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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 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 2 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 3 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, com