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Seminars on Patents, their value, requirements, risks, procedures
Detailed training and interviews with inventors, new employees, etc
Strategically planning a patent portfolio
Drafting, filing, and prosecuting patents to grant
Quarterly and annual progress reports, strategy tuning
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The initial seminar instructs and educates company management and the technical staff about the business value and importance of patents and properly prepared applications. It provides an overview of the patent process with an emphasis on the urgency of timely filing with respect to product introductions and technical or marketing publications. Detailed requirements for the inventor’s disclosure documentation are introduced to new employees and reviewed as a refresher and update for existing staff. This is combined with group roundtables to surface areas of invention and one-on-one meetings to obtain specific knowledge. All existing and pending patents and those surfaced in discussion groups are evaluated for pertinence to the business and revenue plan. Top management receives a briefing on how well the current or planned patent portfolio protects and strengthens the business and revenue forecast. Do the patents contribute to margin in the areas where the company is investing sales/marketing resources? Should they? Based on management’s selection of priorities, Patentry executes on the planned patent roadmap. Quarterly and annual reports summarize activity, plans, and opportunities on a frequent and regular basis.
Outsourcing Director of Intellectual Property Rights Role:
1. Assess the existing business plan, patents/apps and prior arts, and create
an IPR strategy consistent with client's business strategy
2. Establish "IPR Best Practices"
at client: Work with engineers to
identify essential inventions and translate them into documentation,
formal review, patent drafting, to patent grant. Manage and direct external
patent attorneys on a need basis.
3. Guide engineers working on standards to participate in committees that maximize essential IPR position of
client. Review the contributions for full protection.
4. Analyze the competitive landscape for cross-licensing
opportunities. Develop and keep a continually updated understanding of
client's IPR position and that of its competitors for opportunities and
threat.
5. Propose IP related agreements and conduct due diligence
relating to patent licensing opportunities and negotiating.
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