Patent exploitation
As patent utilization is defined as the successful exploitation of intellectual property ( Intellectual Property ).
There are two forms of patent exploitation:
- Licensing : When a license is granted, the owner sells his patent rights over a certain period of time. During this time, the buyer has the rights to the patentagreed in the licensing. Nevertheless, the inventor remainsregisteredas the author and cancontinue to usethe patent .
- Sale : When the patent is sold, all rights are transferred to the buyer. The owner loses all rights, while the buyer is free to use and expand the patent after the sale. In addition to individual patents, the object of sale can also be a complete patent portfolio or an entire company .
Lawyers or patent attorneys provide information on the legal details on the subject of patents . After a special training, he has the right to advise companies on legal options and to represent them in court in patent disputes. In addition to the marketing or exploitation of patents, there is also the possibility of exploiting trademarks . Here, too, there is both the option of selling the brand and licensing.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patent exploitation ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Brand exploitation
