Techbiz Webinar Presented by Pooja Bhatia

1. From idea to Patent:
Navigating Intellectual
Property Landscape
March 28 2024

2. • Term
• Scope
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IP vs IPR

3. 3
Types

4. 4
7
• A legal right
• Term:20 years
• Product/process or both
• Prevents other people from making, using or selling your invention
Patent

5. 5
• Novelty
• Inventive step/non-obviousness
• Industrial application
▪ Shouldn’t fall under exceptions given in patent law of a country
▪ Should be related to technology or have technical aspect
Conditions

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• Ornamental or aesthetic aspect that
enhances visual appeal and
differentiates product
• E.g. 3-D features of shape or surface
as of a perfume bottle, 2-D patterns
of lines, shapes and colours
Branding
Increases product value
Designs

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Well known
Visual
Collective Audio
Certification
Olfactory
Trademarks

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• Copyright protects literary and artistic works
e.g. Books, lectures, dramatic and musical works,
choreography, cinematography, drawings, paintings,
architecture, sculpture, maps
• Automatic right created with the creation of work and no
registration is required
• Software
• Content of website/database
Copyright

9. Investment
Branding
Revenue
Why

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Ideation Conceptualization
Reducing to
Practice
POC
Stagewise

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Idea
Novelty
search
Drafting Filing
Publication
Examination
Grant
Initial process
Patent Office
Steps

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• Global IP
• Everything is patentable
• Idea is protectable
Common
Misconceptions

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• File in individual’s name
• File on your own
• Proceed without budget
• Disclose
• Assume
Dont

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Keep in mind
• Searches: Novelty and trademark search
• Landscaping
• Tracker
• Policy framework
- Ownership
- Inventors
- Signatory authorization
- Trademark usage
• Freedom to operate

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• Essential to identify and protect IP
• Have a strategy ready
• Bring everything together
• Creation not necessary, borrow
Conclusion

16. Thank you
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