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Join the UCSB Center for Bioengineering on February 22 to learn more about patents and patent applications. This talk will be given by Mary Raven, Ph.D., who is the Licensing Officer at the Office of Technology & Industry Alliances. This talk will answer questions such: What can you patent? Should you patent? and How can you apply for a patent?
Join the UCSB Center for Bioengineering to learn more about patents and patent applications. This talk will be given by Mary Raven, Ph.D., who is the Licensing Officer at the Office of Technology & Industry Alliances. This talk will answer questions such: What can you patent? Should you patent? and How can you apply for a patent?
Talk Abstract: You cannot patent nature, so what can you patent? You can potentially patent any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. This can include biology but the approach to patenting certain aspects ofbiology, in particular, those covering DNA has been complicated by several U.S. Supreme Court rulings. It is helpful to evaluate if you SHOULD patent the invention prior to pursuing a patent. A patent costs tens of thousands of dollars over its life. Once granted, a patent grants the patent owner an exclusive, time-limited right to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale and import products/services covered by the patent. This means, patents are foremost commercial tools. Prior to patenting, an inventor or patent owner needs to evaluate the commercial case for the patent. If the decision to file a patent is made, a patent is typically filed with the help of a patent agent or patent attorney. As time allows, the talk will also include a brief overview patenting process.
Event Info:
Thursday, February 22, 2018
2â-3 p.m., Elings 1601
*Light refreshments will be provided*
RSVP at: https://forms-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/forms/PDS/Registration.php