patents and innovation association for competitive technology jonathan zuck march 2006
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Patents and Innovation
Association for Competitive Technology
Jonathan ZuckMarch 2006
The Patent Problem
More Quantity, Less Quality Increase in litigation “Dot Com Bomb” Fallout Still Evident
BacklogBad name for “software”
3 Myths
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Innovators Producers
Innovation Business
Risk capital Market creation Returns from Licensing not Labor
Small Innovators
Venture Capital Partnerships with larger firms
Need leverageNeed business model flexibility
No “net” – Returns are “do or die”
IP to the Small Innovator
IP Makes me Attractive IP Makes me Safe IP Makes me Profitable
Innovators & Producers
Innovation Production
Research Applied App Dev App Emulation Duplication
Free Software
What People Are Saying
Mechanical Pharmaceutical Software Driven Software
Tangibility of ImplementationProgress Bar
Shopping Cart
Qua
lity
New
Technical Contribution
Non-Obvious
Compression, Encryption, Facial & Voice Recognition, Clustering
Blueprints Recipe Schematic Spec
Patent Reform
SMEs Need Predictability and Accessibility Improved Pre-grant Process
Better searching Better examination - $$ More Comprehensive “prior art”
Improved Post-grant Process Opposition Process Litigation and Court Reform
Questions
What is software?
What is innovative?