Patent process and

commercialization
AIS-FE

Jesper Hart-Hansen, jehh@dtu.com, 40605884

Patent Portfolio Management

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Patent Portfolio Management

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Fra ansgning til patent

Indlevering
Udstedelse
Fr Indlevering

Vedligeholdelse

Behandling

Patentansgning

Udstedt patent

Udlb (max 20 r)
3

PRIORITETSRET det frste r

Mde med patentagenten
Indlevering

Extended European
Search Report (EESR)

PCT indlevering
m/
- opdateringer
- ndringer i
kravene

Patentansgningen - det frst r (= prioritetsret)

0 mdr.

appr. 6 mdr.

12 mdr.

Patent Filing Flow

EVP and
Department
head approval

Inventors

Further
trials are
made

Invention
disclosure
and initial
meeting

Commercial
analysis
DTU takes
ownership
(admin)

Novelty &
patentability
analysis

Preliminary
filing due to
publication

Action plan
for
commercialization

Action
plan is
carried out

Patent
Application
written and
filed

Idea back
to inventor

invention
Preliminary meeting with focus on commercial issues (with inventor and department responsible)
Commercial and technology assessments are done by department and business developer
Patent attorney are researching novelty & patentability, writing up claims and filing application

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Patent Flow after filing

3-4 Months

Patent
application
written and
filed
EP/US
priority date

Action plan
updated
(by bizdev)

8-9 Months

12 Months

18 Months

Action plan
progress
analysis

PCT
application
(12 m)
(fee)

PCT
application
publication
(18 m)

Patent
offered to
inventor

Abandon if
inventor
does not
want to own

Discussion
with patent
authority on
patentability

Yes
Action plan
updated and
approved
No

Action plan is implemented by a responsible from respectively department and AIS

The department director follows progress
PCT phase recommendation is written by a responsible from respectively department and AIS
Continuation in PCT is decided by SVP for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The patent application is published after 18 months

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Action plan
for
commercialization?

Commercialization of the inventions

IPR (Intellectual Property Rights)

Finance?
Customer?

License agreement?
Spin-out?
Potential vs. cost of patent process

Team?

Product?

Action plan answers when and how to protect invention

(IPR) up to PCT filing
What is technology, what is landscape, what are
milestones, what is resource consumption

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DTU Spin-outs

Commercialization
70
58

60
50
40

Antal

30

26
20

20
10

10

12

10
6

0
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Patenter til eks . virks omheder

Patenter til s tart ups
Tilbage til opfinder

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Commercialization of xxx

Product

Team

Customer

Metalyzer?

Size of
Market?

Execution?

Liquidity?

Finance

Your own commercialization?

1. Get yourself a good education
2. Get to know your industry of
choice
3. Network, network, network

Companies die of lack of funds, not

bad ideas

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Megatrends that fuel disruption in

industries

10

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Companies driving industry dispruptions

11

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