There’s a key point in this IAM magazine article by Joff Wild in the July 9, 2014, issue. Note that the Chief IP Officer is not an attorney- he a business professional. This is a significant change, a recognition that commercialization of Intellectual Property in a marketed product, a Patent Licensing Agreement with Royalties, a technology transfer or an outright patent sale is a business decision, not a legal one. In some companies going back nearly 50 years, (AT&T, IBM, DuPont, Xerox to name a few) the decisions on IP were made by the business side. But, for most, it has only been since the late 1980s that brought the marked change from predominantly physical assets in a corporation to intellectual assets that has prompted more and more corporations to view IP as a key revenue generator that has a place in the strategic plan. The business development organization would be an appropriate place for decisions on IP revenue generation.
Author: BizMan
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Intellectual Property is going to POT (Marijuana, that is) – Bloomberg
Marijuana, Motorola, Moroccanoil: Intellectual Property – Bloomberg:
You have to laugh about the ideas being plant patents on Marijuana. But this is serious business.
First, if you come up with a new strain of a plant, you can apply for a “Plant Patent”. If the patent is issued, you can use DNA testing to determine if/when someone else is infringing on your patent. Monsanto is the king (or Redwood) of plant patents.
HOWEVER, it is not possible to patent something that is illegal. The USPTO will say “offensive to public morality” (USPTO.)
So now, you as a happy pot grower have the dilemma. You would like to get ahead of the competition. You would like to get your strain of Mary Jane out there, protected by patent, but you can’t because it is an illegal product. Of course, you could move to a state where it is legal. Then presumably you would be able to legally grow it, legally sell it, and legally patent it. You would, of course, want to trademark the name, and copyright the slogan and the official description.
No wait, come out of the smoke-filled fog and clear your slow and soggy head!… Marijuana is still illegal Federally, as in the good olde US of A. That’s were the USPTO lives and all patents are federal. Hmmm…
All in all, the intellectual property could be quite valuable. And Monsanto and Altria will probably leave you alone for years; the market’s too small and the legal risks are too big.
Now you are wondering, prior to the allowance of IP into the pot market, how did you protect your strain. Once the buds left the dealer’s hands there was no way to corner the market. Any common criminal who didn’t want to smoke it today, could sow the seeds of happiness, indefinitely into the uncertain future.
I can’t wait to see the patent applications over the next few years as marijuana continues it rapid path down the rabbit hole of decriminalization. An Alice in Wonderland adventure awaits.
KEY: Patents, plant patents, USPTO, Illegal, Crime, Monsanto
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The Refractive Thinker Brain Teaser Game App by Dr. Cheryl Lentz — Kickstarter
The Refractive Thinker Brain Teaser Game App by Dr. Cheryl Lentz — Kickstarter
Interesting game idea. Having fun while you learn…
Or just having fun, that can be okay too!:-)
I think it would be cool to create RT Teasers for each volume of the Refractive thinker books. (maybe starting with the next one). I could see Profs using it with articles and books that students were (supposed) to read. Have a little fun with it. This isn’t really a question, just a comment.
I hope this project makes the goal, ’cause I can’t wait to see it.
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copyrights win, kindof. Aereo gets hammered pirating broadcast content, kindof
Justices Rule Aereo Violates Broadcasters’ Copyrights http://online.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rules-against-aereo-sides-with-broadcasters-in-copyright-case-1403705891
Interesting ruling today. Kind of reminds you of the old NAPSTER daze when pirating muzak was king, and paying for music was passe.
This is interesting. So you can not necessarily pay someone to put up rabbit ears for you, and steam you the air broadcast shows. The commercials would still be in the live shows, right. So the only difference is that you got someone else to record it for you, and give you the playback options. The BIG winners are the cable guys, who already have a local monopoly, and only partially kept honest by the satellite duopopoly. See what CEO Chet Kanojia had to say about the ruling.
Watch as the major content providers jumped in trading today, based on this ruling.
I wonder if this move against smaller and innovative options will not stop the anti-trust rulings associated with the AT&T and DirecTV merger?
This might shift people to totally pirated options where they don’t pay anything (except the price of adware and viruses).
Note that the ruling tried to be very focused and narrow as it pertains to “cloud computing”. Not knowing where the clouds might go, the judges didn’t want to get too far out in front of the foggy future of innovation.
Napster got shut down from their music-sharing and went out of business, but the piracy of muzak — as Celion will chant to you — goes on, and on.The opinion of the court is here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-461_l537.pdf
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Printeer – a 3D printer for kids & schools by Mission Street Manufacturing — Kickstarter
Printeer – a 3D printer for kids & schools by Mission Street Manufacturing — Kickstarter:
Educational version of a 3D printer. For the change in your pocket (provided you have $600 in your pocket).
I like this quote: “We believe that kids are the most creative people on the planet.”
The iPad app is used to design the 3D object and then print on the 3D printer. The printer is totally clear so you can see the whole printing process.
I love it. I want one for me. Heck with the kids… The kids can go buy themselves one.
Cool funding project on KickStarter. Already twice the $50k goal.