value
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Species of IP
• Patents• Copyrights• Trade Marks• Designs• Trade Secrets• Geographical Indications• Plant Varieties• Traditional Knowledge04/11/23 © BananaIP 2011
Integration• What will you protect?
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Quality of IP and Business
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Why Quality?
• Business and Competitive Advantage• Marketability• Licensability• Valuation
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Protection Quality• Patent Claim
What I claim is a table consisting of a flat piece of wood connected to wooden legs at all four corners.
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Protection Quality
• Trade Mark
House of Coffee
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Protection Quality
• Software for playing TV on cell phones• Patent/Copyright/Trade Secret
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Building Licensable IP
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Licensing Opportunities
• Patents
Single Patent Vs. Patent Portfolio Grouping and Pooling Validation and Strength Analysis Valuation Potential Licensees Negotiation License Execution
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IP Audits and Business Value
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IP Audit
• Purpose
Strategize Invention/Creation Increase IP Numbers Create IP Asset Inventory IP Protection Verification Assess Value of IP Process Review Optimal Utilization Acquisition or Licensing Enforce and Defend Risk Mitigation
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How?
• Define the purpose• Study the company• Interviews and Document Review
Result
• Asset Inventory• Process Recommendations• Risk Mitigation Plan
• Variable - Based on objective
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Case Example
• Leading software services company• Raising Investment• Valuation• IP Audit
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Thank You
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