Patent Strategies for an International Patent Portfolio *

Patent Strategies for an International Patent Portfolio *

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Determining where to seek patent rights is an important and expensive decision. Among other things, this panel will discuss:

• Where in the lifecycle does IP factor into the equation, at the invention stage or at the product stage? Is there communication between the business people and IP team so assets can be acquired where they are needed?
• Is there a clear strategy for ensuring business goals/needs are aligned with international portfolio maintenance and growth?
• After understanding the business strategy and needs, where should filings be made and why? What are the considerations?
• What is the likelihood that rights can even be obtained in a particular jurisdiction in a relevant time-frame for the business?
• What is the realistic likelihood that it will be possible for a patent owner to litigate to success in various jurisdictions?
• When, where and why would (or should) a client consider acquiring an existing portfolio, family or patent? And if you have a portfolio, family or patent when and how can they be prepared for sale?
• Where are your inventors located, and will you need to file somewhere first to satisfy national laws/requirements? Are there any remuneration requirements?
• How do you draft patents in the first place to satisfy the domestic laws/requirements where you may actually seek patent rights?

Materials

• The Path to Worldwide Patent Rights
• Thinking Globally: International Patent Filing and Inventors’ Rights
• How the Unitary Patent Changes the Calculus of Patenting in Europe
• The Unified Patent Court One Year In

Survey

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