Perpetual Innovation

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  • Future of IP + AI? Regenerative AI

    These are the GenAI
    prompts used to gather information about intellectual property (IP) and the
    world of artificial intelligence (AI), i.e., IP+AI. 
    This is part of our Regenerative AI project; recreate as needed,
    when needed, with the GenAI engines available to you at that time. Select
    results from various Generative AI engines (ChatGPT 4.0, Gemini, Claude,
    Copilot).  Look at writing and analysis
    of Human + Artificial Intelligence by Hall and (Hall & Lentz, 2024) over at
    ScenarioPlans.com (alias to DelphiPlan.com).

    This Regenerative AI article, The Future of IP with AI, is reproduced from ScenarioPlans.com (alias DelphiPlan.com) and adapted with permission.  The link to the PDF of the results is there.

    You the
    reader/user can recreate the prompts as needed, when needed, with the GenAI
    engines available to you at that time. Note that a couple prompts are included
    with multiple GenAI engines for comparison. 

    Future of IP with
    AI using GenAI?

    Q: Who owns the copyright
    when something is co-created by human + AI? When something is almost completely
    AI created? When something is totally AI created?

    Q: What about patents and
    inventions? Who is the inventor when something is co-invented by human + AI,
    when something is almost completely AI, when something is totally AI invented?

    Q: . . . and what about
    ownership of the intellectual property?

    Q: How does AI impact
    infringement?

    Q: Are
    trademarks in jeopardy from AI? What steps should be taken to protect TMs?

    Q: Write an article on
    intellectual property in the age of AI, include all the topics in the chat as
    well as any others that are important. Give one or more reliable sources for
    each section including links Wikipedia articles where appropriate (formatted APA
    style and a reference page)

    The graphic image was created using the last prompt by Hall
    (2024, May) and produced using DALL-E.

    #IntellectualProperty #IP #GenAI #PropertyRights #Inventor
    #Creator #Copyright #Patent #Trademark #TradeSecret

     

  • Mickey Mouse Enters to Public Domain

    The first trademarks by Walt Disney run out of copyright protection starting in 2024. This would have happened 20 years earlier had it not been for the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act of 1998” (as discussed here). For corporations, copyright lasts for 95 years from first release. (For individual creators/authors, copyright lasts for 70 years after the last author dies.)

    Associated Press has a discussion about this: Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats. This article by Andrew Dalton (Dec 14, 2023) hits two notes that are not intuitive to the average person with only a modest understanding of copyrights. 

    1) When Steamboat Willie (c) Nov 1928 hits 95 years old, this film and some aspects of the stars of the file — Mickey and Minnie Mouse — will enter public domain. When Winnie the Poo entered public domain a horror film was released: “Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey.”  (We suspect that A.A. Nihle would not have been pleased!)

    2) You have to really wonder in amazement that such characters as Winnie, Minnie and Mickey had endured to the test of time. Many characters or graphics would not be worth much, fading into the background canvas on the painting of time. As these distinctive characters have aged they have moved into a status of folklore; and now with the passage of time, they have moved into a status of public domain as well. 

    Remember that there are other types of intellectual property protection by Disney, including other copyrights and trademarks. Be careful making a Disney horror film staring Minnie and Snow White. 

    See The Mickey Mouse Protection Act article from November.

    #IntellZine #PublicDomain #Copyright

  • The Refractive Thinker® Radio Show: Trademark, Patents, and Perpetual Innovation 07/07 by Cheryl Kulikowski Lentz | Entrepreneur Podcasts

    The Refractive Thinker® Radio Show: Trademark, Patents, and Perpetual Innovation 07/07 by Cheryl Kulikowski Lentz | Entrepreneur Podcasts:
    (30 minute broadcast on BlogTalkRadio.)
    This is an interview with Dr. Elmer Hall about Intellectual Property and the types of information included in the Patent Primer 3.0.

    Hall talks about the basic processes that entrepreneurs can take to capitalize on Intellectual Property (IP). This interview is an excellent overview of that the approaches that creators and inventors should consider in bringing IP protection to their creative efforts.

    The books (and eBooks) in the Perpetual Innovation(tm) series are:

    Hall, E. B. & Hinkelman, R. M. (2013). Perpetual Innovation™: A guide to strategic
    planning, patent commercialization and enduring competitive advantage, Version
    2.0    . Morrisville, NC: LuLu Press. ISBN: 978-1-304-11687-1  Retrieved from:     http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan
    Hall, E. B. & Hinkelman, R. M. (2015). Perpetual Innovation™: Patent primer 3.0:
    Patents, the great equalizer of our time! An overview of intellectual property
    for inventors and entrepreneurs.     Morrisville, NC: LuLu Press. ISBN: 978-1-329-17833-5  Retrieved from:     http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan
    Hall, E. B. & Hinkelman, R. M. (2015). Perpetual Innovation™: Patent primer 3.0e:
    Patents, the great equalizer of our time! An overview of intellectual property
    with patenting cost estimates for inventors and entrepreneurs.      [Amazon Kindle eBook].  ASIN: B010ISU7ZG  Retrieved from:     http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010ISU7ZG   
    Hall, E. B. & Hinkelman, R. M. (2015). Perpetual Innovation™: Innovator’s  primer 3.0: The basics on intellectual property protection for the creator and inventor.  Morrisville, NC: LuLu Press.  ISBN: 978-1-329-23954-8  Retrieved from: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan  
    Hall, E. B. & Hinkelman, R. M. (2015). Perpetual Innovation™: Innovator’s  primer 3.0e: The basics on intellectual property protection for the creator and inventor.   [Amazon Kindle eBook].  ASIN: B0115BG35I  Retrieved from: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0115BG35I   

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  • eBook Patent Primer 2.0, Patents, the Great Equalizer of our Time! An Overview of Intellectual Property with Patenting Cost Estimates for Inventors and Entrepreneurs (Perpetual Innovation): Elmer B. Hall, Robert M. Hinkelman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

    Patent Primer 2.0, Patents, the Great Equalizer of our Time! An Overview of Intellectual Property with Patenting Cost Estimates for Inventors and Entrepreneurs (Perpetual Innovation): Elmer B. Hall, Robert M. Hinkelman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store:

    Kindle eBook version of the Patent Primer 2.0 is here!!!

    Of course you can still buy the hard copy of the Primer 2.0 over a LuLu Press: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan

    Patent Primer 2.0 is an overview of IP protection in the US and globally with a focus on patents and the patenting process. Intellectual property – especially patents – provides one of the greatest competitive advantages of our time. Patents are a great equalizer, putting the individual inventor on the same footing as corporate giants.  The Patent Primer is an update from the original edition that was included as Appendix B in Perpetual Innovation, Hall and Hinkelman’s 2007 patent commercialization book. (Look for edition 2.0!)
    With so much depending on intellectual property, inventors and entrepreneurs must have a good understanding of IP tools to be successful. Patent Primer 2.0 is what everyone needs before launching new product development and invention commercialization. It gives a quick overview of IP and brand building. It addresses the various patent-protection alternatives. The Primer offers example of costs for a small entity to bring a patent-protected invention to market-readiness. The 2.0 version of the Primer includes major changes in U.S. patent laws and the new fees initiated in March 2013.
    Hall and Hinkelman are executives of Strategic Business Planning Company (SBP), a company that helps businesses and individuals Plan for Sustainable Success™. SBP helps innovators build strong IP Business Plans. The company is active in sustainability and advocates initiatives that offer payback of investment in 1 to 5 years while delivering perpetual savings to the business, to the community and to the environment – win, win, win!

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  • Patent Primer 2.0 is released. Overview of IP and Patent Process.

    Perpetual Innovation™: Patent Primer 2.o

    Patents, the Great Equalizer of our Time!
    An Overview of Intellectual Property with Patenting Cost Estimates for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
    By Elmer Hall & Robert Hinkelman
    Visit LuLu Press storefront at: www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan


    The Patent Primer 2.0 is an overview of intellectual property (IP) protection in the US and globally with a focus on patents and the patenting process. Intellectual property – especially patents – provides one of the greatest competitive advantages of our time. Patents are a great equalizer, putting the individual inventor on the same footing as corporate giants.
       Intangible assets have expanded such that most of the value of most companies is non-tangible, especially patents. Even though there is such a huge competitive advantage associated with IP, intangible assets often go unmanaged. IP is generally omitted from the books on new product development, marketing, and business strategy.
    With so much depending on intellectual property, inventors and entrepreneurs must have a good understanding of IP tools to be successful. Patent Primer 2.0 is what everyone needs before launching into new product development and invention commercialization. It gives a quick overview of IP and brand building. It addresses the various patent-protection maneuvers. The Primer offers example of costs for a small entity to bring an invention to market-readiness with patent protection. The 2.0 version of the Primer includes major changes in U.S. patent laws and the new fee schedule initiated in March 2013.
       The information at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (U.S. PTO web site) has evolved over 200 years into a mixed collage of information. Details are buried within laws, regulations, policies and procedures. Additionally, books on patenting and do-it-yourself patent tools are complicated and obtuse. Less-than-reputable companies with 800 numbers target inventors to “help” with the patenting, licensing and funding.
    The 2.0 version of the Patent Primer is a complete rewrite and update of the original primer included in Appendix B of Hall and Hinkelman’s 2007 book on patent commercialization. (Visit: www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan) 
       Hall and Hinkelman are executives of Strategic BusinessPlanning Company, a company that does consulting, helping businesses and individuals Plan for Sustainable Success™. SBP helps innovators build strong IP Business Plans. The company is active in sustainability and advocates initiatives that offer payback of investment in 1 to 5 years while delivering perpetual savings to the business, to the community and to the environment – win, win, win!