Simone Frattasi
ABSTRACT
The tutorial will introduce the audience to the realm of intellectual property rights. Besides a quick overview on utility models, designs, trademarks and copyrights, the session will mainly focus on patents. What is intended as a patentable invention will be illustrated together with details on the criteria of novelty and inventive step applied to an existing product (in this context, the notion of software patents will be touched upon). Afterwards, the underlying motivations relative to why a company or an individual should patent will be exposed against and in combination with publication and secrecy. Finally, the life-cycle of exemplary patents will be presented together with an overview of the main patent conventions, so as to open the discussion on strategic and commercialization aspects of patenting such as transfer and license.
Index Terms
- Patents as Business Assets for the Mobile Industry
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