Intellectual Property Strategy

Crafting and executing intellectual property strategy in a firm for mining, optimising and protecting available intellectual property therein.

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1. Intellectual Property Strategy Dr. Elijah Ezendu FIMC, FCIM, FCCM, FIIAN, FBDI, FAAFM, FSSM, MIMIS, MIAP, MITD, ACIArb, ACIPM, PhD, DocM, MBA, CWM, CBDA, CMA, MPM, PME, CSOL, CCIP, CMC, CMgr
2. “Skills and knowledge have become the only source of sustainable long-term competitive advantage” - Lester Thurow
3. Corporate IP 1. How does the top management view IP? 2. Has your firm developed IP Strategy? 3. What is the expanse of the IP Portfolio? 4. Does your firm own its IP? 5. Is there any licensing or other agreements that compromised ownership? 6. What is the pricing standard for IP? 7. How effective is the fee collection?
4. Valuation Measurement: ✓ Discounted Cash Flow ✓ Estimate of Market Size ✓ Royalty Rate ✓ Impact on Market Scorecards: ✓ Normal Scorecards ✓ Balanced Scorecards Assessment: ✓ Standard Assessment System Measuring Value of Intellectual Property
5. IP as Part of Growth and Transaction Strategy Source: Monette Stephens Value Assessment Value Realization Growth and Transaction Planning Maximize Strengths Mitigate Risks ▪Technical Due Diligence ▪IP Assessment ▪Market Landscape ▪Financial Valuation ▪Technology Potential ▪Risk Assessment ▪Buyer Assessment ▪M & A Transaction Advisory ▪Asset Divestiture ▪IP Licensing ▪Leveraged Buyouts ▪Investment and Private Placement ▪Prioritization of Highest Opportunity Markets ▪Strategic Partnering Programme Development ▪Strategic Sales to Target Accounts ▪Technology Risks ▪Legal/Contract Review ▪Product Roadmap ▪Target Market ▪Patent Protection
6. Value Extraction in Action Intellectual Capital Value Extraction IP Creation Exclusivity Exchange Industry Standard Asset Prestige Bargaining Power
7. Steps in IP Strategy Development • Analysis • Refinement and Alignment • Deployment
8. Strategy Deployment 1 • IP strategy conveyance – IP strategy maps – IP strategic initiative development • IP strategy review – Measure – Key learning and dissemination – External benchmarking – Adjustments and corrections • Designing and refining organizationally-appropriate IP management models • Interim and contract/project IP management • IP management recruiting
9. Strategy Deployment 2 • IP audits and utilization reviews • IP valuations, qualitative and quantitative • IP portfolio review and optimization • IP litigation planning and management, including infringement investigations • IP process integration and improvement, e.g. Concept development, product development, commercialization • Boosting brands with IP • IP out-licensing and divestments • IP sourcing, due diligence, in-licensing, and acquisitions
10. Strategy Deployment 3 • Managing IP under partnership, alliance and contract R&D agreements • Designing and executing programs to destroy or limit competitor’s IP monopolies • Freedom to operate reviews • Generation of IP-related competitive intelligence, including highly rational analyses of complex IP data sets, e.g., “patent mapping”. Source: Falco-Archer
11. Managing IP in Outsourcing • Retain ownership of IP rights • Put measures against unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets • Avoid provider using third party IP without due permission • Secure ownership of new IP rights created by the provider while working for the firm
12. Benefits of Intellectual Property 1. Competitive differentiator 2. Provides exclusivity 3. Increase in Performance 4. Improved Sustainability
13. Types of Intellectual Property 1. Patents 2. Trademarks 3. Copyrights 4. Trade Secrets 5. Industrial Designs 6. Geographical Indication
14. Patent “A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.” - World Intellectual Property Organization
15. Features of Patent • It’s a statutory monopoly for a particular invention • It provides exclusive rights to use, sell, manufacture and license that invention • Its scope depends on claims • protection occurs on issuance • The rights are only in countries of issues
16. What is an Invention? It’s a process, machine, art or composition of matter which is new and useful or fresh improvement.
17. Non-Patentable Things i. General Information ii. Mathematical Methods iii. Things that are not useful iv. Scientific Principles v. Works of Authorship vi. Procedure of Medical Treatment vii. Discovery of new element or substance
18. Three Patent Approaches i. Pioneering Patents: It’s usually short, broad and general in focus due to absence of previous work. ii. Improvement Patents: This is very detailed and specific but still shorter than a product patent. iii. Product Patents: This is a long and very detailed patent that pertains to a specific product.
19. Types of Patents • Provisional • Utility – Machine – Process – Article of Manufacture – Composition of Matter • Design • Plant
20. Structure of a Patent Abstract: General overview of the invention. Specification: • Description of the invention • The manner and process of making and using it, • The precise invention • Describe completely specific embodiment of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or improvement invented, and must explain the mode of operation or principle whenever applicable. • Prior art • Drawings Claims: • Defines the way that the patent will be used • The claims are either independent or dependent on other claims
21. Invalidity and Infringement Invalidity: • Prior Art • General Knowledge Infringement: • This is attributable to excessively or insufficiently broad claims
22. Strategy-Crafting Phase Evaluation of patentable technologies and registration of patent Deployment Phase ▪ Licensing ▪ Competitive Intelligence ▪ Litigation Patent Portfolio Strategy
23. Patent Objectives • Increase the firm’s market value • Provide leverage for growth • Protection of process/technology/patent knowledge • Facilitate protection of future business
24. Patent Portfolio Range • Core patents: Used for protecting key product innovations • Camouflage Patents: Used for deceiving competitors • Minefield Patents: Used for inhibiting competitors • Application Patents: Used for protecting methodology, equipment and parts
25. Patent Portfolio Analysis • Relationship of Specified Technology with Business Objectives • Legal Status of Claim, Highlighting Scope of Technology and Expanse of draft • Geographical Distribution • Availability of Blocking-off Patent • Average Life-Cycle of Technology • Current Financial Performance • Future Financial Performance
26. International Regulations ▪ Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/pct/ The PCT makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries by filing an “international” patent application. Such an application may be filed by anyone who is a national or resident of a PCT contracting State. It may generally be filed with the national patent office of the contracting State of which the applicant is a national or resident or, at the applicant’s option, with the International Bureau of WIPO in Geneva. ▪ Trade-Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/TRIPS_e/trips_e.htm The TRIPS Agreement is normally enforced by WTO
27. Inventorship and Assignment Inventors within the organization should be appropriately identified, rewarded and harnessed. Inventors should be obligated to assign their rights to the firm. This can be structured such that at the point of entry into the firm, workers would be mandated to assign rights of every invention within the firm.
28. Patent Protection in Strategic Alliances Patent strategy must drive a firm to apportion patent rights within governing agreements of strategic alliances. In this case, grounds for assignment are as follows: • Technology • Inventorship
29. • Employee prevented from joining competitors for a period of 6 months to 3 years • Employee prevented from disclosing sensitive information to future employers Non Compete (NC)
30. Controlling Intellectual Property Uses • Cheap way to block patents • Assigns invention to company • X key employee to competitor • Control use of proprietary • Protect patenting rights • Provide for independence • Maintain temporary access • Control for life of IP Types • Publishing • Assignment • Non-compete • Material Transfer • Non-disclosure Agreement • Joint Invention • Options • Licenses
31. Asset and Protection • Invention • Logo, Mark • Physical expression of ideas • Marketplace and Existing Technology Knowledge • Patents • Trademarks • Copyrights • Trade Secrets and Non-competes or publication Type of Asset Mode of Protection
32. Dr Elijah Ezendu is Award-Winning Business Expert & Certified Management Consultant with expertise in Interim Management, Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Transformation, Restructuring, Turnaround Management, Business Development, Marketing, Project & Cost Management, Leadership, HR, CSR, e-Business & Software Architecture. He had functioned as Founder, Initiative for Sustainable Business Equity; Director, Archtalento; Director, Speakers Africana; Chairman of Board, Motus Health Initiative; Chairman of Board, Charisma Broadcast Film Academy; Group Chief Operating Officer, Idova Group; CEO, Rubiini (UAE); Special Advisor, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria; Director, MMNA Investments; Chair, Int’l Board of GCC Business Council (UAE); Senior Partner, Shevach Consulting; Chairman (Certification & Training), Coordinator (Board of Fellows), Lead Assessor & Governing Council Member, Institute of Management Consultants, Nigeria; Lead Resource, Centre for Competitive Intelligence Development; Lead Consultant/ Partner, JK Michaels; Turnaround Project Director, Consolidated Business Holdings Limited; Technical Director, Gestalt; Chief Operating Officer, Rohan Group; Executive Director (Various Roles), Fortuna, Gambia & Malta; Chief Advisor/ Partner, D & E; Vice Chairman of Board, Refined Shipping; Director of Programmes & Governing Council Member, Institute of Business Development, Nigeria; Member of TDD Committee, International Association of Software Architects, USA; Member of Strategic Planning and Implementation Committee, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria; Country Manager (Nigeria) & Adjunct Faculty (MBA Programme), Regent Business School, South Africa; Adjunct Faculty (MBA Programme), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology; Editor-in-Chief, Cost Management Journal; Member of National Executive Council, Institute of Internal Auditors of Nigeria; Member, Board of Directors (Several Organizations). He holds Doctoral Degree in Management, Master of Business Administration and Fellow of Professional Institutes in North America, UK & Nigeria. He is an Innovator of heralded frameworks: Among other things, Corporate Investment Structure Based on Financials and Intangibles, for all-inclusive valuation, highlighting intangible contributions of host communities and ecological environment. It’s a model celebrated internationally (including Social Innovation Side Event of 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco) as remedy for unmitigated depreciation of ecological capital and developmental deprivation of host communities. He had served as Examiner to various Professional Institutes and External Examiner to Universities. He had been a member of Guild of Soundtrack Producers of Nigeria. He's an author and extensively featured speaker.
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