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Intellectual Property: Release its potential www.hgf.com What is IP? Craig Watson European Patent Attorney HGF Aberdeen Intellectual Property The way it works Confidential Information A sign to distinguish Effort and originality Looks Balancing Intellectual Property Encourages investment and sharing Provides certain rights to ideas Trade Marks M&S Degrees of distinctiveness Kodak Innocent Amazon < Very Distinctive Vodafone Pizza Hut Game Very Descriptive > Designs Unregistered Designs Pro-tec Covers v Specialised covers Ltd & Ots (EWPCC 18/10/11) – Covers for Caravans – Copying not shown – Design Right still present Patents • Must be ‘technical’ • The invention must be Novel • Have an Inventive Step New Use - Known Technology Processes Manufacturing process Riser Configuration New Use of known tools Software Not patentable but… Halliburton Claim 1 (abbreviated) i) A method to design a roller cone drill bit… ii) initially designing the drill bit using …a parameter selected from type of cutting element, size, configuration… iii) simulating drilling portions of the earth formation…including one drilling parameter from weight on bit, rate of penetration, rate of drill bit rotation… iv) modifying the drill bit design parameter for the drill bit; v) simulating drilling portions of the earth formation with the modified drill bit design parameter and the drilling parameter; vi) comparing… vii) outputting… viii) calculating a three dimensional mesh for each cutting element…. Patent Application Timeline Filing date Complete Application Publication 0 months 12 18 Examination 30 Must be kept confidential! Regular Patent Grant 48 54 Patents Patents Patents Europe 38 Member States including Norway Central prosecution Opposition effective throughout EU plus other member states • EU patent proposed USA • Novelty consolation • Business Methods • Trolls Key Points - Patents • Must be ‘technical’ • File before you disclose • Don’t pre-judge Inventive Step Intellectual Property The way it works Confidential Information A sign to distinguish Effort and originality Looks HGF Aberdeen • Aberdeen based • Energy Team • Invention Management Assistance Intellectual Property: Release its potential www.hgf.com What is IP? Craig Watson European Patent Attorney HGF Aberdeen
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