专利信息与企业管理.doc

专利信息与企业管理 Patent Information As A Tool To Reduce Corporate IP Risks 利用专利信息降低企业IP风险 Sponsored by Beijing Key industries Intellectual Property Alliance 北京市重点产业知识产权联盟 Robert J. Gaybrick 罗伯特. J . 盖伊布里克 Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP 摩根路易斯律师事务所 Beijing, December 6-7, 2007  2 What Is Patent information? 什么是专利信息 . Knowledge of the technical content, ownership, and scope of protection of issued patents and pending applications worldwide；全世界范围内 的授权专利和专利申请的技术内容、所有人和保 护范围的相关信息 . Information on the enforcement of patents in product and geographic markets important to your company；对公司攸关重要的产品专利实 施和市场地域的信息  3 Why Is Patent Information Important? 专利信息的重要性 . Provides tool to enable your company to develop and market products without (or with knowledge of) potential patent infringement liabilities to third parties；为公司提供 了工具，以避免在研发销售产品时可能会承担侵犯第三方 专利权的责任或者提供这方面的知识 . Identifies potential limitations on product designs；认识 到对产品设计可能构成潜在的限制 . Informs as to the control of fundamental IP rights in technology areas and product markets；提供关于该技术 领域和产品市场内控制基础IP权利的信息 . Helps to avoid infringement actions that can disrupt your markets and cost your company significant legal expenses and internal distraction；有助于避免可能导致 公司市场分化、大量法律支出和内部损耗的侵权行为  4 Objectives -- Identify, Evaluate, Reduce Risk 目的–认识、评估并降低风险 . Identify and characterize material IP issues for important products in important markets；对于重要市场上的重要产 品，识别并且勾勒出关键的IP问题 . Ascertain scope of patent protection owned by your company, competitors, and potential licensors；确定本 公司、竞争者和潜在专利许可人所拥有的专利保护范围 . Evaluate and manage patent infringement risks；评估并 且管理专利侵权风险 . Deal with small problems before they grow and big problems immediately；在小问题变成大问题之前就将其 解决，并且迅速解决严重问题 . Make appropriate reports and recommendations to management；向管理层提交合适的报告并且提出建议  5 Patent Information System 专利信息系统 . An ongoing patent investigation program to identify, evaluate, and reduce risk to your Company’s important products present and future；为识别、评估及降低本公司 目前及未来重