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Overview of the Patent System | IP series 3 of 62

Intellectual Property for Start Ups This series of videos, designed to assist entrepreneurs during their start up period, covers over 60 topics, including patents, copyrights and trademarks. The videos were designed to help guide start-ups through the important basic concepts of intellectual property. About the Professor: Professor Bryce C. Pilz (http://www.law.umich.edu/FacultyBio/P...) is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law in the Entrepreneurship Clinic (http://www.law.umich.edu/clinical/ent...) at the University of Michigan who represents tech start-ups concerning intellectual property, incorporation, and financing matters. Prior to joining the Law School, Pilz practiced at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the firm's intellectual property practice and clerked for Judge Amy J. St. Eve in the Northern District of Illinois. Most recently, he served as Associate General Counsel at the University of Michigan, where he worked with the Office of Technology Transfer on start-ups and licensing. Pilz was part of a team that spun-out more than 60 tech start-ups and entered into more than 500 technology licenses over a five-year period. Pilz also assisted in the creation of the University's Venture Accelerator at the North Campus Research Complex and advised the Center for Entrepreneurship on student entrepreneurship matters. Prof. Pilz has also served as a National Science Foundation I-Corps mentor and teaches in the University's Master of Entrepreneurship program. CFE: http://www.cfe.umich.edu/ I-Corps: http://www.cfe.umich.edu/innovation-c... Masters of Entrepreneurship: http://entrepreneurship.umich.edu/ How to use these resource videos: The outline below will help you identify the topic/video most important to you. I. INTRODUCTION 1 • Overview of start-up intellectual property issues 2 • Overview of categories of intellectual property II. PATENTS A. An Overview of Patent Rights 3 • Overview of patent system 4 • Patent remedies and why to patent 5 • Anatomy of a patent 6 • What are patent rights? 7 • Patent term -- How long does a patent last? B. What Can Be Patented? 8 • Patentability and eligibility overview 9 • Patent eligibility -- What inventions are eligible for patent protection 10 • Patentability: Novelty 11 • What is Prior Art 12 • Patentability: Obviousness 13 • Patentability: Written description and enablement 14 • Public Disclosure Issues C. Obtaining a Patent 15 • Patent application process 16 • Provisional patent applications 17 • Selecting a patent attorney 18 • International patent protection 19 • Continuation patents 20 • Invention reporting: mining for inventions D. Patent Inventorship and Ownership 21 • Patent inventorship 22 • Joint inventorship 23 • joint ownership 24 • Patent ownership 25 • Patent licensing 26 • University tech transfer 27 • Past employment issues E. Design Patents 28 • Overview of design patents F. Patent Infringement and Litigation 29 • Enforcing patent rights 30 • Freedom to operate 31 • Claim construction and claim charts 32 • Designing around the patent of another 33 • Defending against patent assertion 34 • Willfulness 35 • Invalidating third party patents 36 • Retaining patent litigation counsel III. COPYRIGHT A. What copyright protects 37 • Copyright Overview 38 • Idea/Expression 39 • Copyright registration 40 • User interface issues 41 • Software: patents v. copyrights B. Copyright ownership 42 • Works for hire 43 • Joint authorship 44 • Authorship compared to patent inventorship C. Avoiding copyright infringement 45 • Fair use 46 • Open source software 47 • Reverse engineering 48 • User generated content and DMCA take downs IV. TRADEMARKS A. Obtaining trademark protection 49 • Trademark overview 50 • Trademark registration 51 • Distinctiveness: selecting a strong name B. Clearing your company or product name 52 • Performing an initial trademark clearance 53 • Likelihood of confusion C. Using trademarks of others 54 • Nominal and fair use 55 • Intermediate trademark uses V. TRADE SECRETS A. Protecting your trade secrets 56 • Overview of trade secrets 57 • Trade secret policies 58 • Enforcing trade secrets 59 • Disclosing secrets under nondisclosure agreements B. Avoiding infringing others' trade secrets 60 • Hiring personnel 61 • Non-compete agreements 62 • Obtaining information pursuant to nondisclosure agreements