TIME LINES FOR COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMERCIAL ASSESSMENT

SYSTEM (CAS) PROCEEDING TO POSSIBLE PATENT APPLICATION

INITIAL COMMERCIAL ENQUIRY (ICE) IS SUBMITTED. WE WILL RESPOND TO YOUR QUERY
AND IF A MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION IS REQUIRED A COMMERCIALISATION MANAGER
(CM) WILL CONTACT YOU TO ARRANGE A MEETING

IF THE IDEA IS DEEMED A VIABLE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY THEN

THE CM WILL WORK WITH YOU TO SUBMIT A FULL COMMERCIAL
OPPORTUNITY DISCLOSURE (COD) INTO CAS

THE COD IS THEN DISCLOSED TO FUSION IP SO THEY ARE AWARE OF A NEW

OPPPORTUNITY IN THE CAS. THE CM WILL THEN CONDUCT A COMMERCIAL
ASSESSMENT. AT THIS POINT A DECISION IS MADE, IN CONJUCTION WITH THE
INVENTOR(S), WHETHER TO PROGRESS THE COD, AND TO TAKE FORWARD FOR
PATENTABILITY REVIEW, OR TO EXIT THE CAS AND CONTINUE AS A RESEARCH PROJECT

IF DECISION IS NO
THE COD EXITS THE CAS, THE CM MAY SUGGEST
THAT THE DISCLOSURE IS EXITED FOR FURTHER
RESEARCH TO BE CARRIED OUT IN ORDER FOR THE
COD TO BECOME MORE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE,
AND THEN COULD BE RE-DISCLOSED AT A LATER
DATE

IF DECISION IS YES
CMTHE
A COMMERCIAL STRATEGY WILL BE AGREED WITH FUSION
IP AND WE CAN THEN LOOK AT PATENTABILITY. AT THIS
POINT THE CM WILL REQUEST THAT THE PATENT
ADMINISTRATOR (PA) SENDS THE INVENTOR(S) A PATENT
DISCLOSURE FORM (PDF) THAT ASKS FOR A FULL AND
DETAILED SCIENTIFIC DISCLOSURE

INVENTOR COMPLETES PDF WITH AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING,

ANY DATES OF CONFERENCES, PAPERS IN DRAFT, ETC AND RETURNS TO PA

CM AND PA LIASE TO AGREE MOST SUITABLE PATENT AGENT FOR REVIEW OF INVENTION AND
PATENTABILITY. PDF SENT TO CHOSEN PATENT AGENT FOR ASSESSMENT ALONG WITH ANY ADDITIONAL
RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION ABOUT 1 WEEK TURNAROUND

PATENTABLE

NOT PATENTABLE

COMMERCIAL MANAGER AND

INVENTOR MEET TO DISCUSS THE
FUTURE OF THE DISCLOSURE AND ITS
PLACE IN THE CAS

PA ARRANGES A MEETING WITH PATENT AGENT, ATTENDED

BY THE INVENTOR(S), THE CM AND PA. THE PATENT AGENT
AND INVENTOR(S) THEN DISCUSS INVENTION IN DEPTH,
AND ARRIVE AT POSSIBLE DRAFT CLAIMS AND THE SCOPE OF
THE INVENTION THAT COULD BE PATENTED

IF DISCLOSURE IS THEN DEEMED NOVEL AND INVENTIVE A PRIOR ART SEARCH IS UNDERTAKEN
BETWEEN 1 WEEK AND 10 DAYS TURNAROUND
IF PRIOR ART SEARCH DOES NOT REVEAL SIGNIFICANT PRIOR ART THEN UOS, VIA THE PA, GIVES
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATENT AGENT TO BEGIN DRAFTING A PATENT APPLICATION, TO BE FILED IN THE
NAME OF THE UOS, AND PATENT AGENT THEN ITERATES WITH INVENTOR UNTIL BOTH CONFIRM DRAFT
AS SUITABLE FOR FILING AS A PRIORITY UK APPLICATION WITH THE UK IPO.
THIS PROCESS NORMALLY TAKES BETWEEN 4-6 WEEKS