Chapter 8 Flashcards
USPTO
U.S Patent & Trademarks Office. Only about 2% of patents earn significant dollars for their investors
Path Dependency
is the idea that decisions we are faced with depend on past knowledge trajectory and decisions made, and are thus limited by the current competence base. In other words, history matters for current decision-making situations and has a strong influence on strategic planning.
Network effects
A phenomenon whereby a good or service becomes more valuable when more people use it.
Tipping Point
The point in which the demand is driven by the value created by a network of users
Technology Roadmaps
Are constructed so that one innovation can be seen in the context of all others that are concurrently occuring
Going Viral
When a tipping point is reached and the networks expand rapidly
Hype Cycle
A graphic representation of the maturity, adoption, and social application of specific technologies.
Open Standards
Enable new products to be plug compatible with existing systems
The Long Tail
The statistical property that a larger share of a population may exists within the tail of probability distribution then observed under a normal or Gaussian distribution
Technology adoption cycle
Describes the acceptance of a new product or innovation, according to the demographic and psychological characteristics of defined adopter
Intellectual property
a work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.
Service Mark
A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods.
Trade Mark
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
Copyright
the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
Work for Hire
Work now owned by the author or work preformed in some other salaried or compensated capacity
Patent as Contract
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Patent Infringement
is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention without permission from the patent holder. Permission may typically be granted in the form of a license.
Design patent
a form of intellectual property protection which allows an inventor to protect the original shape or surface ornamentation of a useful manufactured article.
Patent Portfolio
a collection of patents owned by a single entity, such as an individual or corporation. The patents may be related or unrelated. Patent applications may also be regarded as included in a patent portfolio.
Utility Patent
protects a new invention or improvements on existing inventions which are functional. Utility patents are issued to any functional new inventions or improvements on a machine, process, product or to the composition of matter.
Requirements of a patent
An invention must have utility and novelty, and be nonobvious
Patent Search
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Patent Attorneys
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Provisional Patent
Under United States patent law, a provisional application is a legal document filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), that establishes an early filing date, but does not mature into an issued patent unless the applicant files a regular non-provisional patent application within one year.
Patent Claim
In a patent or patent application, the claims define, in technical terms, the extent, i.e. the scope, of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a patent application.
First-to-file rule
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Trade Secrets
a secret device or technique used by a company in manufacturing its products.
