Why Do We Patent An Innovation?

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Table of Contents

Why patent?1

Overview of patent application 2

Patent unlimited3

Why Patent?

License the

innovation to

protect the

intellectual

property of

inventors

Secure an exclusive market

Find capital and/or

partners

Types of Patent Applications

National application

Regional application

International application

★ Depending upon the office at which a patent application is

filed, that application could either be an application for a patent

in a given country, or may be an application for a patent in a

range of countries. The former is known as national (patent)

applications, and the latter as regional (patent) applications.

★ A patent application filed under the PCT (Patent Cooperation

Treaty) is called an international application, or PCT application.

PCT is operated by World Intellectual Property

Organization (WIPO) and provides a centralized application

process, but patents are not granted under the treaty.

How much do you know about three types?

Exemplary PCT Procedure

File Prov. Application

File PCT Application

Chapter I

Respond to WO

ISR & WO Issued

Published

IPRP Established

Chapter II(optional)

National Phase

Demand Examination

& Submit Arguments

Examination IPRP Established

National Phase

30/31 months or 20/21 months

PCT Patent Cooperation TreatyISR International Search ReportWO Written OpinionIPRP International Preliminary Report on Patentability

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18 months

22 months or 19 months

30/31 months

12 months

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★ Patents prohibit anyone other than the patent holder from

making or selling the patented item (or using the business

method, or planting the new plant, in the case of those patent

types) without the permission of the patent holder. Namely, by

preventing others from distributing, selling, or manufacturing your

invention, you patent holders preserve the right to earn profits

from the invention.

Find capital/partners

Draft a business plan & look for potential investors

If potential investors show their interest in your patented inventions…

Negotiation & sign contracts for patent

U.S. Patents tendency in two decades

The past two decades witness a

progressive and

gradual growth in terms of patent

application.

NOTE:

Top U.S. patent applicants (2009 & 2010)

IBMWin

out!!!

IBM, A Patent Application Leader?!

3125

2008

2009

2010

600050004000

4186

4914

5896

2007

3100

How many US Patents did IBM obtain in the

past four years?

Individual

Patent Is Unlimited!!!

Nation

Enterprise

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