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TAIPEI ECONOMIC CULTURAL CENTER DEC. 4, 2005
The Role of Intellectual Property in the Business World
THE LAW OFFICES OF WU & CHEUNG, L.L.P.
98 DISCOVERYIRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618
WWW.WCLAWYERS.COMTEL: 949-251-0111FAX: 949-251-1588
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYIntangible assets associated with a company’s Intangible assets associated with a company’s “brainpower” and goodwill.“brainpower” and goodwill.
PATENTSPATENTS: : a patent grants its owner the right to exclude a patent grants its owner the right to exclude others from making, using or selling the claimed invention in others from making, using or selling the claimed invention in the U.S.the U.S.
Patent protection lasts up to 20 years from the date of filing Patent protection lasts up to 20 years from the date of filing for utility patents. Design patents last up to 14 years.for utility patents. Design patents last up to 14 years.
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THE BLACKBERRY PATENT LITIGATIONTHE BLACKBERRY PATENT LITIGATION
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
TRADEMARKSTRADEMARKS:: trademark law protects names, trademark law protects names, words, phrases, designs and the like that words, phrases, designs and the like that indicate the source or origin of a product or indicate the source or origin of a product or service.service.
We are surrounded by trademarks everywhere.We are surrounded by trademarks everywhere.
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CASE STUDYCASE STUDY: THE K-MART – SEARS MERGER: THE K-MART – SEARS MERGER
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A DUAL BRANDING PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A DUAL BRANDING MARKETING STRATEGYMARKETING STRATEGY
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
COPYRIGHTS: Federal copyright law protects writing and other forms of express. Copyright comes into existence when the work is “fixed in a tangible medium of expression” capable of being discerned by someone directly or through the use of a machine.
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TRADE SECRETS: It is based on state trade secret law as the primary means of protecting their intellectual property. It requires no filing or registration, can be quite broad in scope, and may last indefinitely.
Example: the formula for the Coca Cola soft drink is a trade secret.
The owner of a trade secret is required to use “reasonable measures” to maintain the secrecy of the information.
Example: Use of a Non-Disclosure Agreement AKA NDA.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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DUE DILIGENCE (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUDIT)
1. Customer / Licensee files
2. Employee and contractor files
3. Intellectual property acquisition files
4. Patent application files
5. Trademark registration files
6. Patent application files
7. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings
8. Files regarding competitors
9. Research & Development files
10. User documentation files
11. Marketing files
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DUE DILIGENCE (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUDIT)
INSPECTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY
END RESULT:
Better understanding of how the value of the intellectual property
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Charles C.H. Wu, Esq.THE LAW OFFICES OF
WU & CHEUNG, L.L.P.98 DISCOVERY
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618WWW.WCLAWYERS.COM
TEL: 949-251-0111FAX: 949-251-1588