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PATENT AND DUE DILLIGENCE

INVESTIGATION

THIS IS A FORMAL WAY OF SAYING

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Here's where we take a look at your organization's ideas and potential patents. Based on what you have, we investigate the patent and non-patent literature to determine the novelty and non obviousness of the distinctive, inventive features.

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     - Make an expert determination about the patentability of your ideas

     - Advise you on which asset classes to pursue

       (e.g., patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright)

     -Give you preliminary insights on the competitive space

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You'll get answers to questions like:

     - Is this idea patentable?

     - Should we invest in this patent? Will it deliver on our long-term strategy?

     - What is the scope of related patent investments in this space?

     -What advantage could we expect, compared to similar inventions or technology

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RESEARCH PERFORMED IN THIS STAGE PROVIDES

ESSENTIAL DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS.

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TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE

SURVEY

The purpose of the technology landscape survey is to understand and describe the competitive space of your technology.

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Thorough competitive intelligence gives you insight into where your competition is making investments and investment activity happening in your product area. You shouldn't make a go-to-market decision without competitive intelligence. This is so important, in fact, most clients hire us to provide competitive data on a quarterly basis.

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     - Product positioning, with respect to competitors

     - Potential partners for licensing or research and development

     - Possible derivative inventions

     - Subsequent investment decisions related to the landscape

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You'll get answers to questions like:

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     - Is it worth trying to invent in this space?

     - Which patents are already out there and how valuable are they?

     - If we want to license technology, what kind of cost should we expect?

     - Who are the players in this space? How, where, and at which speed are they investing?

     - What's the investment velocity of similar or complementary technology?

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MARKET

ASSESSMENT

Together with the Technology Landscape Survey, the general Market Assessment provides a more comprehensive perspective on the overall market climate and demonstrates other aspects of commercial opportunity, such as market size, drivers, and other players.

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The Market Assessment will include estimates, projections, and statistics describing:

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     - Size, growth rate, and economic indicators regarding the market

     - How the market conditions relate to the technology investment trends identified in

        the technology landscape survey

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IP GOVERNANCE

IMPLEMENTATION

ONE COMMITTEE TO RULE THEM ALL

In this stage, we build a foundation that the organization will use to make thoughtful, profitable decisions about establishing, growing, and diversifying your intellectual property portfolio.

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The establishment of an IP governance committee serves to:

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     - Create policies that promote synthetic. disciplined technology investment decisions

     - Manage the cultivation of ideas & application of focused, disciplined due diligence

     - Manage the intentional transformation of ideas into assets

     - Aggregate and apply research and expertise on the market and customers

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Typically the committee includes the CEO/President, plus advisers from major business streams, including: technology, marketing, operations, supply chain, finance, legal, and business development. The committee evaluates all invention disclosures created throughout the organization and then makes an investment decision for each.

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