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UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING THE GAME OF THE GAME OF PATENTS PATENTS

The game of patents

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The patent and trademark landscape is rapidly shifting. If you want to be around tomorrow, you'll need to know the rules of the game.

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UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING THE GAME OF THE GAME OF

PATENTSPATENTS

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RULES

RULE 1If you want to be in the GAME –

you need to understand the RULES of the GAME!

RULE 2 You have to know what GAME you are

playing

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So, what Game are you in?

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If you are not careful, you’ll be

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Maybe you feel like you’re working with a bunch of …

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Take a step back…• Have you been playing Jacks? • Just throwing down whatever you

have and taking your chances?

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Or trying to avoid a battle.. Or worse?

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But did you know…

RULE 3 You can win any game you play, IF you are the one making the rules!

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…after all, isn’t that why we blow SMOKE at our competition

Ask your Marketing

team

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Perhaps you are thinking…

We take our patents seriously!

We do not play games, here!

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Are you sure?

What about your employees?

Would they also agree that you are not playing games, too?

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Once you realize its all just a game, the question is which game

are you going to

play?

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But, its not just the Patents & Trademarks…

Innovation means managing the staff

the budgetsfiling deadlines, etc

It takes skill and a steady hand…

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Feeling Puzzled?

Where do we go from here?

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An IP (intellectual property) Manager can help you get through the Maze

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A qualified IP manager can help you:

• Reduce legal fees • Encourage more participation • Create stronger more valuable claims • Reduce your desktop distractions• Develop a long term IP strategy

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So, if you are in the Game to WIN:

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Contact: May and Associates

• Qualified, experienced IP Managers with backgrounds in :

• Automotive, telecom, green-tech, clean-tech, bio-tech, medical device, consumer electronics, toys/game, mobile devices, internet and more

• Email: [email protected]