Patent Attorney

Posted by Peter Cunningham on March 24, 2009 under Miscellaneous | Be the First to Comment

I would add that no IP right will give you 100% protection as an idea can be invented around, reverse engineered etc. Once your idea is known people will think about other ways to do this.

 

However, an injunction can get you a few months breathing space, and may even stop your competitor from signing a key deal when there is a threat of litigation. This is why Microsoft bought SCO – just to keep alive the threat of litigation vs Linux to dissuade buyers from switching to Open Source.

— On Tue, 24/3/09, David Whitewood <[address removed]> wrote:

From: David Whitewood <[address removed]>
Subject: Re: Re: RE: [entrepreneur-1056] Patent Attorney
To: [address removed]
Date: Tuesday, 24 March, 2009, 9:01 AM


Hi Andy.

I am just picking up on this thread.

The whole field of Patents is a very expensive journey. Before you head out on this journey you really need to ask yourself what is unique about your IP and whether patents will really  deliver the protection that you think you are paying for? The better route maybe to invest the money on gaining competitive advantage through business development activities.

If you really need to go the patent route then you also need to consider how you will engage with potential partners, clients without disclosing the IP. Some large organisations will attempt to INVENT around your patent in order to ring fence it or render it useless without their IP. This could include manufacturing or application patents.

Happy to share my experiences 1:1 if you like.

David Whitewood




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