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1. (Formerly BrainLeague IP)
Inventions, Patents and Prosperity
by
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com | www.bananaip.com
Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog
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Inventions, Patents and Prosperity
by
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com | www.bananaip.com
Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog

2. Patent System
INVENTIONS
PATENTS
PUBLIC
DOMAIN

3. Inventions to Patents
• Subject Matter
• Industrial Applicability
• Novelty
• Inventive Step
• Enablement
• Subject Matter
• Industrial Applicability
• Novelty
• Inventive Step
• Enablement

4. Example
• Invention: Air cooler with ice/ice slurry
generating chamber.
• Prior Art: Air cooler with water inlet and a
provision to provide ice cubes.
• Invention: Air cooler with ice/ice slurry
generating chamber.
• Prior Art: Air cooler with water inlet and a
provision to provide ice cubes.

5. Example
• A program for vulcanizing rubber.
– Monitoring
– Sensing
– Alarm
• A program for vulcanizing rubber.
– Monitoring
– Sensing
– Alarm

6. Patent Risks
• Internal and External
• Infringement
– Literal
– Equivalent
• Inducement/Contributory
• Internal and External
• Infringement
– Literal
– Equivalent
• Inducement/Contributory

7. Example
• Invention: FAN
• Claim: I claim a 'ceiling Fan' comprising of a
base connected to a solid rod, which in turn is
connected to a rotor with three wings.
• Is this Infringing ?: A ceiling fan having a base to
be attached to the ceiling and which has a hollow rod
connected to the base. The hollow rod is connected
to a circular rotor having 4 wings.
• Invention: FAN
• Claim: I claim a 'ceiling Fan' comprising of a
base connected to a solid rod, which in turn is
connected to a rotor with three wings.
• Is this Infringing ?: A ceiling fan having a base to
be attached to the ceiling and which has a hollow rod
connected to the base. The hollow rod is connected
to a circular rotor having 4 wings.

8. Example
• Invention: Composite Gutter Guard
Mesh layer
• Invention: Composite Gutter Guard
Guard panel

9. Example
Claim:
A composite gutter guard …, said gutter guard comprising:
(a) a guard panel
(b) a mesh layer overlying said guard panel …; and
(c) a continuous heat weld defining an
uninterrupted longitudinal weld line connecting said mesh
layer to said guard panel….
Is this infringing?: Gutter guard is comprised of a mesh screen
attached to a guard panel by means of an adhesive, hot glue,
which is later cooled
Claim:
A composite gutter guard …, said gutter guard comprising:
(a) a guard panel
(b) a mesh layer overlying said guard panel …; and
(c) a continuous heat weld defining an
uninterrupted longitudinal weld line connecting said mesh
layer to said guard panel….
Is this infringing?: Gutter guard is comprised of a mesh screen
attached to a guard panel by means of an adhesive, hot glue,
which is later cooled

10. Invent, Patent, and Prosper
Create
Identify
Analyze
Protect
Manage
Commercialize
Create
Identify
Analyze
Protect
Manage
Commercialize

11. A Tale of Patents, Drugs, Health
Care and Greed
“A blind lawyer, a virus outbreak, a
dog that dreams and a patent
infringement case. Dr. Kalyan
Kankanala’s debut fiction, Road
Humps and Sidewalks: The Path
less travelled is an engrossing fast-
paced legal thriller”
- The Hindu
For details:
www.kalyankankanala.com
A Tale of Patents, Drugs, Health
Care and Greed
“A blind lawyer, a virus outbreak, a
dog that dreams and a patent
infringement case. Dr. Kalyan
Kankanala’s debut fiction, Road
Humps and Sidewalks: The Path
less travelled is an engrossing fast-
paced legal thriller”
- The Hindu
For details:
www.kalyankankanala.com
NLSIU Lecture SeriesTuesday, May 20, 2014

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NLSIU Lecture Series
• Fun IP makes intellectual
property learning fun, and
enjoyable.
• Some Reviews
• "Written in a very easy to
understand language, FUN IP
is anexcellent book for those
not well versed in IP."
• - Journal of
IPR
• "While comprehensive
treatment of even a single
subject covered by Fun IP
would require many volumes,
this book does provide a good
overview of all the types of
intellectual property
protection. "
• - Patent
Baristas
• Now available for Free Download
at:
https://www.smashword
s.com/books/view/15037
4

13. Thank You
NLSIU Lecture Series
For more info:
www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog
Email to: kalyan@bananaip.com