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Types of IP (hint: 5 types)
Design
Trade Mark
Patent
Trade Secret
Copyright
Requirements for a patent
NEW to the world
INVENTIVE
SUSCEPTIBLE of industrial application
Patent Timeline
Month 0: Filing of application
Month 12: PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
Month 18: International Publication
Month 30: Individual Country Applications
Year 3++: Grants
Best practice for IP licensing
Execute an NDA
Involve legal counsel as early as possible
Agree on detailed non-binding Head of Terms
Ensure that the draft agreement fairly reflects Head of Terms
Negotiate any issues in the draft and prepare a final form with a sign offs for approvals
What is a patent
A patent is an official right granted by a government that gives an inventor the exclusive authority to their invention for a limited time