Why patent?

							Why Do We Patent An
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1   Why patent?




2   Overview of patent application




3   Patent unlimited
               Why Patent?




License the      Secure an   Find capital
 innovation      exclusive     and/or
 to protect       market      partners
     the
intellectual
property of
  inventors
 Types of Patent Applications




 National      Regional     International
application   application    application
How much do you know about three types?



★ Depending upon the office at which a patent application is filed,
that application could either be an application for a patent in a given
country, or may be an application for a patent in a range of
countries. The former is known as national (patent) applications, and
the latter as regional (patent) applications.


★ A patent application filed under the PCT (Patent Cooperation
Treaty) is called an international application, or PCT application. PCT
is operated by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and
provides a centralized application process, but patents are not
granted under the treaty.
                                 Exemplary PCT Procedure
                                                         30/31 months or 20/21 months




                                            Respond to                        IPRP                                      National
                                               WO                          Established                                   Phase




                                           months
                                             2
                                                  ISR
 File Prov.      File PCT        Chapter
                                                 & WO        Published
Application     Application         I
                                                Issued

           12
          months                                                           Chapter II
                                                                           (optional)
                              18 months
                                                                      Demand
                                                                    Examination          Examination         IPRP       National
                                                                      & Submit                            Established    Phase
                                                                     Arguments



                                   22 months or 19 months


                                                                                           30/31 months
     PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty
     ISR International Search Report
     WO Written Opinion
     IPRP International Preliminary Report on Patentability

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★ Patents prohibit anyone other than the patent holder from making or
selling the patented item (or using the business method, or planting the
new plant, in the case of those patent types) without the permission of
the patent holder. Namely, by preventing others from distributing,
selling, or manufacturing your invention, you patent holders preserve
the right to earn profits from the invention.
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        U.S. Patents tendency in two decades


NOTE:

       The
 past two
  decades
 witness a
progressive
and gradual
 growth in
 terms of
   patent
application.
     Top U.S. patent applicants (2009 & 2010)




IBM
Win out!!!
       IBM, A Patent Application Leader?!



2007               3125                          How many US Patents
                                                 did IBM obtain in the
                                                   past four years?
2008                        4186




2009                               4914



2010                                             5896




            3100     4000   5000          6000
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