intellectual property paul h. king, ph.d., p. e
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Intellectual Property
Paul H. King, Ph.D., P. E.
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Introduction
• Intellectual Property is defined as products of the human intellect that have economic value
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Topics of Discussion
• Patents
• Copyrights
• Trademarks
• Trade secrets
• Course conduct
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Patents
• Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. -- Calvin Coolidge
• The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt. -- Henry George
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Patents
• Description of invention
• Grant monopoly to holder or assignee
• 3 types: design, plant, utility
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Design Patent
• test: = design, nonfunctional, new, non-obvious original design or appearance for an article of manufacture
• 14 year monopoly
• Statue of Liberty, some toys, shape of mixer, wheel hub
• ONE claim, embodied in drawing
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Plant Patent
• test: = invented or discovered and asexually reproduced a distinct and new variety of plant, other than a tuber propagated plant or a plant found in an uncultivated state
• Algae and macro fungi are regarded as plants, but bacteria are not
• 20 year monopoly
• climbing rose, etc 10,000+ patents
• documentation & claims
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Utility Patent
• = (new+useful+nonobvious) :
• process, machine, article, composition of matter
• or (new+useful+improvement thereof)
• 20 year monopoly
• includes software
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Filing Process, Patenting
• Do it - invent it, build it.
• Prove it - document as you go. Witness!
• Prove it! Patent search.
• Generate documents (next), file, pay, wait, negotiate
• Protect it, use it.
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Patent Document
• Title
• Abstract
• Drawings
• Background of invention
• Summary of invention
• Description of drawings
• Claims
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Warnings
• Time limits from publication.
• Sufficient clarity of claims!
• Sufficient breadth of claims.
• Prepare for infringement
• Be sure of ownership
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Copyrights Cover:
• literary works movies videos
• A-V presentations PowerPoint shows
• photographs sculptures graphics
• sound recordings architectural works
• dance choreographs pantomime
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Copyrights Must:
• have fixation
• have some originality
• have some creativity
• be an expression, not an idea or formula
• be visibly indicated by “© date, name of owner”
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Copyrights Continued:
• optional, 2 copies to LOC w/in 5y +$30
• life + 70 (yours)
• HIRED pub+95y or create +120y
• infringement: sue for damages
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Trademark ®
• = name/word/symbol
• unique/dissimilar and used
• may be reserved, but must be used
• $250
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Trademark ®
• WordPerfect ®
• Pentium ®
• King’s Skydiving - Good to the last drop!
• DELL® DIMENSION®
• infringement: sue for damages
I wanted to get you a stripper for your
Birthday….
But I couldn’t decide between the Black and
Dekker®and the Stanley®
!
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Trade Secret
• ANYTHING that gives you an advantage & has to be “stolen” to immediately help the competition.
• OFTEN involves NON-DISCLOSURE agreements.
• Cannot preclude invention by others…
• Cannot preclude reverse engineering.
• Example: COKE®
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Course Conduct (Faculty Manual)
• Literary/Artistic Author
• Work for hire (job assignment) University
• Technology University + Inventors (%)
• Exception: outside consulting & research iff agreed upon
• Understand and document ALL!
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Design Course - Intellectual Property
• Patents, copyrights, trademarks, secrets - know!
• Project development - document!
• Publication begins countdown!
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I P References
• http://www.uspto.gov/ US Patent/Trademark Office
• http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/ Copyrights• http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapps/pct/p
ct.htm Patent Cooperation Treaty
• http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/govt/gvtlaw.html VU Links
• http://www.vanderbilt.edu/technology_transfer/ VU Tech Transfer