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Practical ˆIntellectual Property
Tom Hutchinsonwww.hutchinsonip.com
Manchester Fab Lab12 October 2011
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Scope
• What is IP• Why is it important• Types of IP• Patents• Patent attorneys• Top tips
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Intellectual property is about gaining, and protecting a competitive edge
all
ˆ
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Improvements to products or processes
Inventions
ConceptsApplications
for new discoveries
Product appearance
Graphics
Packaging
Patents
Copyright
DesignsTrade marks
Trade name
s
Get-up
Slogans
Goodwill
Other
Trade secrets Reputation
Know-how
Inside knowledge
Dance & mime
LiteratureMusic
Films
Photographs
One-off product
s
Types of IP
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Why use IP?
To prevent others from copying your ideasTo have something tangible to sell/licenseTo reassure investorsTo block competitorsTo “muddy the waters”
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When to use IP?
If the IP is valuable and if its value outweighs the cost of obtaining and enforcing it
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IP costs
ObtainingPatents - £3k - £10k, per countryDesigns - £600, per countryTrade marks - £900, per country
MaintainingPatents - £100 - £1000, per yearDesigns - £50 - £200, per yearTrade marks - £50 - £500, per year
EnforcingA quick “spat” - £1,000, per sideAt the IPO - £10,000, per sideIn court - £50,000 - £500,000, per side
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When not to use IP
Just because you canIf the value of the market or the profitability of the product is too smallIf you do not have the means to enforce it
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Patents
• A patent is a fixed-term monopoly given by the government to inventors on new, non-obvious and useful technologies in exchange for a complete public disclosure of how the invention works
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Patentability
A patent may be granted only for an invention in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied, that is to say-(a) the invention is new(b) it involves an inventive step(c) it is capable of industrial application(d)the grant of a patent is not excluded…
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Novelty
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Inventive step
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Application procedure
Filing
Search
Publication
Examination
Amendment
Grant
Maintenance
Filing
Search
Publication
Examination
Amendment
GrantValidation
Filing
Search
Publication
Examination
Amendment
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What is a patent attorney?
Someone with a technical background and training and qualifications in substantive IP lawExperience in acting before the IPOs and the Courts and with other legal/technical/business advisors
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My background
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Claims
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Patent searching
Up to 40% of UK research is wastedNearly all patents that have been granted in the last
100 years are available to the publicMostly free of chargeMostly on-linePatents are classified to make them easier to searchHave you referenced any patent specifications in your
most recent literature review?Are you currently re-inventing the wheel?
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Tip 1 – dates are important
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Tip 2 – keep quiet
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Tip 3 – never threaten
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Tip 4 – do your research
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Tip 5 – seek professional advice