Introduction to Patents and IP CommercializationHasit Seth
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Introduction to Patents and IP Commercialization. These are slides from a talk I gave at Venture Center NCL (National Chemical Laboratory) in Pune, India to a audience of scientists involved in nanotechnology.
This pdf is about intellectual property rights in which we discuss patent role in india, copyright, trademark, industrial design, geographic indication, etc
Introduction to Patents and IP CommercializationHasit Seth
NEWS FLASH: //Check our latest course offering on Patent-Business-Strategy over at Udemy here: http://www.udemy.com/patent-business-strategy/ with a 50 per cent launch discount //
Introduction to Patents and IP Commercialization. These are slides from a talk I gave at Venture Center NCL (National Chemical Laboratory) in Pune, India to a audience of scientists involved in nanotechnology.
This pdf is about intellectual property rights in which we discuss patent role in india, copyright, trademark, industrial design, geographic indication, etc
Intellectual Property Rights In India: Patents Trademarks And Copyrights JRA & Associates
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
IP is protected in law by, for example, patents, copyright and trademarks, which enable people to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create. By striking the right balance between the interests of innovators and the wider public interest, the IP system aims to foster an environment in which creativity and innovation can flourish.
Let us try and understand the basics of these intellectual property rights, how they can be applied for in India and understand how and why they are litigated so fiercely.
A patent is a right to monopolize an invention. A would-be inventor specifies the scope of activities from which he wants to exclude others (the claims), and submits it to the Patent Office. Patent Office evaluates whether these claims depict an invention within the sense of the Patent law and whether the invention is correctly disclosed and industrially applicable (formal examination). Some patent offices will moreover examine whether the invention is new and non-obvious (substantive examination). If the application passes the examination hurdles, the Patent Office grants the applicant exclusive rights to produce and market the invention for a period of 20 years
Basic introduction of Intellectual Property Rights, types, advantages, disadvantages with main focus on Patents, criteria, Patentable and Non Patentable items
Intellectual property Right (IPR) - PatentParimal KOWTAL
A PATENT is a legal document granting exclusive right to the holder about the control for the use of invention by the concerned government where the patent application is filed. The claims of the patent set forth the details of the invention. The holder enjoys the right by forbidding any misuse of the invention in any form without the authorization of the holder. The patent grant is valid for a specific geographical location or region and is valid for a limited time frame.
Patent- Relevance of patent in the fashion industry, few examples, different type of patent and national and international route of applying for the patent.
Intellectual Property Rights In India: Patents Trademarks And Copyrights JRA & Associates
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
IP is protected in law by, for example, patents, copyright and trademarks, which enable people to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create. By striking the right balance between the interests of innovators and the wider public interest, the IP system aims to foster an environment in which creativity and innovation can flourish.
Let us try and understand the basics of these intellectual property rights, how they can be applied for in India and understand how and why they are litigated so fiercely.
A patent is a right to monopolize an invention. A would-be inventor specifies the scope of activities from which he wants to exclude others (the claims), and submits it to the Patent Office. Patent Office evaluates whether these claims depict an invention within the sense of the Patent law and whether the invention is correctly disclosed and industrially applicable (formal examination). Some patent offices will moreover examine whether the invention is new and non-obvious (substantive examination). If the application passes the examination hurdles, the Patent Office grants the applicant exclusive rights to produce and market the invention for a period of 20 years
Basic introduction of Intellectual Property Rights, types, advantages, disadvantages with main focus on Patents, criteria, Patentable and Non Patentable items
Intellectual property Right (IPR) - PatentParimal KOWTAL
A PATENT is a legal document granting exclusive right to the holder about the control for the use of invention by the concerned government where the patent application is filed. The claims of the patent set forth the details of the invention. The holder enjoys the right by forbidding any misuse of the invention in any form without the authorization of the holder. The patent grant is valid for a specific geographical location or region and is valid for a limited time frame.
Patent- Relevance of patent in the fashion industry, few examples, different type of patent and national and international route of applying for the patent.
Here's the lecture Dan Matutina gave at the Classroom yesterday (Oct 9. 2010). He shared about Storytelling with Shapes. It's a process he usually does before making a design work.
Apresentação de Leonardo Naressi (@leonaressi) no TcheSEO em Outubro/2011 sobre o tema Web Analytics e suas relações com Search, E-Commerce, Social, e outras perspectivas sobre projetos digitais e métricas.
Curso: Redes y telecomunicaciones: 06 Protocolo IPv4.
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LeakChecker: Practical Static Memory Leak Detection for Managed LanguagesDacong (Tony) Yan
Static detection of memory leaks in a managed language such as Java is
attractive because it does not rely on any leak-triggering inputs,
allowing compile-time tools to find leaks before software is
released. A long-standing issue that prevents practical static memory
leak detection for Java is that it can be very expensive to statically
determine object liveness in large applications. We present a novel
(and the first practical) static leak detection technique that
bypasses this problem by considering a common leak pattern. In many
cases severe leaks occur in loops where, in each iteration, some
objects created by the iteration are unnecessarily referenced by
objects external to the loop. These unnecessary references are never
used in later loop iterations. Based on this insight, we shift our
focus from computing liveness, which is very difficult to achieve
precisely and efficiently for large programs, to the easier goal of
identifying objects that flow out of a loop but never flow back in.
We formalize this analysis using a type and effect system and present
its key properties. The analysis was implemented in a tool called
LeakChecker and used to detect leaks in eight real-world programs,
such as Eclipse, Derby, and log4j. LeakChecker not only identified
known leaks, but also discovered new ones whose causes were
unknown beforehand, while exhibiting a false positive rate suitable
for practical use.
Framework GSM para Pruebas AutomatizadasSoftware Guru
La automatización de pruebas de software consiste en utilizar herramientas y estrategias para reducir la intervención o interacción humana en tareas redundantes, repetitivas o complejas. Esta automatización se ve reflejada en secuencias de comandos (o por su traducción al inglés “Scripts”) con los que podemos aumentar de forma drástica la capacidad de probar el software. Para poder simplificar aún más el tiempo de diseño y ejecución de dichos scripts se han desarrollado los llamados marcos de trabajo (o comúnmente conocidos como framework por su traducción al inglés), que son un conjunto de suposiciones, conceptos y prácticas que proporcionan apoyo a las pruebas de software automatizado.
Банкови сметки и плащания в системата на АмазонМихаил Великов
Кратка презентация към видео, което заснех за моята Facebook страница. Във видеото отговарям на това дали може да се използва българска банкова сметка при продажби в Амазон. Отговорът е "да".
За повече информация може да намериш моята страница във Facebook.
It all starts with an epiphany. Every invention begins with a single “eureka moment” or some “brilliant revelation” that causes the inventor to take action.
These epiphanies become the idea seeds planted by inventors around the world. But we can only wish the process was as simple as adding water and fertilizer and waiting for the ideas to spring to life.
Inventions are not just patents to be hung on a wall. They are the starting point for a new business enterprise. So, not only does the inventor have to figure out how to create a working product or device, they also have to drive it forward, creating a business model that will enable it to survive. And that’s where we come in.
The Inventor Boot Camp will help you focus on what’s important. We will show you ways to leverage your time and resources, eliminate unnecessary work, and direct your energies towards driving your product forward. And most importantly, we will teach you what it takes to become successful.
Key Strategies to Learn
How to perform an early stage benefit/market analysis to decide in advance who your end customer will be. Once you fully understand who your customer is, only then can you begin to piece together your business model.
How to develop a profit-centric mindset, the same thinking used by most successful inventors, to maximize your odds of success.
How to decide if your invention needs to be patented. If it doesn’t, this can save you significant amounts of money.
Who you should be listening to. Advice will come from many sources, but not all of it will be good.
How to best position yourself for funding. Hear it directly from the people who have money to invest.
Inventor Boot Camp Thomas Franklin 10 17 2009dr2tom
Introduction to Intellectual Property (IP)
Presentation includes types of IP - Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents; Timing Issues for Protecting IP; and Patent Strategy Models
Partners Maria Stout and Paul Stellman kicked off a two-part, comprehensive discussion of strategic planning for capturing and protecting intellectual property. The presentation served as an introduction to the topic and provided more general information.
Speakers: Maria Stout and Paul Stellmann
Bereskin Parr: Update on Trademark and Design Law: Silicon Halton Meetup 114Lisa Denis
From the presentation on May 14th, 2019 about the changes coming into effect on June 17th as Canada joins the Madrid Protocol and changes to design protection that come into effect in November 2018 with Mina Chana and Matthew Graph of Bereskin & Parr
Presented by James Longwell, Partner
The information in this presentation is for general information purposes only. It does not constitute a legal opinion or other professional advice.
Protecting intellectual property (ip) at startups - Ravi Vaikuntachar, Manage...Lounge47
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session: 1) IP is not a “ghost” to be feared, but a “friend” to be nurtured 2) Familiarize yourself with all
aspects of IP relevant to your business and your idea. Just being informed helps you manage about 70% of
the risk 3) The vision of the Startup should lead to an IP strategy that allows easy answers to key questions
like – Should I patent or not? Which markets should I file patents in? etc. 4) Myths around IP should be
shattered (example: unclear explanations of ideas to obfuscate full disclosure can leave Startups with a
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Misuse of patents can kill a company. Founders should do an initial patent search to ensure that they are
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Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets offer protections that should be considered as well. Indian
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Disclaimer: Information is current as of Sept. 7, 2017.
Presented by:
Ken Surmeier
Business Opportunity Specialist
HubZone Program Liaison
Information Technology/Web Developer
US Small Business Administration
Kansas City District Office
1000 Walnut Street, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64106
Kenneth.surmeier@sba.gov
816.426.4919
2016 Guangzhou International Shopping Festival
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Today is National Agricultural Day and to celebrate we wanted to create an opportunity to learn about marketing and finance programs available to farmers and producers to help our local business grow. I hope each of you will take the opportunity to connect with our speakers and network with each other.
Economic development leaders from across five counties comprising the Greater Los Angeles Region convened for a discussion on focused foreign direct investment (FDI) planning. Hosted by JPMorgan Chase and facilitated by the Brookings Institution, the five counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura shared FDI best practices for a regional, coordinated approach.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
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Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
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A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
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Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
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4. Why Worry About IP?
Protect competitive advantage
– Exclude Others
Attract capital
Enhance company’s valuation
Use IP as a marketing edge
Revenue Stream
– Sell
– License
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5. What is a License?
A contract between licensor and licensee
Licensor grants to licensee the right to
practice/use 1) the technology claimed in the
licensed patent, 2) the trademark owned by the
Licensor, 3) the copyrighted material
Licensor agrees not to sue licensee for infringing
licensor’s patent, trademark, and/or copyright
7. What is a Patent?
Exclusive rights granted to an inventor or assignee for a
limited period of time in exchange for detailed public
disclosure of an invention
– “Negative right”
– Right to Exclude Others
Could be product or process/method
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8. Invention is Patentable if…
New
Useful
Not Obvious
Pertains to Patentable Subject Matter
– Process
– Machine
– Composition of Matter
– Article of Manufacture
Grant of Patent Not Barred
– 1 Year After Disclosure, Sale, Offer for Sale (Grace
Period)
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9. Types of Patents
Utility
– Process, machine, article of manufacture, etc.
– Term: 20 years from date of filing
– Provisional vs. Non-provisional
Design
– Ornamental design of an object
– Term: 15 years from date of issue
Plant
– Asexually reproduced plant varieties
– Term: 20 years from date of filing
10. Utility Patents
Provisional Patent
– Provisional patent buys you place in line
– Provisional patent buys you time, and thus is good
strategy while business is forming
• Cheaper
• Less formal
– Mark “Patent Pending”
– Never Examined/Published
– Good for One Year
Non-Provisional (Utility) Patent
– Utility patent is examined in the USPTO
– When granted, right to exclude others
– 20 year term from date of filing
14. Common Patent Pitfalls
Delay in filing
– First-to-file
– Miss Grace Period Deadline
• Distribution of products prior to filing
• Samples taken home
– No one-year Grace Period in most foreign countries
Not thinking about other uses, alternative
embodiments
Joint ownership issues
16. Foreign Rights
PCT
– Filing within year of Disclosure
– Making the Choice which Countries to File (142 countries)
National Filings
Hague Agreement – International Design Option
– Most countries members (not Canada, China,
Australia, Russia)
– Up to 100 designs in same class
– Computer Generated and Photographs
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19. What are Trademarks?
Word, name, symbol, color or combination used
to identify source of goods or services
Represented by the TM or SM or ® symbols
Term: 20 Years – Renewable - Can be perpetual
Rights terminate upon cessation of use with
intent not to resume use
20. Trademarks® , ™
– A trademark identifies tangible good or
product of a company or individual
Servicemarks ®, SM
– A service mark identifies the service(s) of a
provider
Marks used by a company can function as both
(e.g., McDonald’s)
Marks
21. Acquiring Trademark Rights
Types of trademark
– TM: A Trade Mark™ - used before registration
– SM: A Service Mark SM - used before
registration
Used in Interstate Commerce
Rights by Registration®
22. Registering Key Trademarks
Requirements for registration
– No likelihood of confusion
– Must be Distinctive
• Generic, descriptive, suggestive, arbitrary
Federal Trademark Application
– Intent-to-Use
– Actual Use
State Trademark Application
Alternative: Rely on common law rights
24. Trademark Clearance
Avoid infringement of other trademarks
Ensure strong brand protection
Two types of searches
– Knock-out
– Comprehensive
25. Common Trademark Pitfalls
Selection of Trademark is descriptive of
goods/services
No clearance search
Trademarks are not properly used
– Adjective
– Labeling
Stop Using
26. Foreign Rights
Madrid Protocol
Individual Countries
European Union Trade Mark
–(f/k/a Community Trade Mark)
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27. What is Trade Dress?
Design and appearance of a
product together with the
elements making up the
overall image that serves to
identify the product
presented to a consumer.
Trade dress may include
features such as size, shape,
color or color combinations,
texture, graphics.
29. Protectable Elements of Trade Dress
Non-Functional Aspects
– Configuration of shapes, designs, colors, or materials
that make up the trade dress must not serve a
utility or function outside of creating recognition
– Color Red
31. What are Copyrights?
Rights in the expression of an idea or
information – Not the idea itself
Examples: software code, videos, photos,
graphics, text, music, sculptural works
Basic Term: Life of the author + 70 years
32. Copyright Requirements
Original
– The term original in the copyright law means that the
work originated with the author.
– There is no requirement for novelty or uniqueness as
there is in patent law.
Fixed in a Tangible Medium
– Any stable medium that will record or reproduce the
material is acceptable
– Computer software satisfies the fixation the moment
the material is stored
– A computer display is considered fixed even if it
appears momentarily and only returns under certain
conditions (games)
33. Duration
Depends on whether it is pre or post 1 January
1978
Pre: Depends on whether published? Registered,
first term, renewal, etc.
Post:
– Life of author + 70 years
– Work-for-hire 95 years from publication, 120 years from
creation which ever is shorter
34. Ownership
Works for Hire: Employer is considered the author
when:
– Work prepared by an employee within the scope or his/her
employment
– Work specially ordered or commissioned for use as a
contribution to a collective work
Transfer of Title v Work-for-Hire
– Under a work for hire, employer is considered the owner.
Duration 95 years from pub or 120 from creation
Joint Works: 2 or more people make contributions of
authorship with intention contributions be merged
into inseparable work
– Equal Rights
35. Fair Use
Limited use without owners permission
– Criticism, comment, parody, news reporting, teaching,
scholarship or research
– Criteria
Purpose and character of use
Nature of original work
Amount of work used
Extent of harm
39. Common Copyright Pitfalls
Not getting assignments/agreements
̶ From website designers, software developers,
photographers, etc.
Unauthorized use of images, music, videos and
text
40. Common Copyright Pitfalls
Not getting assignments/agreements
̶ From website designers, software developers,
photographers, etc.
Unauthorized use of images, music, videos and
text
41. Why Register a Copyright?
Statutory Damages
– Up to $150,000 per copy if willful!!!
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43. What are Trade Secrets?
Valuable, confidential information not generally
known by the public
Examples: KFC chicken recipe, formula for Coca-
Cola, Google algorithm
State Law (new Federal Action)
Term: Can be Perpetual
– Rights terminate upon public disclosure
– Nondisclosure agreements
44. Common Trade Secret Pitfalls
Not identifying all trade secrets (failure to realize
trade secret exists)
Lack of confidentiality and nondisclosure
agreements
Inadequate physical and electronic security
48. State of 3D Printing
As of 2014:
– 80,000 industrial printers worldwide since 1988
– 140,000 desktop printers sold in 2014 alone
– 38% of industrial printers are in U.S.
Japan is 2nd
China is 3rd
Total market as of 2014:
– $4.1B (includes prototyping + other non-commercial
uses)
– $2B in products
2016 market expected to grow to $7B
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49. State of 3D Printing
Standards being formulated
Improvements: Speed, accuracy, materials
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50. State of 3D Printing
3D Printing Technologies
– Blown Powder: Metal powder blown coaxially to the
laser beam which melts the particles on a base metal
to form a metallurgical bond when cooled
– Thermal Extrusion: Thermoplastic filaments heated
through a nozzle
– Stereolithography: UV-light
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51. State of 3D Printing
3D Printing Technologies
(cont’d)
– Selective Laser Melting (SLM);
Selective Laser Sintering
(SLS); Electron Beam Melting
(EBM)
– Ink-jetting Photopolymer
process: Tiny droplets of
liquid photopolymer onto a
tray & cured with UV-light
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A laser or electron
beam melts or sinters
powder (metal or
plastic parts)
52. State of 3D Printing
Printer Capabilities
– Multi-color and multi-material 3D printers
– Printers capable of creating objects with both
electrically conductive and insulating materials:
Thermoplastics
Inks
Pastes
Photopolymers
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53. State of 3D Printing:
Snapshot of the 3D Printer Players
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59. State of 3D Printing
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Aerospace America, July-August 2015 edition
60. Thermoplastic Powder – Case Study
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Using 3D printing for approximately 13 years
Using laser sintered thermoplastic parts in production for
10 years
Over 20,000 3D printed parts used in non-critical
applications
61. Metal Powder – Case Study
GE Aviation is printing over 114,000 fuel nozzles for use
in 6,000 jet engines that will start flying in 2016.
They are using Direct Metal Laser Melting (DMLM) to
melt 20-100 micron layers of a powdered alloy.
Previously nozzles were manufactured by welding
together 18 smaller pieces which was labor-intensive
and wasteful.
Design flexibility has allowed the nozzle to be 25%
lighter.
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63. State of 3D Printing
Service Providers
– Connect 3D manufacturers with customers
– Industrial based/commercial grade products
– Distinctive network of printers/all technologies
Manufacturers execute agreement with service providers
– One service provider: 32 manufacturers using 266
different types of printers
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64. State of 3D Printing
Service Providers
– Service provider develops 3D blueprint
– Manufacturers bid on projects
– Customer selects
– Service provider issues license to selected
manufacturer
– Send customer instructions
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66. Impact on Manufacturing
No entry barriers
Digital scans/digital
blueprints replace
products
Mass customization
possible
File sharing ramifications
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67. Impact on Manufacturing
Reduced shipping and
production costs
Reduced logistic footprint
Potential applications
(limitless)
Customers replace
manufacturers
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72. Who Are the Players?
Intellectual Property
– Manufacturers of 3D printers
– Product manufacturers and designers
– Scanners/digital blueprint designers
– Customers
– Distributors
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73. Manufacturers and Designers
Infringement
– Patents
Replacement parts
– Trademarks
Counterfeit goods
– Copyrights
Need a Well-Rounded IP Strategy
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74. Manufacturers and Designers
Infringement of Patented Product
̶ Who is the infringer?
Third party fabricator?
3D printer manufacturer?
Scanner/creator of digital blueprints?
Someone who distributes the digital blueprint?
Distributor of product?
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75. Manufacturers and Designers
Infringement of Trademark (™)
̶ Trade Dress
̶ Molding Trademarks into Product
Infringer can remove trademark
Embedding code into the product
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77. Intellectual Property
Alternate Ways to Protect Products
Copyright for 3D product configuration and
software for design? Who owns software, if
contract with someone to write code?
Trade Dress
How we structure patent claims (scanners):
̶ Method Claims – manufacturing by 3D printing
̶ Product by process claims
̶ Claims for computer readable storage medium (i.e., digital
blueprint)
̶ Scanning Method Claims
̶ Design patents
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