• I have used the following ways to monetize inventions and found the following pathways to help inventors and founders in profiting from their ideas. (patentpc.com)
  • Here are some licensing tips Scott has compiled from his experiences with inventors over the last 15 years. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • Here's another area where Patents To Retail comes in handy: providing inventors with access to a network of experienced professionals equipped to guide them through the entire process, from securing intellectual property protection to finding suitable licensees and negotiating contracts. (patentstoretail.com)
  • At Patents To Retail, we primarily act as agents for inventors, helping license their new product idea or patent to one of our retail or e-commerce partners," explained Andy. (patentstoretail.com)
  • Mr. Heisler is a registered patent attorney and California lawyer who has been helping inventors obtain patent protection and handled a wide diversity of patent related transactions and disputes in over 20 years of service to the Sacramento area innovation community. (calawyersforthearts.org)
  • For the most part, secondary markets involved inventors attempting to sell or license patents to those who would practice the invention, not to those who would - in turn - license others. (patentlyo.com)
  • Inventors secure patent grants on the basis of the invention and not its result. (ipwatchdog.com)
  • She has given guest seminars on the subject of "How to Get Your Invention to Market" for Inventors Workshop International Education Foundation, Los Angeles Patent Library, Ohio Inventors Council, The Learning Annex, as well as New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. (creativity-portal.com)
  • Many inventors heard of our success with the Topsy Tail, and asked if we could do the same for their inventions. (creativity-portal.com)
  • Once the invention has been conceived, inventors need to formally disclose it to the TTO. (cdc.gov)
  • Timing is paramount so inventors need to disclose any invention to TTO once conceived to preserve its patentability. (cdc.gov)
  • Unfortunately, they sometimes end up in the hands of patent trolls, companies that serve no purpose but to amass patents and demand money from other innovators and inventors. (eff.org)
  • He has signed more than 20 licensing agreements covering about 250 patents, including his inventions as well as portfolios he manages for other inventors and ventures. (forbes.com)
  • It is also easy to keep a positive outlook because the inventors are excited to explain their invention. (lu.se)
  • Inventions arising from federally funded research projects are required to be reported to the government agency that funded the project, per the Bayh-Dole Act (the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act). (nih.gov)
  • That law permits federal grantees like universities and medical schools to patent inventions arising from federally sponsored research and license them for commercial development. (aamc.org)
  • Over forty years have passed since the enactment of the Patent and Trademark Amendment (Bayh-Dole) Act, which authorized institutions to patent inventions arising from federally-funded research . (bvsalud.org)
  • Patent licensees have the exclusive rights to use the intellectual property protected by a brevet without the fear of legal retribution from the original patent holder or the inventor. (patentpc.com)
  • He is an inventor on over 50 US patents and applications. (experts.com)
  • The asset has proved spectacularly lucrative for TPL and Patriot Scientific Corp., in Carlsbad, Calif. The companies are equal owners in a joint venture that combines their interests in a series of microprocessor patents known as the Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio, named after the inventor Charles Moore. (ieee.org)
  • It is important for the inventor to recognize when an invention has been developed or novel isolates have been collected. (cdc.gov)
  • The inventor should also maintain detailed records on the development of the discovery and also note who was involved in the invention process. (cdc.gov)
  • This form allows the inventor to clearly describe the innovation, its possible commercial applications, and details on who was involved in the invention process. (cdc.gov)
  • The inventor needs to fully disclose the invention, its improvements over current technologies, and the possible applications for the technology. (cdc.gov)
  • Since every invention differs, TTO contacts the inventor to discuss the details that are unique to their invention and situation. (cdc.gov)
  • Profiting from intellectual property requires a choice: license your patented invention for royalties, or produce it, market it, and sell it yourself. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • And it's stepping up pursuit of royalties and licensing fees as its access to American markets and suppliers is being restricted. (industryweek.com)
  • It happens when a company grants permission for other businesses to commercially use their intellectual property-be that their brand name, software, or patent-in return for royalties. (shopify.com)
  • Means the gross revenues actually received from the sale, assignment, license or other commercial development of TRP (including royalties, licensing fees, milestone payments, equity shares in a company or other similar consideration but excluding any external research funding designated for support of research on TRP or for support of other University research programs) less the deduction for Tangible Research Property Direct Generation Cost. (southalabama.edu)
  • One method is to offer the technology - through licenses - to the private sector for further research and development and eventual commercialization. (cdc.gov)
  • In other instances, CDC may determine that patent protection is not necessary to advance commercialization of a technology. (cdc.gov)
  • In turn, the organizations are expected to file for patent protection and to ensure commercialization upon licensing for the benefit of public health. (nih.gov)
  • I decided to focus on the commercialization benefits of licensing patents purchased from another - thus, my highly creative title: Licensing Acquired Patents. (patentlyo.com)
  • On the other side, economic theory holds that late stage licensing (that is, ex post licensing) offers the least commercialization benefits, so convincing skeptics (read: licensees) that there are commercial benefits to the practice was also no easy task. (patentlyo.com)
  • Following the history discussion, I turn to commercialization benefits of licensing. (patentlyo.com)
  • Thus, owners are the least cost information producers, and informing manufacturers of relevant patents can have some commercialization benefits. (patentlyo.com)
  • I make a few other suggestions of commercialization benefits, and finally discuss how licensing acquired patents may help drive licensing toward the earlier, more beneficial stages of licensing - where technology licenses predate investments in products, even if it winds up cutting out the acquirers. (patentlyo.com)
  • Timeline for Reporting - Chart detailing the responsibilities of the organizations for complying with extramural invention reporting. (nih.gov)
  • Exclusive Licensing - The patent rights are solely and exclusively given to the licensee and the licensor cannot share the patent rights with a different licensee or exploit their intellectual property rights in the invention. (patentpc.com)
  • Under this regime, a licensee can exploit the invention but others may also be eligible for equal exploitation. (patentpc.com)
  • The Federal Court of Australia is empowered to make orders requiring the grant of a compulsory license to exploit a patented invention if certain conditions are met. (wipo.int)
  • The Crown may also exploit a patented invention for Crown purposes in certain circumstances. (wipo.int)
  • A licence to exploit a patented invention granted by the State upon request of a third party. (who.int)
  • Under the agreement, which covers Nokia's fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies, Samsung will make payments to Nokia for a multi-year period beginning 1 January 2023. (telecomtv.com)
  • The new deal will replace the current license agreement signed back in May 2017, which is set to expire at the end of 2023. (channelnews.com.au)
  • Within 12 months of filing a U.S. patent application, TTO will update its initial patentability and market assessments, and after consultation with the Division that sponsored the research leading to the invention, file international patent applications as appropriate. (cdc.gov)
  • Her High Court experience spans over 15 years, and she recently addressed a six-member bench in relation to the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. (wipo.int)
  • To protect the patentability of the invention, CDC scientists are urged not to publically disclose or discuss the invention before consulting with TTO. (cdc.gov)
  • An applicant for a compulsory license based on restrictive trade practices must prove the alleged contraventions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth). (wipo.int)
  • If the parties cannot agree on the amount of remuneration for the compulsory license, then it is determined by the court. (wipo.int)
  • The compulsory license may be revoked by agreement or by application to the court. (wipo.int)
  • Perhaps due to the stringency of the mandated conditions for the grant of a compulsory license, there have been no decisions on the grant of such a license under the Patents Act 1990 (Cth), 163 and few decisions under its predecessor, Section 108 of the Patents Act 1952 (Cth). (wipo.int)
  • Compulsory licence. (who.int)
  • This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). (justia.com)
  • In the US, applications go through the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). (findlaw.com)
  • According to Nature, in March, the USPTO began an "interference," or an investigation, into who deserves the patent on using CRISPR-Cas9, a technique to edit genes . (findlaw.com)
  • One of the biggest public concerns voiced against the granting of patents by the United StatesPatent Office (USPTO) to inventions in biotechnology, specifically inventions based on geneticinformation, is the potential lack of reasonable access to that technology for the research anddevelopment of commercial products and for further basic biological research. (consortiuminfo.org)
  • Nokia's industry-leading patent portfolio is built on more than €130 billion invested in R&D since 2000 and is composed of around 20,000 patent families, including over 4,500 patent families declared essential to 5G. (telecomtv.com)
  • The agreement gives both companies the freedom to innovate, and reflects the strength of Nokia's patent portfolio, decades-long investments in R&D and contributions to cellular standards and other technologies. (telecomtv.com)
  • The new patent license agreement covers Nokia's inventions in 5G and other technologies. (channelnews.com.au)
  • Who Are the Top Grantees of Chinese Invention Patents in 2019? (slwip.com)
  • According to an annual report by Incopat , Huawei had the most Chinese invention patents granted in 2019 with 4525 patents. (slwip.com)
  • Huawei also had a significant number of US utility patents granted - 2,418 patents putting Huawei in the #10 spot for U.S. patents in 2019 per a study by IFI Claims Patent Services. (slwip.com)
  • The top foreign corporate patent grantee in China for 2019 was Samsung Electronics with 1966 patents in the #7 spot. (slwip.com)
  • The top US corporate grantee in China was Qualcomm at #11 with 1,592 patents in 2019. (slwip.com)
  • The top International Patent Classifications (IPCs) in 2019 for granted Chinese invention patents were H04 (Electric Communication Technique) with 55,703 patents and G06 (Computing, Calculating or Counting) with 50,499 patents. (slwip.com)
  • Chinese universities are also becoming big filers with Zhejiang University ranked in the top 20 of all patent grantees with 2325 invention patents granted in 2019. (slwip.com)
  • In addition to eliminating the costs involved in developing an invention, licensing can also mitigate the risk that a patent owner may have to deal with since patent ownership during the licensing period can be insured. (patentpc.com)
  • Sure, the "first" one to get to the patent office gets "ownership," but every other person is denied ownership of their own innovation . (techdirt.com)
  • In a case that has become famous for its timing disputes, scientists from UC Berkeley are sparring with MIT researchers over ownership of a patent. (findlaw.com)
  • They have ownership in the patents. (industryweek.com)
  • The Act permits businesses (large and small) and nonprofits (including universities) to retain ownership of the inventions made under federally funded research and contract programs, while also giving the government the license to practice the subject invention. (nih.gov)
  • Mac Leckrone is an intellectual property expert at Technology Partners Limited, generally known as the TPL Group, a technology development and licensing firm in Cupertino, Calif. His deal-making acumen made headlines last year when TPL started cashing in on its ownership of patents to technologies that figure in almost every microprocessor manufactured in the past decade. (ieee.org)
  • Why did the patent portfolio have divided ownership in the first place, and how did Patriot and TPL come to a joint ownership agreement? (ieee.org)
  • It was clear that TPL couldn't run a licensing program the way it would want to with divided ownership, so we spent a tremendous amount of energy and time negotiating to bring the interests back together. (ieee.org)
  • This practice grants the rights to produce and market your invention to a third party-an agreement through an exchange of royalty payments seals this deal. (patentstoretail.com)
  • Licensing agreements involve payment for the license and depending on what has been agreed between the licensee and the licensor, the licensor may receive either a one-time payment or ongoing payments called royalty. (patentpc.com)
  • This includes the review of license applications and the negotiation and monitoring of license agreements to assure compliance with agreement terms. (usda.gov)
  • After negotiating about 30 of my own licensing agreements, and helping hundreds of others do the same in my role as cofounder of the inventRight program, I like to think I've learned a thing or two. (forbes.com)
  • We focus on how to negotiate non-exclusive licensing agreements in particular. (forbes.com)
  • For years, the Open Invention Network (OIN) , the largest patent non-aggression consortium ever, has protected Linux from patent attacks and patent trolls. (zdnet.com)
  • We're asking universities around the country to protect their inventions from patent trolls by signing the Public Interest Patent Pledge . (eff.org)
  • Our ongoing Reclaim Invention campaign urges universities not to sell patents to trolls. (eff.org)
  • It reached a value of $30 billion in 2020 according to the Global Licensing Group-a figure predicted to grow at a compounding annual growth rate of 5% through 2026. (shopify.com)
  • As Huawei Technologies Co. comes under unrelenting pressure from the Trump administration, the Chinese telecom giant has one advantage that the U.S. can't undermine: a vast, global portfolio of patents on critical technology. (industryweek.com)
  • Huawei holds 56,492 active patents on telecommunications, networking and other high-tech inventions worldwide, according to Anaqua's AcclaimIP. (industryweek.com)
  • Huawei also lodged claims against Harris Corp. after the defense contractor sued it last year alleging infringement of patents for networking and cloud security. (industryweek.com)
  • For its part, the Asian nation sees Huawei as a potent symbol of its evolution from the world's factory to a technology powerhouse, while the U.S. claims the tech company steals inventions from American firms. (industryweek.com)
  • Huawei, over the past couple of years, has really ramped up its efforts in not only patents but in the standard bodies, particularly in wireless technology," McGregor said. (industryweek.com)
  • Last year alone, Huawei received 1,680 U.S. patents, making it the 16th biggest recipient, figures by Fairview Research's IFI Patent Claims Services show. (industryweek.com)
  • Royalty demands against cell-phone carrier Verizon by Huawei, reported Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal, could become part of the political battle, said Peter Toren, a Washington-based patent lawyer who consults with other firms and companies on licensing and litigation. (industryweek.com)
  • In her IP Asset Maximizer blog, she argues that most startup companies have more compelling needs for the cash than filing patent applications. (bvresources.com)
  • When appropriate, TTO files national stage patent applications in those countries where it is believed that patent protection is required for the full development of the invention. (cdc.gov)
  • Huawei's total portfolio of active patents and published applications is 102,911, according to Anaqua, an intellectual property-management software firm. (industryweek.com)
  • Manages a portfolio of patent applications, issued patents and other forms of intellectual property. (pathwaystoscience.org)
  • Upon completion of the EIR, a Technology Transfer Specialist will examine the technical details of the technology including improvements over other products and potential applications for the invention. (cdc.gov)
  • On other days I will receive correspondence from those patent offices about earlier patent applications and why they may be rejected or allowed. (lu.se)
  • When you license your invention, you (the licensor) are essentially giving a company or individual (the licensee), the rights to use, manufacture and market your invention for a fixed period of time. (patentpc.com)
  • Patent licenses are an irrevocable agreement between patent owners and licensees that transfers patent rights to the licensee. (patentpc.com)
  • While that's the headline project, OIN's ever-expanding licensee now includes patent risk mitigation for using the core software packages from numerous other open-source projects. (zdnet.com)
  • We believe that by becoming an Open Invention Network licensee, we encourage Linux development and foster innovation in a technical community that benefits everyone. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • First, they have industry knowledge of the medical device industry and can assist with prior art in patent litigation cases for example. (experts.com)
  • Claims containing inconsistent claim terms can result in unintended consequences during patent litigation. (ipwatchdog.com)
  • A couple initial deals flowed from some patent litigation. (forbes.com)
  • With regard to the pen grip product, the first licensing deal actually came out of the litigation. (forbes.com)
  • Manages invention licensing from all the intramural scientists in every USDA agency. (usda.gov)
  • Reviews inventions reported by NIAID or CDC scientists for potential patenting, licensing, and/or marketing. (pathwaystoscience.org)
  • CDC scientists disclose technologies in an Employee Invention (and Discovery) Report form (EIR). (cdc.gov)
  • In the filing, Apple revealed that it is prepared to allow Android device makers the ability to license "some lower level patents. (appleinsider.com)
  • Mueller said the document shows that Apple did not begin pursuing legal action against Android device makers simply to obtain a licensing deal. (appleinsider.com)
  • Microsoft's licensing deal with HTC is believed to be so lucrative that some pundits have speculated that the company could make more money off of Google's Android platform than it does from its own Windows Phone 7. (appleinsider.com)
  • Apple isn't Microsoft, which concluded a license deal with Samsung as well as eight other Android device makers. (appleinsider.com)
  • Open Invention Network open-source, non-aggression patents now covers Android and exFAT. (zdnet.com)
  • In particular, that means patents relating to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) 10 and the Extended File Allocation Table exFAT file system are now protected. (zdnet.com)
  • That's important because for those of you with long memories Microsoft used to make billions from Android and exFAT-related patent licenses . (zdnet.com)
  • Continuing their war on Android using purchased patents rather than fair competition, the funders of Rockstar highlight the need for both patent reform and patent defenses. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • This section also collects and disburses license revenues, manages international patent filings, and provides expert advice on all matters related to USDA invention licensing. (usda.gov)
  • We talked with Mac Leckrone, who manages IP licensing for Silicon Valley's second most famous Moore--Charles Moore, whose inventions figure in almost every modern microprocessor. (ieee.org)
  • Among other accusations, the manufacturers note that Innovatio includes expired patents in its list that it threatens people over, and it leaves out that the patents are part of the WiFi standard, and there are commitments related to them that they'll be licensed on RAND (Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) terms. (techdirt.com)
  • Nokia contributes its inventions to open standards in return for the right to license them on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. (telecomtv.com)
  • It is also important to protect your invention through patents, trademarks, or copyrights and seek legal advice. (patentpc.com)
  • Before licensing your invention you should protect it with a patent or a provisional patent. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • It requires careful navigation and vigilant management to protect your invention while ensuring it reaches its maximum market potential. (patentstoretail.com)
  • Businessweek recently featured a technology startup company, Tactus , and its early-on strategy to protect its inventions with patents, with related costs ranging from $15k to $40k per patent. (bvresources.com)
  • Yi-Chun Lu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. (justia.com)
  • They protect inventions, so you need more than just an idea to be granted a patent and applying can be an arduous process. (findlaw.com)
  • Patents protect an invention, intellectual property , by marking it as owned. (findlaw.com)
  • India's patent and intellectual property (IP) regime is based on current international legal regimes, and balances the obligation to protect private commercial interests in patent-based monopolies and the need to ensure access to medicines in the interest of public health. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • We are honored to stand with OIN as an active participant in its program to protect against patent aggression in core Linux and other important OSS technologies. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • For example as of December 2022, Ericsson has arrived at a patent licensing agreement with Apple in which Ericsson's technology is being used in products developed by Apple such as the iPhone . (patentpc.com)
  • They then state plainly and forthrightly the fundamental flaw in the argument: that 'there is insufficient evidence that harms attributable to patents on genes justify broad, subject matter-based invalidation of all patents made of or based on DNA. (patentdocs.org)
  • There are 'other tools more appropriate to the task' of regulating the impact of patenting genes on diagnostics and other areas of genetic medicine, and thus the brief argues the District Court's decision should be reversed. (patentdocs.org)
  • An exception to patent rights allowing a third party to undertake, without the authorization of the patentee, acts in respect of a patented product necessary for the purpose of obtaining marketing approval for the sale of a product. (who.int)
  • His inventions in the field of biodefense were the basis for the formation of the Biodefense Research Group Inc., (BDRGI). (wikipedia.org)
  • In an industry in which teams of engineers are employed on a salaried basis to conduct research on and development of product improvements, the cost of a specific improvement may be small, and when that is true it is difficult to make a case for granting a patent. (techdirt.com)
  • This review process then provides CDC the necessary rationale as to whether filing a patent is in the best interest of CDC research. (cdc.gov)
  • The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has been delegated authority by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to administer the patent program for ARS and administer technology licensing programs for all intramural research conducted by USDA. (usda.gov)
  • The Chinese government and companies have been investing billions in high-tech research, and have the patents to show for it. (industryweek.com)
  • NIST iEdison - A system used by recipients to report inventions and patents resulting from federal research funding per the Bayh-Dole Act (35 U.S.C. 206). (nih.gov)
  • Also, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory acknowledges (but is mum about) the details of its classified development work with Drexel's patented inventions. (acm.org)
  • While the freedom of Indian domestic manufacturers to manufacture and sell affordable versions of any new essential medicine has been limited since 2005 because of its TRIPS obligations, the country's legislators also sought to balance the imperatives of the right to health and public health, by enshrining safeguards into the patent law and limiting the potential of pharmaceutical companies to abuse the patent system. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • Many of Justice Burley's patent cases involved pharmaceutical, telecommunications, or other high-tech subject matter. (wipo.int)
  • where the manufacture and export of a patented pharmaceutical invention is needed to address a public health issue in an eligible importing country. (wipo.int)
  • exploiting the patented pharmaceutical invention is necessary to enable the import and proposed use of the pharmaceutical product. (wipo.int)
  • As open source grows, we will continue the measured expansion of the Linux System and, at the same time, recruit more companies into the OIN community to further mitigate patent risk associated with the use of core open-source code. (zdnet.com)
  • Rights awarded by society to individuals or organizations over inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. (who.int)
  • Last year, EFF, along with our partner organizations, launched Reclaim Invention , a campaign to encourage universities across the country to commit to adopting patent policies that advance the public good. (eff.org)
  • Companies in these "hard tech" industries require significant investments at very early stages and their patents are more commonly used to defend intellectual property. (bvresources.com)
  • I begin the essay with a short section on the stages of patent licensing, but I'll start here with the historic part. (patentlyo.com)
  • The center also produced more than 380 peer-reviewed publications and over 100 inventions at various stages of the patent process. (energy.gov)
  • Non-Exclusive Licensing - This means that a patent license can be granted to multiple entities. (patentpc.com)
  • Generalizing from the specific, the article implied other startups should adopt the same strategy, protecting themselves "with bulletproof intellectual property portfolios that can take years to build," as a result of recent patent wars and NPE (non-practicing entities) activities. (bvresources.com)
  • Note that names aren't normalized so there may be subsidiaries or affiliates of the corporate entities listed having patents granted that are not calculated in the totals above. (slwip.com)
  • NIH Guide Notice - Invention Rights for Foreign Recipient/Contractors (NOT-OD-06-005) (10/13/2005) - Rights to Subject Inventions Made through Federal Funding to Foreign Entities. (nih.gov)
  • Finally, Part V analyzes the potential benefits offorming patent pools in the biotechnology industry to both commercial entities and the public atlarge. (consortiuminfo.org)
  • Starting a business: You can start a business around your invention, such as a product or a service. (patentpc.com)
  • Licensing your invention is a good idea especially if you have no money to invest in the development of your invention or if your invention could be more impactful when used as part of a product that is already in wide circulation in the market. (patentpc.com)
  • Unless you have the the time, money, and skill set required to manufacture, market and sell the product yourself, license it. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • If you were to also license or sell through other venues, you could start a price war on your own product. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • Turning your brainchild into a product, let alone getting it licensed and out in the market, is a task fraught with complexities. (patentstoretail.com)
  • In the realm of innovation and creativity, product licensing companies emerge as a powerful instrument. (patentstoretail.com)
  • With a legacy spanning over four decades, Patents To Retail is a beacon of trust and expertise in product licensing companies. (patentstoretail.com)
  • But in a dynamic industry, where there are many normal incentives - innovation to beat the competition, for example, or merely innovation to build a better product for you own needs - it's not at all clear why patents are needed. (techdirt.com)
  • But "patent races" (races, induced by hope of obtaining a patent, to be the first with a product improvement) can result in excessive resources being devoted to inventive activity. (techdirt.com)
  • The firm that makes an invention and files for a patent one day before his competitors reaps the entire profit from the invention, though the benefit to consumers of obtaining the product a day earlier may be far less than the cost of the accelerated invention process. (techdirt.com)
  • He has extensive experience with Patent and Product Liability cases including report writing, depositions, and testimony. (experts.com)
  • Experience with medical devices product development can also assist in determining what is obvious in the field and what is not as it pertains to patent validation. (experts.com)
  • There are a lot of patents, and even if a company attempted to find all of them associated with a complex product (which often doesn't happen), it likely will not. (patentlyo.com)
  • Patents can be awarded for new machinery, design (consumer product), or plant inventions. (shopify.com)
  • She started her New York showroom business as a licensing agent, consultant and sales representative for fashion accessory product lines in 1983. (creativity-portal.com)
  • In 1992 a woman came to me with a solitary patent-protected product, the Topsy Tail, and asked me to market it for her. (creativity-portal.com)
  • At this stage, the invention is often in a raw form requiring additional development for it to become a commercial product. (cdc.gov)
  • The associations agreed with NIST that the consumer price of a product resulting from an invention may not be used as a basis for march-in rights - an interpretation consistent with the act's legislative history and funding agencies' legal determinations. (aamc.org)
  • I was especially interested in discovering how Kwitek had managed to license the same product - a soft, ergonomic pen grip - to many competitors, amassing over 100 million units sold. (forbes.com)
  • Manufacturing and selling: You can manufacture and sell your invention yourself or through a manufacturer. (patentpc.com)
  • Tip #1: License it or manufacture it yourself? (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • Independent brands who manufacture the fizzy drink on behalf of Coca-Cola can do so because they have a trademark license. (shopify.com)
  • The deal is a multi-year global cross-license deal relating to patented cellular standard-essential technologies and certain other patent rights. (patentpc.com)
  • Importantly, non-patented technologies can still be made available to the commercial sector by way of licenses. (cdc.gov)
  • Companies can license and use these technologies without the need to make their own substantial investments in the standards, fuelling innovation and the development of new products and services for consumers. (telecomtv.com)
  • Amici argue that the problem with plaintiffs' zealous attack on gene patents in response to 'what they perceive to be a significant public health concern,' however justified by 'Myriad's patent enforcement and business practices,' is that the strategy, and asked-for remedy would invalidate 'a host of patents claiming gene-based inventions, often referred to as 'gene patents' and indeed many other technologies based on making and analyzing DNA. (patentdocs.org)
  • Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies, said, "We are delighted to have concluded a long-term patent license agreement with Apple on an amicable basis. (channelnews.com.au)
  • Negotiates licenses for NIAID and CDC technologies and monitors licenses for compliance. (pathwaystoscience.org)
  • It is expected that the licensing agreement will promote technology and business collaboration, interoperability and standards development between the two companies. (patentpc.com)
  • Most companies don't like to talk to you if you don't have patent-pending status. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • Our findings show that 33% of all funded companies (4,050 of 12,404) have at least one published patent application, but patent rates vary greatly by industry. (bvresources.com)
  • Companies in the semiconductor and biotech industries have the highest patent application rates (65% and 62% respectively). (bvresources.com)
  • Jackie Hutter, MS, JD describes herself as a "recovering patent attorney," and now advises early stage companies on their IP strategies. (bvresources.com)
  • Often, companies require patent protection to justify the expenditure of resources needed to fully develop a particular technology. (cdc.gov)
  • Most biomedical companies, whether large or small, desire worldwide patent protection to secure foreign markets or to use their assets in establishing strategic alliances which can add to the further development of the invention and the distribution of its benefits to the public. (cdc.gov)
  • In its ongoing legal battle with Samsung, Apple has told its rival that it owns a "thicket of patents," but it will only license "lower level patents" to competing companies. (appleinsider.com)
  • Those two companies have different business models in general and with respect to patents in particular. (appleinsider.com)
  • Given Huawei's position and the pressure they are feeling, they have nothing to lose at this point than to go after American companies in the patent arena," Toren said. (industryweek.com)
  • Behind this stands not just Microsoft with its patent portfolio but many other top technology companies. (zdnet.com)
  • Brand owners lease their patents, software, or characters to other companies. (shopify.com)
  • Companies can give licenses for other brands to use their trademarks. (shopify.com)
  • The troubling news that a consortium of huge companies is using Nortel's patent portfolio to attack competitors underlines the problem. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • Our participation in OIN means we've promised to share our patents with other open-source companies working on Linux and OpenStack and it puts us in the company, once again, of our compatriots from the OpenStack foundation - IBM, Red Hat, HP, Canonical and others. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • Ben, it looks like you were able to license the same invention to multiple companies. (forbes.com)
  • Seven inventions involving 27 issued patents already have been licensed to a dozen companies, with the first commercial products due out by next year. (acm.org)
  • Three new start-up companies were created through licensing of JCESR technology. (energy.gov)
  • In recent years, the rising price of prescription drugs and the patenting of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines developed with substantial federal government support have rekindled the debate whether companies should receive more restricted rights to such products. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lately, most of my work has been obtaining patents for major companies in the electronics, communications, and semiconductor fields. (lu.se)
  • Importantly, they're ensuring that patents, copyrights, and other legal restrictions don't get between that knowledge and the people who need it most.Open Licenses Provide Life-Saving Technology. (eff.org)
  • CDC's Technology Transfer Office (TTO) includes the Atlanta-based team and a team at NIH/NIAID that handles CDC patents and licensing activities. (cdc.gov)
  • If you have inventions you're considering patenting, talk to a lawyer. (findlaw.com)
  • Patents are, at their basic level, weapons of economic warfare," said Brad Hulbert, a patent lawyer with McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff in Chicago. (industryweek.com)
  • When universities invent, those inventions should benefit everyone. (eff.org)
  • Reclaim Invention asks universities to focus on by bringing their inventions to the public, rather than. (eff.org)
  • Patent licenses allow someone to commercially make, use and sell your invention within a certain time period. (patentpc.com)
  • Known as "The Mother of Invention," she has become the premier expert at turning new inventions into highly recognized, commercially successful, products. (creativity-portal.com)
  • Your provisional patent application must be filed before even talking to potential licensors - or anyone for that matter. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • The team evaluates the invention to assess its functionality, market viability, and potential profitability, which marks the journey's beginning. (patentstoretail.com)
  • Approximately one year after the filing of an international application, TTO again reevaluates the commercial potential of the invention. (cdc.gov)
  • In light of this, the following article highlights some potential pitfalls to avoid while drafting patent claims. (ipwatchdog.com)
  • They concede that 'plaintiffs have identified numerous potential concerns with gene patents in the context of some types of genetic diagnostic testing. (patentdocs.org)
  • In addition to the technical implementation, we also take care that our customers do not worry about potential license violations. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • Where necessary to ensure the rapid and effective development of a particular discovery, TTO seeks intellectual property protection (both domestic and foreign) on CDC inventions. (cdc.gov)
  • Our sole interest in this case is maintenance and development of a sensible patent system that accomplishes the constitutional goal of 'promot[ing] the Progress of Science and useful Arts,' particularly in the area of genetic diagnostic testing, and more generally in biotechnology and life sciences. (patentdocs.org)
  • Calling patent-ineligibility a 'blunt doctrinal instrument,' the brief notes that 'DNA patents have created incentives critical in attracting the substantial investment necessary to fuel the discovery and development of life-saving products produced by the biotechnology industry,' the policy point never acknowledged by plaintiffs or their supporters. (patentdocs.org)
  • Based on this analysis , we propose reforms to better align the Bayh-Dole Act with public values and health outcomes, including clarifying the scope of government use rights, making it easier to invoke march-in rights for failure to meet health and safety needs , increasing transparency in how patents are licensed, and testing different approaches to foster the development and application of inventions . (bvsalud.org)
  • Other examples are Qualcomm and IBM , tech giants that have their own licensing programs inviting businesses to license their patents. (patentpc.com)
  • Qualcomm has over 140,000 patents and generates an average of 1 million dollars per quarter in licensing revenue. (patentpc.com)
  • The company is in protracted licensing talks with phone-services provider Verizon Communications Inc. and is in a dispute with chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. over the value of patents. (industryweek.com)
  • Qualcomm is appealing a ruling in a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that threatens the licensing program that accounts for the bulk of its profits. (industryweek.com)
  • Linux and open-source software proliferation accelerates the pace of innovation across industries as software becomes an increasingly important source of differentiation," said Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network. (zdnet.com)
  • This Linux System expansion enables OIN to keep pace with open-source innovation, promoting patent non-aggression in the core. (zdnet.com)
  • Back in October, I presented at the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Conference on The Commercial Function of Patents in Today's Innovation Economy. (patentlyo.com)
  • They begin their argument by pointing out the risks occasioned by plaintiffs' invocation of the 'recently re-invigorated patent eligibility doctrine' that they assert 'threatens to wreak substantial collateral damage on future innovation in genetic diagnostic testing, personalized medicine, and biotechnology in general. (patentdocs.org)
  • The brief reminds the Court that it has 'substantial discretion under applicable Supreme Court precedent to interpret and implement the patent eligibility doctrine in a manner that fosters innovation,' with amic i citing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Guidelines for implementing the Supreme Court's decision on patent-eligibility of process claims in Bilski v. Kappos (75 Fed. (patentdocs.org)
  • November 08, 2013 - Software patents continue to drag down competition and innovation. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • By joining the Open Invention Network, we are demonstrating our continued commitment to innovation, and supporting it with patent non-aggression in Linux and other core open source projects. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • By joining the OIN community, Zhanrui demonstrates its strong commitment to innovation and will continue to support patent protection for projects such as Linux. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • The new partnership with Open Invention Network will be one of the building blocks pushing OpenWrt forward and advance Linux innovation in general. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • We view OIN as one of the key methods through which open source leaders and innovators can deter patent aggression. (openinventionnetwork.com)
  • Every few days, I will have a conversation for an hour or two with a group of innovators about the group's most recent new invention. (lu.se)
  • It's important to note that the most effective way to monetize an invention will depend on the specific invention and the market for it. (patentpc.com)
  • Licensing is the granting of the right to use, make or market your invention by another company. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • The journey from invention to market can be a challenging one. (patentstoretail.com)
  • There's no real dispute that there has long been licensing, sale, and other secondary market activity for patents, dating into the early 1800's. (patentlyo.com)
  • The licensed sports merchandise market is big business. (shopify.com)
  • Among his other licensed inventions on the market ? (forbes.com)
  • We've written a few times about patent troll Innovatio, which claims to hold some patents on WiFi, saying that anyone using WiFi (including home users) are infringing, though it has chosen "at this stage" not to sue home users. (techdirt.com)
  • Even the simplest of mistakes in claims can pose risk to a patent application. (ipwatchdog.com)
  • So, What are Patent Claims? (ipwatchdog.com)
  • Claims act as a boundary of patents - defining the patentee's monopoly over the invention. (ipwatchdog.com)
  • This work requires an extensive comparison of the invention with what came before and the careful drafting and redrafting of claims that attempt to express the new invention in words. (lu.se)
  • I work with patent attorneys and patent examiners in this and other countries to prepare these claims and explain these claims in a way that is convincing to the respective examiners. (lu.se)
  • Every entrepreneur needs to know something about patents, lest you miss an opportunity to invest in a lucrative new invention. (findlaw.com)
  • Does any hardware or software manufacturer license all of their IP to competitors? (appleinsider.com)
  • Ben invented a way of making writing more comfortable and licensed it to numerous competitors. (forbes.com)
  • People rush to patent intellectual property because the first to file a patent is more likely to have it granted, making application filing dates much more than an administrative consideration. (findlaw.com)
  • We just received a reply on two outstanding inventions we presented to a major US company for licensing consideration. (inventioncity.com)
  • The associations stressed in their comments that drug pricing, which is a profound national concern shared by academic health systems, cannot be appropriately or adequately addressed by the rules under consideration - and that march-in attempts would make it far more difficult for academic institutions to license future drug discoveries. (aamc.org)
  • Patent disputes are common in the tech industry, and the coming revolution predicted by advances in "5G" wireless technology promises to bring even more. (industryweek.com)
  • On the other hand there are more patent disputes now than ever before and this trend is not likely to change for a few years. (lu.se)
  • The completed invention form (called the "Employee Invention Report" or "EIR") is then fed to the CDC Team at the National Institutes of Health where they handle patent prosecution and make the technology available for licensing. (cdc.gov)
  • Patent prosecution work is always new and exciting to me because I work with creative people and with their new ideas. (lu.se)
  • The "internal disks" (that are made by molding engineering ceramic) that mix water and the "control rod" (made in billed brass) are specifically developed for this invention. (polimi.it)
  • However, Posner made it clear to a nearby district court that he was interested in maybe heading over to hear a patent case if one arose, and he got a big one: a key patent battle between Apple and Motorola over smartphone patents. (techdirt.com)
  • While the dismissal was technically over failures in how the damages calculations were done, the rulings and statements he made certainly hinted at the failings of our patent system. (techdirt.com)
  • The improvement will be made anyway, without patent protection, as part of the normal competitive process in markets where patents are unimportant. (techdirt.com)
  • It is true that the easier it is to get a patent, the sooner inventions will be made. (techdirt.com)
  • The key thing that he realizes - which many patent system supporters ignore - is that for patents to make sense, you have to have a situation where the invention wouldn't otherwise be created . (techdirt.com)
  • I make some key assumptions in the paper about such licensing - most primarily that pricing is negotiated in good faith. (patentlyo.com)
  • The PIPP is a promise that before selling or licensing its patents to a third party, a university will assess the business practices of that party and make sure that it will use those patents responsibly. (eff.org)
  • I will then spend a few days preparing a patent application, confer again with the group to make sure that it is right and then submit that to an appropriate national or regional government patent office. (lu.se)
  • I will also work with in-house counsel at the group's company to make sure the company is getting the patents that it wants. (lu.se)
  • MSF is now submitting comments to the Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review for India because we are concerned about ongoing pressure by USTR upon India to undermine the effectiveness of public health safeguards in patent law and policies, and the effects this will have on access to affordable generic medicines for millions in India and in other developing countries, including for MSF medical humanitarian operations. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • They should inform the public of the limits of the monopoly asserted during the life of a patent. (ipwatchdog.com)
  • While that certainly may have been their intention, in the execution of the brief, this pair of academics debunks most of the public policy rhetoric advanced by the ACLU and PubPat to support their anti-gene patenting agenda. (patentdocs.org)
  • In their comments, the associations largely endorsed the NPRM's language clarifying the circumstances under which the government may "march in" to take possession of a subject patent for a public purpose. (aamc.org)
  • Licensing: You can license your invention to a company or individual in exchange for a royalty fee or a one-time payment. (patentpc.com)
  • Most licenses are exclusive, i.e., granted to only one company. (keeleydeangelo.com)
  • TTO may have several follow up questions concerning the reported technology such as how it has been used, if the technology has been publicly disseminated, or if a company has expressed licensing interest. (cdc.gov)
  • If a company would like to acquire rights to use or commercialize either an unpatented material or a patented or patent-pending invention, a license is normally required. (cdc.gov)
  • Brand licensing is the act of giving permission for another company to use your business's intellectual property (IP). (shopify.com)
  • After Chinese Company Oppo lost their wireless patent case against Nokia resulting in their smartphones being dropped by retailers in Europe, Apple has taken a different approach by signing a long-term patent deal for 5G wireless devices. (channelnews.com.au)
  • This company is a marketer, licensing agent and consultant for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle inventions. (creativity-portal.com)
  • Once you can get one company in your corner, then you can play them off each other in a modified parent trap and get more to sign up for the license. (forbes.com)
  • Another aspect of this work is working with company management and engineers to determine a strategy for what should be patented and which patents should be sold, purchased or licensed. (lu.se)
  • In some instances, TTO might recommend that a technology not be patented. (cdc.gov)
  • There are three main approaches to patent licensing happens. (patentpc.com)
  • No single agency or institution can grant an all-encompassing international patent. (findlaw.com)
  • Another crucial step is negotiating the licensing agreement. (patentstoretail.com)
  • A license is a legal agreement by which the owner of an invention promises not to take action to exclude the licensed party from making, using, and/or selling the invention. (cdc.gov)
  • McDonald's gets a licensing agreement from the creator of those movies. (shopify.com)
  • Even for the most seasoned professionals, negotiating a licensing agreement isn't easy. (forbes.com)
  • The conception of the invention may involve an individual or several individuals, sometimes at other institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Reaxys enables you to search by structure, substructure, reaction, text, and property data.Being based on the CrossFire Beilstein, CrossFire Gmelin and Patent Chemistry databases Reaxys has a long history beginning with chemical data from 1771. (lu.se)
  • He's had a long-term interest in intellectual property (and even wrote a very good book on the subject, which I keep on my desk), but he's rarely had to rule on patent issues, in part because of our ridiculous setup in which all patent cases are funneled to the Federal Circuit, which historically has been "captured" by patent expansionists (including some former patent attorneys, at points). (techdirt.com)
  • The Authors and Contributors of "Patent Docs" are patent attorneys and agents, many of whom hold doctorates in a diverse array of disciplines. (patentdocs.org)
  • It's really great to see that Judge Richard Posner has decided to take on our broken patent system in a big bad way. (techdirt.com)
  • And, now, he's written an opinion piece for The Atlantic, in which he explains that there are too many patents , and that the system is broken. (techdirt.com)
  • In fact, because every single party other than the one who gets the patent is blocked from making use of their own efforts , the patent system creates a massive amount of waste. (techdirt.com)
  • And that just encourages people to apply for more bad patents, which overloads the system even more . (techdirt.com)
  • How does the patent system work? (calawyersforthearts.org)
  • Patents are part of a system for organizing intellectual property. (findlaw.com)
  • Then, as Erich Andersen, then Microsoft's corporate vice president and chief intellectual property (IP) counsel said at the time, "We're licensing all patents we own that read on the 'Linux system. (zdnet.com)
  • and reviews patent legal work performed by cooperator and ARS contract law firm. (usda.gov)
  • A patent attorney will explain the application process and guide you through it to ensure your work is protected. (findlaw.com)
  • On the one side, licensing has been around for 150 or more years, so arguing that licensing acquired patents is a new opportunity took some work. (patentlyo.com)
  • Another side of this work is becoming a patent examiner at a national patent office or at the European Patent Office. (lu.se)
  • A great many patent examiners quit after a year or two but the ones who stay tend to enjoy their work. (lu.se)
  • iEdison is used by more than 30 federal agencies for invention and patent reporting. (nih.gov)
  • NIH Guide Notice - 20/20 View of Invention Reporting (09/22/1995) - A 20/20 View of Invention Reporting to the National Institutes of Health. (nih.gov)
  • As a patent attorney with over 20 years of experience, I have worked with clients in their quests to monetize their grand ideas. (patentpc.com)
  • They are generally granted for 20 years from the application filing date and provide the right to exclude others from exploiting the invention during that period. (findlaw.com)
  • It is also a job where most of what you write is placed into a permanent record and might be used against the patent 10 or 15 years later in a dispute. (lu.se)