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1. Patents IP Commercialization Hasit Seth National Chemical Laboratory British Council Pune

5. Contributing Author

6. PATENTS An Introduction

17. Patent - A Govt.-Inventor Barter INVENTOR GOVERNMENT Discloses Invention Details to Public 20 Years of Exclusivity Term of a Patent – 20 years from the date of filing

18. World-Wide Patent Filings

19. India – Patent Filings

25. A Patent Example A Nanostructure (Class 977/700) Patent Issued by USPTO

27. US Patent – 6,464,806 Inventors Assignee

28. Abstract

29. Drawings

30. Technical Description

31. Claims

32. Questions?

33. IP Commericialization

39. Process Filter the portfolio for patents to license Find target markets where the patent can apply Prepare a financial forecasting model regarding licensing revenues Revenue maximizing strategy planning: Exclusive license? Non-exlusive license? Multi-year license? Royalty Sharing license? Royalty rate? Prepare a financial forecasting model regarding licensing revenues Initiate negotiations for licensing Sign licensing agreements

50. Questions

51. Thank you !