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innovation dilemma: innovation dilemma: secrecy v. collaborationsecrecy v. collaboration
ernest grumblesernest grumbles
merchant & gouldmerchant & gould
3.12.20103.12.2010
secrecy v. collaboration secrecy v. collaboration
origin of ideas secrecy – good or bad? ip and secrecy
origin of ideas:origin of ideas:
fiction: eureka!
fact: it’s complicated
is there anything new?
punk rockpunk rock
an evolving conversation…an evolving conversation…
the manhattan projectthe manhattan project
linear collaboration linear collaboration
concurrent collaborationconcurrent collaboration
we’re all collaborating…we’re all collaborating…
open source – Android, open source – Android, LinuxLinux
collaborative work collaborative work modelsmodels
free/open discussionfree/open discussion
let the ideas outlet the ideas out
theft – this is realtheft – this is real risks/rewardsrisks/rewards
who will benefitwho will benefit investors careinvestors care
loss of ip rights loss of ip rights
issuesissues
ideas kept in a lockbox…ideas kept in a lockbox…
safety
exclusivity
ip protection
innovation stifled collaboration inhibited loss of crowd wisdom business model suffers
issuesissues
ip and tech innovationip and tech innovation
exclusivity (for some period)
forms: trade secret patent copyright (source code)
trade secrets - what?trade secrets - what?
confidential information that has value from not being generally known
protected by statute (like Uniform Trade Secrets Act) and contract
trade secrets: examplestrade secrets: examples
MARKET PLANS, FINANCIALS, SUPPLIER LISTS, CUSTOMER LISTS
trade secrets: processtrade secrets: process
maintain absolute secrecy of data
public release = death identify inventions control access – NDA’s no registration process – “free”
patents: what?patents: what?
share your inventions and get limited grant of exclusivity (20 years)
promote linear collaboration broker public/private benefit
patents: examplespatents: examples
patents: processpatents: process
evaluate inventions application process ($5-20K) provisional – ($1-5K) 2-5 years a dead patent is dead
patents and secrecypatents and secrecy
confidentiality of inventions is essential
public use/sale (pre-filing) in US, Canada, Japan: starts 1
year bar clock! elsewhere – patentability
destroyed provisional patents – a quick fix
practicalitypracticality
know your IP share info when it makes sense use NDA’s to protect trade
secrets (if at all possible) be mindful of impact on IP rights remember your investors
the endthe end
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