Lecture

Innovation and Intellectual Property: Patents and Strategies

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MGT-555: Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering

This course is a joint initiative between the School of Engineering and the College of Management to encourage and promote entrepreneurship and management skills, engineering design, hands-on experience, teamwork, and awareness of social and ethical implic ...

Description

This lecture by the instructor covers the importance of patents in protecting intellectual brilliance, as exemplified by Edwin Land's Polaroid invention. It explains the concept of Intellectual Property (IP) and the conditions for patentability, such as novelty and inventive step. The lecture delves into licensing, cross-licensing deals, and the role of patents in securing investments and fostering collaborations. It also discusses the significance of patent searches, freedom to operate, and the strategies involved in patenting, including the PCT system. The presentation highlights the differences between inventions and discoveries, the industrial applicability of inventions, and the drafting process of a patent application. Case studies on hearing aids and automation technologies provide practical insights into patenting strategies and considerations.

Instructors (2)

Véronique Michaud

Background: 1994 Habilitation à diriger des recherches ( INPG, France) 1991 PhD in Materials Engineering ( MIT, USA) 1987 Ingénieur Civil des Mines ( Ecole des Mines de Paris, France) Activities: Since January 2018: Associate Dean of Engineering, in charge of Education June 2012-Dec.2017: Head of the Materials Science and Engineering Section Since April 2017: Associate Professor at EPFL 2009-2017 : Professeur Titulaire at EPFL 1997-2009: Researcher at EPFL 1994-1997 : Chef de Travaux au laboratoire MSS-MAT, Ecole Centrale Paris (France) 1991-1994 : Post-doctoral research associate, MIT (USA) Author of about 300 publications of which 140 in peer-reviewed journals

Thomas Alois Weber

Expertise

Credit collections - Decision making under risk - Economics (behavioral, environmental, theory) - Engineering economy - Investment criteria - Nonlinear systems - Optimal control - Risk - Sharing economy Expertise
Credit collections - Decision making under risk - Economics (behavioral, environmental, theory) - Engineering economy - Investment criteria - Nonlinear systems - Optimal control - Risk - Sharing economy Teaching & PhD PhD Students Ru Zhang Past EPFL PhD Students Maryam Razeghian Jah

Official source

Ontological neighbourhood

Law

Branches of law: Copyright law

Related concepts (32)

Invention

An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an idea is unique enough either as a stand alone invention or as a significant improvement over the work of others, it can be patented. A patent, if granted, gives the inventor a proprietary interest in the patent over a specific period of time, which can be licensed for financial gain.

Industrial design right

An industrial design right is an intellectual property right that protects the visual design of objects that are purely utilitarian. An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape, configuration or composition of pattern or color, or combination of pattern and color in three-dimensional form containing aesthetic value. An industrial design can be a two- or three-dimensional pattern used to produce a product, industrial commodity or handicraft.

A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form. Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative work, but not the idea itself. A copyright is subject to limitations based on public interest considerations, such as the fair use doctrine in the United States.

License

A license (US) or licence (Commonwealth) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreement between those parties. In the case of a license issued by a government, the license is obtained by applying for it. In the case of a private party, it is by a specific agreement, usually in writing (such as a lease or other contract).

Patent

A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention. In most countries, patent rights fall under private law and the patent holder must sue someone infringing the patent in order to enforce their rights. The procedure for granting patents, requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements.

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