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Patent Engineering IEOR 190G CET: Center for Entrepreneurship &Technology

Patent Engineering IEOR 190G CET: Center for Entrepreneurship &Technology. Week 1 Dr. Tal Lavian (408) 209-9112 Tlavian@cs.berkeley.edu. 321 Haviland Mondays 4:00-6:00. Today’s Agenda – Introductions. Introduction to the course Course administration Schedule Some info about yourself

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Patent Engineering IEOR 190G CET: Center for Entrepreneurship &Technology

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  1. Patent Engineering IEOR 190G CET: Center for Entrepreneurship &Technology Week 1 Dr. Tal Lavian (408) 209-9112 Tlavian@cs.berkeley.edu 321 Haviland Mondays 4:00-6:00 Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  2. Today’s Agenda – Introductions • Introduction to the course • Course administration • Schedule • Some info about yourself • Introduction to Intellectual Property • Introduction to Patents Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  3. Patent Engineering Course • This is an engineering class not a law class • The course broadly covers patents as a business tool • The use of intellectual capital for competitive advantage • Protection and commercialization of engineering and scientific intellectual assets • Examination of several patent litigation case studies • focus on invention, innovation, patent and strategy Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  4. What will we do in this course? • Mondays 4:00pm - 6:00pm • Please be on time • Patent – innovations, engineering, and strategy • Industry lectures • Few external presentations • Students as “experts witnesses” • Field trip – court visit SF or Oakland Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  5. What Will We Cover? • Overview of the Patent System • Publication, Public Use, and On-Sale Limitations • Enablement and Best Mode Requirements • Utility, Provisional, and PCT Application • Novelty and Unobviousness Requirements • Avoiding Patent Infringement • Patentability and Infringement Comparison • Strategies for Engineers who are Witnesses or Experts in Patent Lawsuits Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  6. Course Books REQUIRED OPTIONAL Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  7. Invited Lectures Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  8. Students Presentations • Students’ presentations • Topics on patent engineering in litigated cases • Some examples from last year:http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~tlavian/spring2009/patentEngineering.html Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  9. Students Presentations • Present in 10-15 min a patent litigation case • Case summary • Parties, dates, history, issue in dispute, results • Engineering aspects of the dispute • The patent(s), technology, product • Engineering aspects of the infringement • The engineering view vs. the legal view • Any proposed design around ? Volunteers to start next week Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  10. Grading - Attendance • 2 units credit course • You will be fine -  • Pass/Fail (it would be very hard to fail) • Passing grade – requires attendance at all lectures (with one allowed unavoidable absence) • Sign in for the class • Patent blogs and mailing lists • Students presentations – 15 min • Prior Art search Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  11. Beijing • Teaching class in Tsinghua University via UCB CET (March 29th, April 5th) • Need to reschedule those classes • Suggestions … Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  12. Web Site(s) http://cet.berkeley.edu/ Http://cs.berkeley.edu/~tlavian bSpace Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  13. Who are you? • Tell us about yourself: • In about 60 seconds • Your name, education, experience • Goals for future • What should we know about you • Your patent, invention background experience • What do you know about patents? • How many patents have you read? • Why are you here? • What you would like to accomplish? • Send me email with this info Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  14. Innovation: long-term health You need a healthy root system for the tree to flourish! Innovation! Creativity Ideas Inventions Concepts Knowledge Software Secret sauce Trade Secrets Skills Work Processes Patents Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  15. Patents as a Critical Business Tool • Good patents are the cornerstone of almost any technology business • Patent protection can provide significant incentive and motivation for further research expenditures • An understanding of patents is critical for the successful commercialization of most technologies Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  16. Some facts • Microsoft assets: IP: 95% Working capital: 4% Fixed assets 1% Other: 1% Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  17. Patent History • Created by Congress in 1790 • “…to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” • Article 1, Section 8 • July 31, 1790 – 1st Patent • Samuel Hopkins patents potash • Cost : $4.00 • Reviewed by Cabinet Members • Thomas Jefferson – Secretary of State • Henry Knox – Secretary of War • Edmund Randolph – Attorney General • George Washington – President www.uspto.gov, www.ipo.org Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  18. More Patent History • 3 Patents Awarded in 1790 • First patent law enacted • 1802 – US Patent and Trademark Office Created • Responsibility of granting patents/registering trademarks • Atomic Energy Act of 1954 • Excludes nuclear purposes/atomic weapons • American Inventors Protection Act (1999) • Most recent revision of patent laws • New Legislation debate – 2008-2009 …. Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  19. US Constitution • Rights are derived directly from US constitution, Article 1, section 8 • granting congress the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for a limited time to authors and inventors the exclusive rights to their respective writings and discoveries Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

  20. The Golden Age of Patents • Presumption of validity strong • Large verdicts / settlements abound • Federal Circuit is unpredictable • Threat of injection is real Week 1: Introduction to Patent Engineering

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