April 4-Day 2 Lunch & Learn at the 2019 Fintech & Financing Conference in Toronto at Bram and Bluma Appel Salon in downtown Toronto. Tony Sabeta, Patent Agent and Partner, at Aird McBurney presents IP strategies, roadmap and use cases for startups. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/startupip/ https://www.airdberlis.com/ https://fintechandfunding.com/ https://ncfacanada.org/

1. What’s in your IP Toolkit?
April 4, 2019
@sabetaip
Tony Sabeta, B.Eng. (Elec.)

2. 33%

4. 7 of the 104 startups acquired by Apple

5. A tale of 2 Canadian Startups
billion dollar lost opportunity
Border Network
Technologies

6. Typical reasons NOT to patent
unpatentability of the invention
rapid pace of technology
costs of obtaining patents ~ $30k
costs of enforcing patents ~ $1m +

7. A tale of 2 Canadian Startups
awarded $300m in damages
i4i Inc.

8. Best reasons to patent
increase valuation / secure investment
increase leverage over a partner
deter patent infringement & suits
improve the likelihood of an exit

9. So you think you don’t have IP?
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patent
trade secret
trademark
copyright

10. Developing an IP Strategy
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IP audit // business goals // market // monetization

11. IP Filing Strategy
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July ‘14Jan ‘13
non-provisional / PCTprovisional + TM
Jan ‘14
1st public disclosure
Sep ‘13‘12
+ provisionals continuations
+ designs
Sept ‘16
$120mlaunch patents issued
July ‘16

12. Common IP Mistakes
forgetting key dates
premature disclosure
overlooking IP ownership
doing it yourself
re-inventing the wheel

13. Best Practices
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stealth mode search & file early own your IP

14. Thank you.
tsabeta@airdmcburney.com
416.865.7711 | @sabetaip
Tony Sabeta, B.Eng. (Elec.)