Obtaining
Maximal World-Wide Patent Coverage for Nanotechnology Inventions
Jeffrey A.
McKinney
Burns Doane Swecker & Mathis LLP
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
jeffreym@burnsdoane.com
Inventions in nanotechnology will redefine the frontiers in
materials, medicine and machinery. This redefinition will provide
inventors with an opportunity to obtain a limited monopoly with
respect to gating technologies. In other words, a window currently
exists where broad intellectual property protection can be obtained
on fundamental nanotechnology discoveries that will drive an array
of industries. Obtaining such breadth is fully dependent on the
up-front design and implementation of a patent claiming strategy.
This talk will
focus on how one can maximize nanotechnology patent protection by
drafting claims that take into account the laws of various
jurisdictions. Specifically, it will present a strategy for
obtaining maximum intellectual property coverage in the United
States, Europe and Japan. By understanding the different patent
claiming requirements of those three jurisdictions, one should be
able to take full advantage of available intellectual property
protection during this historic period.
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