Release the Innovator in You!

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Releasing the Innovator in You !!!You've got what it takes

Presented by, IBM Corporation National Society of Black Engineers39th Annual ConventionMarch 27th – 31st, 2013

IBM Workshop @ 2013 NSBE Convention

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The IBM Team

Dr. Ruthie D. LyleSaaS Project Manager

Eustus Dwayne NelsonSenior Attorney

Pascal A NsameQ&R Engineering

Stacy N BrownSL Program Manager

Executive SponsorDrew Valentine, Esq.VP and HR Leader, Dev & Manufacturing


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Abstract

As innovation becomes more valuable,it is essential for technologists to have a firm grasp of the basic principles of innovation and patentability to address business challenges.

This workshop will Introduce intellectual property concepts and provide opportunities for participants to explore these concepts


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Agenda

Topic Speaker

Opening & Introductions Dr. Ruthie LyleIBM Master Inventor, USPTO Patent Agent

Slide PresentationIBM A History of Innovation Pascal A Nsame

Q&R Engineering

Intellectual Property Concepts & Terms Eustus Dwayne NelsonPatent Attorney

USPTO Filing process Dr. Ruthie LyleIBM Master Inventor, USPTO Patent Agent

Obtaining Value From Patents Stacy BrownPatent Licensing and Assignment

A Cast of ParticipantsDiscussion, Q&A, Closing The Team


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How are you using technology to differentiate your organization and deliver business value to your client?

20 Years of IBM Innovations at Work– Scaling innovation with creativity to address business

challenges of today and tomorrow while gaining insights.


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A History of InnovationsIBM Breakthroughs that have earned National Medals of Technology & Innovation 10 Times

2011: LASIK Technology (1/10 IBM National Medal)

– U.S. President Barack Obama recognized IBM Research scientists James Wynne, Rangaswamy Srinivasan and Samuel Blum with the 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation

– the country's most prestigious award given to leading innovators for technological achievement

– for "designing, developing, and implementing laser technology that improves people’s health, including LASIK eye surgery."


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Are you prepared for what is next, today?

History of technical Diversity– In 1985, Dr. Mark Dean, and his co-inventor created a

microcomputer system with means for attaching peripherals like disk drives, video gear, microphones, speakers, and scanners. Dr. Dean holds three of IBM’s original nine PC patents.

– Holder of 20 patents– First Black IBM Fellow 1996– Black Engineer of the Year Award 1997 – National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1997. – Currently, IBM VP & CTO of IBM Africa.

Today: IBM has 2 Black IBM Fellows and

9 Black IBM Distinguished Engineers

Patent #4528626


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Are you prepared for what is next, today?

Meet Osamuyimen StewartChief Scientist, IBM Research-Africa


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Are you prepared for what is next, today?"Let’s also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they’re ready for a job. At schools like P-TECH in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools, the City University of New York, and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering." -Barack Obama, President of the United States

“Take a close look at monthly unemployment figures – specifically the requirements for unfilled positions – and our nation’s fundamental economic challenge becomes clear. We have a “skills crisis,” not a jobs crisis. In New York City, for example, the January 2013 Real Time Jobs Report documents more than 300,000 unfilled jobs – nearly 1,000 at IBM, and thousands more at companies such as AT&T, JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup.” - Stanley S. Litow, IBM

http://www.urbanresearch.org/docs/lmis_pubs/January%202013%20RT%20Jobs%20Report.pdf


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National Inventor's Day

Honoring Scientists and Engineers– President Barack Obama

talks with the – Presidential Early Career

Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) winners

– in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 13, 2010. January 13, 2010.

(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

In recognition of the enormous contribution inventors make to the nation and the world,

the Congress designated February 11,

the anniversary of the birth of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison

who had over 1,000 patents,

as National Inventors' Day.


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Agenda

Topic Speaker



Q&R Engineering

Intellectual Property Concepts & Terms

Eustus Dwayne NelsonPatent Attorney





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United States ConstitutionArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 8

The Congress shall have Power …

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries


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Intellectual Property PrimerPatentsProtect inventions that are new, useful, non-obvious.Owner has right to exclude others from making, using or selling patented invention for limited time, in exchange for disclosing invention to public.

CopyrightsProtect the particularexpression of an idea against copying(e.g., copyrights protect the expression - but not the function -of computer code). Protection is much narrower than for patents but term is much longer.

TrademarksIdentify the source of specific goods or services. Potentially very valuable: Provide customer recognition. Protection lasts as long as owner uses mark.

Trade secretsProtect business or technical information forEconomic advantage.Protection lasts as long as secrecy is maintained.


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Utility Patents

InventionsProcessMachineArticle of manufactureComposition of matter

Must be …NovelUsefulNon-obvious


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Patent Anatomy

Teach the invention to the public

AbstractDrawings Specifications

BackgroundSummary of inventionDetailed description

Claim the benefit of the inventionClaims


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Q&R Engineering






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Patent Timeline


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USPTO Process

Three Major PlayersApplicantUSPTOCourt System

OutcomesAllowanceAbandonment

International Protection?Yes, via the PCT


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What is the approximate cost to obtain a patent?

Revised Fee Schedule: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/qs/ope/fee031913.htm

The costs range depending on, the applicant’s classification, use of legal services, etc

• Filing Application Fee (Filing + Search + Examination): $1,600

• Maintenance (renewal) Fees: Due at 3.5 years: $1,600Due at 7.5 years: $3,600 Due at 11.5 years: $7,400

Other FeesRequest for Continued Examination (.i.e. CIP)AppealsExtension FeesPost-Grant Proceedings (.i.e. ex parte reexamination)


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Topic Speaker



Q&R Engineering






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Value of Patents to Companies

Recoup investment in research and development by selling unique goods or services for a period of time.

License (or sell) the invention to enable other companies to go to market with products or services which incorporate the invention.

Bring patent assets to use in a joint venture with another organization.

Build a defensive portfolio to cross-license with other innovative companies.


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The Inventor's RewardsYou are named as an author of an invention

Opportunity to grow advancement in technology

Some companies give bonuses for the creation of IP

Some companies give commission for each license agreement created using IP you authored

Get a good feel for how to develop valuable IP


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Topic Speaker



Q&R Engineering






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A Cast of ParticipantsPart 1: The Problem

Stacy encounters a problem cooking in a regular cooking pan. There MUST be a better way!

Part 2: The InventionPascal develops a solution to the problem. Stacy will be delighted. As the

invention is useful, novel and non-obvious, Pascal later decides to file for a patent. Pascal is the inventor.

Part 3: The Patent ApplicationDwayne is an Attorney who was hired by Pascal to file a patent on the

invention. Dwayne and Pascal discuss claiming strategy and a patent application is later filed.

Part 4: The Patent ProsecutionRuthie is a Patent Examiner reviewing Pascal’s application. Ruthie resolves an

issue of claim scope with Dwayne and together they agree on an amendment that will get a patent for Pascal.


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Conclusion

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”- Edison

Reference Links− www.ibm.com/patents− www.uspto.gov− www.google.com/patents− www.delphion.com/


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Thank You


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2011: LASIK Technology (1/10 IBM National Medal)

– U.S. President Barack Obama recognized IBM Research scientists James Wynne, Rangaswamy Srinivasan and Samuel Blum with the 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation

– the country's most prestigious award given to leading innovators for technological achievement

– for "designing, developing, and implementing laser technology that improves people’s health, including LASIK eye surgery."


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2008: Blue Gene◦ Blue Gene was

designed to meet high-performance processing needs and is used for simulations in particle physics, materials science and environmental research.


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2004: Semiconductor◦ In 1997, IBM announced it

would manufacture the first chips using copper interconnects instead of aluminum. The new material would make microprocessors smaller, faster and less expensive.


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1995: Re-writeable Optical Disk◦ Three IBM scientists

discovered the special magnetic materials that made re-writable-optical-disk data storage possible.


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1992: UPC Barcode◦ IBM engineer George

Laurer's 1979 invention of the UPC barcode system revolutionized the retail industry, and changed the point-of-sale experience forever.


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1991: RISC◦ Today, RISC-based

microprocessors are used in nearly every computational device, from smart-phones to supercomputers.


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1988: DRAM◦ DRAM holds information

short-term, speeding up how computers access and use stored information. Computer memory became smaller, denser and cheaper.

IEEE Medal of Honor Video:https://ieeetv.ieee.org/player/html/viewer?dl=#ieee-medal-of-honor-recipient-dr-robert-dennard


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1986: Hard Drive◦ RAMAC (Random Access

Method of Accounting and Control) was the world's first "hard disk" drive.


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1985: IBM System / 360◦ The S/360 ushered in an

era of computer compatibility for the first time, allowing models across a product line, and even from other companies, to communicate.


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1975: FORTRAN◦ IBM programmer John

Backus and his team produced FORTRAN, the first high-level programming language.

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