Patents and Intellectual Property

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What you should know about getting a patent, or protecting your intellectual property

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Patents and Intellectual Property

What are patents?

What are patents?

•Granted by US government

What are patents?

•Granted by US government

•Protection for inventors

What are patents?

•Granted by US government

•Protection for inventors

•200 year old right

What are patents?

•Granted by US government

•Protection for inventors

•200 year old right

•Protected by lawyers

Kinds of Patents

Kinds of Patents

Design or utility patents

Kinds of Patents

Design or utility patents

=

functional processes, machines, articles

Kinds of Patents

Design or utility patents

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functional processes, machines, articles

or

improved product design or composition

Kinds of Patents

Design or utility patents

=

functional processes, machines, articles

or

improved product design or composition

Business’s value based on

intellectual property

IP Experts

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Value of an IP Lawyer

Value of an IP Lawyer

Updates knowledge

Value of an IP Lawyer

Updates knowledge

Knows about classification

Value of an IP Lawyer

Updates knowledge

Knows about classification

Conveys the possibilities

Securing the patent

Securing the patent

Are there any similar products on the market?

Securing the patent

Are there any similar products on the market?

1. Journal invention Process

Securing the patent

Are there any similar products on the market?

1. Journal invention Process

2. File for provisional patent

Securing the patent

Are there any similar products on the market?

1. Journal invention Process

2. File for provisional patent

3. Create prototype

Securing the patent

Are there any similar products on the market?

1. Journal invention Process

2. File for provisional patent

3. Create prototype

4. Take invention to market

Securing the patent

Are there any similar products on the market?

1. Journal invention Process

2. File for provisional patent

3. Create prototype

4. Take invention to market

5. Patent invention

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