TO PATENT OR NOT TO PATENT? How can everyone win in the intellectual property stakes?
As early as 500CE, innovative culinary dishes were being patented in Athens
The Letters Patent was issued in 1331 by King Edward II
The Cotton Gin The Electric Motor The Sewing Machine The Telephone The Combustion Engine The Television
The Cotton Gin The Electric Motor The Sewing Machine The Telephone The Combustion Engine The Television
The Cotton Gin The Electric Motor The Sewing Machine The Telephone The Combustion Engine The Television
The Cotton Gin The Electric Motor The Sewing Machine The Telephone The Combustion Engine The Television
The Cotton Gin The Electric Motor The Sewing Machine The Telephone The Combustion Engine The Television
The Cotton Gin The Electric Motor The Sewing Machine The Telephone The Combustion Engine The Television
Patent Application
Patent Application Patent Granted
Patent Applied-For Patent Granted Lawsuit Filed
Inventor James Dyson patented his Cyclone technology in 1986
He sued The Hoover Company 4m for infringing his patent
Dyson now has 7000 employees and a revenue of 2bn
This is happening right now to hundreds of thousands of people
LICENSOR This is happening right now to hundreds of thousands of people
LICENSOR Receives royalties This is happening right now to hundreds of thousands of people
LICENSOR Receives royalties This Reduces is time happening to market right now to hundreds of thousands of people
LICENSOR Receives royalties This Reduces is time happening to market right now to hundreds of thousands Access to expertise of people
LICENSOR LICENSEE Receives royalties This Reduces is time happening to market right now to hundreds of thousands Access to expertise of people
LICENSOR LICENSEE Receives royalties Access to the Big Idea This Reduces is time happening to market right now to hundreds of thousands Access to expertise of people
LICENSOR LICENSEE Receives royalties This Reduces is time happening to market right now to hundreds of thousands Access to expertise of people Access to the Big Idea Shortcuts R&D
LICENSOR LICENSEE Receives royalties This Reduces is time happening to market right now to hundreds of thousands Access to expertise of people Access to the Big Idea Shortcuts R&D Exclusive market access
Tesla have open-sourced their IP portfolio to their competition
95% of active patents remain un-licensed or un-commercialised Why?
Many are just bad ideas...
some are incredible ideas that are ahead of their time, like the light bulb...
In 1993 IBM increased its revenues by almost $1bn per year through licensing their IP...
Approximately 20% of the litigation in the US legal system is over patent infringement...
Aircraft Interiors is a now $15bn a year industry
BA s Bed In The Sky : the industries seat-to-bed Grandfather patent
..this strongly influenced the industry. Some perfected..
while others disrupted...
LOPA-related patents filed since1997 3000 2500 2464 2000 1500 1315 1480 1000 500 727 1997-2002 2003-2007 2008-2012 2013-2017
Have we reached gridlock?
James Ford Partner Abel&Imray
Ian Dryburgh CEO & Founder Acumen Design Associates
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Peter Wolkowski Manager Onboard Product Development United Airlines
Ben Bettell 40 year Aviation Veteran Previous Post: Group Commercial Director of PAIG (Premium Aircraft Interiors Group)
Jeff Roberts Senior Manager for Cabin & Features Development and Airspace Operational Efficiency Boeing Commercial Airplanes
TO PATENT OR NOT TO PATENT? Panel Discussion