高科技创业与营运.pdf

高科技創業與營運高科技創業與營運 High-Tech Entrepreneurship 陳光前((KC Chen)) Email: kuangchien@ Phone: +1-408-209-9991 Skype:Skype: kuangchienkuangchien MSN: kuangchien@ Outline • IP and Trade Secret •• IPIP ProtectionProtection • Litiggation • Key Lessons You cannot over-empphasize the importance of IP protection • Good ideas will draw competitors − Processors (Intel, AMD, ARM), FPGA (Xilinx, Altera), emulationemulation systemssystems (Quickturn(Quickturn, Mentor)Mentor) − Software − Pharmaceutical industry • A successful company can be significantly damaged if its IP rigght is challengged and not wwell pprotected − Chipset industry • VIA and Intel at one time were fighting 11 legal battles in 5 countriies over 2727 patents − EDA software companies • Syynoppsyys vs. Maggma IP and Trade Secret • BBe very careffull abbout tradde secret off fformer emplloyers − Technology, business strategy, employee information, customer contact etc. • Avoid suspicion − Do not ask or access information not needed for your job − DDo nott ttakke company propertty whhen lleaviing ththe company − Do not send company proprietary information through personal email account • Is moonlighting okay? − If it is totally unrelated to your job area, usually it is fine; but maymay stillstill needneed toto informinform youryour employeremployer − If it is in a related field -- not a good idea. Anything you invented while been employed may belong to your employer. Need to check empployyment aggreement carefullyy. IP and Trade Secret (cont’d) • Where the team came from? − One executive of a company once said “if you see some employeesemployees resignresign onon thethe samesame dayday andand laterlater theythey endend upup inin thethe same company, then yo