d2 intellectual property
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
WHO ARE WE?
• Born out of Gateway in 2004
• Qualified to help you understand your customers, products, and services
• Focused on delivering on time and within budget
• Blunt, but respectful
We are your partner.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to create happy customers by listening, observing,
thinking and acting on their behalf. We are blunt, yet respectful;
innovative, yet frugal; creative, yet real. Why do we do this?
Because it is the right thing to do.
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WHAT IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?
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A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright or trademark or keep as a trade secret.
WHY IS IP IMPORTANT? • The industry is racing to the
future • IP licensing adds cost to your
product • Litigation has become a way
of life • Your team’s creative ideas are
flying out of the business • Contractual indemnification
leaves many vulnerabilities • More is expected from ODMs
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HOW D2 CAN HELP
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• Strong technology knowledge from product engineers
• Customer insight from behavioral scientists • Practical business understanding from
seasoned executives • Efficient legal capability from patent agents
We offer the strength and stability that comes with all four legs of a true intellectual property platform:
D2 SERVICES
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STRATEGY • Help you understand the need for IP • Evaluate existing patents and IP
situations • Develop a defense against
competitor’s IP • Help you create technology
headlights • Develop a plan for an owned IP
portfolio • Help you understand the budgetary
costs to owning patents
D2 SERVICES
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STRATEGY (cont.) • Advise on need and consideration
for an inventor incentive program • Help create a patent review process • Help create an inventive culture • Review and advise on all inventor
agreements • Plan US vs worldwide approach
IMPLEMENTATION • Mine your current
development efforts for IP • Draft patents • Draw figures • Perform inventor reviews • File patents
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D2 SERVICES
ON-GOING SUPPORT • Follow-on office actions • Review value and revise claims • Flag for pending maintenance fees
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D2 SERVICES
Services can be bundled: • IP strategy • IP risk & opportunity
assessment • IP portfolio generation • IP defense • IP as an offense/weapon/
profit center • Customized to fit your need
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D2 SERVICE OPTIONS
Bundled Services
THE IP MANAGEMENT PROCESS
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Tony Olson PRESIDENT
PHONE 605.422.1322 CELL 712.490.4608 E-MAIL [email protected] WEB www.d2worldwide.com
P.O. Box 644 North Sioux City, SD 57049