Worldwide Patent Filing Strategy

World Patent Filing Strategy Map Although it may seem ridiculously simple it is also useful for patent committee to put this same information on a world map.  The Tier 1, 2 and 3 countries where the company seeks intellectual property coverage can be so colored.  It is been found the most management teams [...]

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Foreign Patent Application Status Maps

Foreign Application Status Map Associated with filing a patent application is the decision whether or not to seek coverage in foreign jurisdictions. Best way to view a patent committee’s decision process in this regard is shown in the “Foreign Application Status Map” figure. Here the five stages range from stage 1: determining if [...]

2021-10-08T15:15:21-07:00

Patent Application Status Maps

Patent Application Status Map Once a patent application has been filed it is moved from the Ideas Stage and Gate onto the stages and gates associated with filed patent applications as shown the “Patent Application Status Map” figure.  In this mapping filed patent applications move from left to right consistent with patent office [...]

2021-10-08T15:15:01-07:00

Invention Status Maps

Invention Status Map If the Stage and Gate Tracking system is used in an R&D War Room as discussed in Chapter 12, then using a similar visual display for IP processes is appropriate.  Such a visual display used in an R&D War Room is shown in the “Invention Status Map” figure. Project ideas [...]

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