PROPERTY

How to Defend Your Games From Being Copied

IDEASOF

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

DR. D’VORAH GRAESERFounder & CEOIP consulting and business

development, including preparing

and filing patent applications

• PhD in Pharmacology, 4 years

programming with the Human

Genome Project

• Former VP of Intellectual Property,

Compugen

DISCLAIMER

Nothing in this presentation or in any material

provided, whether verbally or in writing,

constitutes legal or patent advice

What is the property of

IDEAS?

INTELLECTUAL OR INTANGIBLE PROPERTY

For rights, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY = PHYSICAL PROPERTY

RIGHTS FOR THE PROPERTY OF IDEAS

You can legally buy, sell and rent ideas.

Others may trespass on your ideas

(Just like physical properties)

That is illegal

PROTECTING YOUR IDEAS AS PROPERTY

Per country

Registered rights = patents, trademarks and copyright

Trade secrets not registered!

Patents, trademarks

and copyright

PATENTS: BROADEST PROTECTION FOR YOUR IDEA

Protects the core of your idea

Best defence against copycats

Can block competitors from entering your space

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YOU CAN GET A PATENT IN 4 SIMPLE STEPS

Do a search – are you first?

File your application – US is

recommended

Prepare your drawings and text

Examiner checks your patent

application

A HALO® BY ANY OTHER NAME…

•Trademarks protects your name & logo

•Must be unique and non-descriptive

COPYRIGHT

Only protects against direct copying

Trade secrets:When can you

rely on them

Any confidential business information that provides a competitive edge to a business

Must be kept secret!

WHAT IS A TRADE SECRET

REVERSE ENGINEERED? BAD FOR TRADE SECRETS

Visible/accessible ≠ trade secret!

How to defend your games from

being copied

DEVELOP A PROTECTION STRATEGY

Patents provide the strongest protection

US is best for software patents

Talk to an expert

CAN YOU DO THIS YOURSELF?

Yes but you need to know the following:

Idea protection can be complicated

You need a strategy

Be confident that you are making the right choice

Thank you very much!

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Email: dvorah@kisspatent.com

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