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Presented by, IBM Corporation
National Society of Black Engineers
39th Annual Convention
March 27th – 31st, 2013

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IBM Workshop @ 2013 NSBE Convention

The IBM Team

Dr. Ruthie D. Lyle Eustus Dwayne Nelson
SaaS Project Manager Senior Attorney

Pascal A Nsame Stacy N Brown
Q&R Engineering SL Program Manager

Executive Sponsor
Drew Valentine, Esq.
VP and HR Leader, Dev & Manufacturing

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Abstract

As innovation becomes more valuable,
it is essential for technologists to have a firm
grasp of the basic principles of innovation and
patentability to address business challenges.

This workshop will
Introduce intellectual property concepts and
provide opportunities for participants to explore
these concepts

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Agenda

Topic Speaker
Dr. Ruthie Lyle
Opening & Introductions
IBM Master Inventor, USPTO Patent Agent

Slide Presentation
IBM A History of Innovation Pascal A Nsame
Q&R Engineering

Eustus Dwayne Nelson
Intellectual Property Concepts & Terms
Patent Attorney

Dr. Ruthie Lyle
USPTO Filing process

Stacy Brown
Obtaining Value From Patents
Patent Licensing and Assignment

A Cast of Participants
Discussion, Q&A, Closing The Team

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How are you using technology to differentiate your
organization and deliver business value to your client?

20 Years of IBM Innovations at Work
– Scaling innovation with creativity to address business
challenges of today and tomorrow while gaining insights.

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A History of Innovations
IBM Breakthroughs that have earned
National Medals of Technology & Innovation 10 Times
2011: LASIK Technology
(1/10 IBM National Medal)
– U.S. President Barack
Obama recognized
IBM Research
scientists James
Wynne, Rangaswamy
Srinivasan and
Samuel Blum with the
2011 National Medal of
Technology and
Innovation
– the country's most
prestigious award
given to leading
innovators for
technological
achievement
– for "designing,
developing, and
implementing laser
technology that
improves people’s
health, including
LASIK eye surgery."
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Are you prepared for what is next, today?

History of technical Diversity
– In 1985, Dr. Mark Dean, and his co-inventor created a
microcomputer system with means for attaching peripherals
like disk drives, video gear, microphones, speakers, and
scanners. Dr. Dean holds three of IBM’s original nine PC
patents.
– Holder of 20 patents
– First Black IBM Fellow 1996
– Black Engineer of the Year Award 1997
– National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1997.
– Currently, IBM VP & CTO of IBM Africa.

Patent #4528626
Today:
IBM has 2 Black IBM Fellows and
9 Black IBM Distinguished Engineers
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Meet Osamuyimen Stewart
Chief Scientist, IBM Research-Africa

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"Let’s also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now,
countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a
technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they’re ready for a job. At schools like
P-TECH in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools, the City University of New
York, and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in
computers or engineering." -Barack Obama, President of the United States

“Take a close look at monthly unemployment figures – specifically the requirements for unfilled
positions – and our nation’s fundamental economic challenge becomes clear. We have a “skills
crisis,” not a jobs crisis. In New York City, for example, the January 2013 Real Time Jobs Report
documents more than 300,000 unfilled jobs – nearly 1,000 at IBM, and thousands more at companies
such as AT&T, JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup.” - Stanley S. Litow, IBM

http://www.urbanresearch.org/docs/lmis_pubs/January%202013%20RT%20Jobs%20Report.pdf

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National Inventor's Day
In recognition of the enormous contribution inventors make to
the nation and the world,

Honoring Scientists and the Congress designated February 11,

Engineers the anniversary of the birth of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison

– President Barack Obama who had over 1,000 patents,
talks with the as National Inventors' Day.
– Presidential Early Career
Award for Scientists and
Engineers (PECASE)
winners
– in the East Room of the
White House, Jan. 13, 2010.
January 13, 2010.

(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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Agenda

Topic Speaker
Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Slide Presentation
Q&R Engineering

Intellectual Property Concepts & Eustus Dwayne Nelson
Terms Patent Attorney

Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Stacy Brown


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United States Constitution
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8

The Congress shall have Power …

To promote the Progress of Science and useful
Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors
and Inventors the exclusive Right to their
respective Writings and Discoveries

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Intellectual Property Primer
Patents Copyrights
Protect inventions that are Protect the particular
new, useful, non-obvious. expression of an idea
Owner has right to exclude against copying
others from making, using (e.g., copyrights
or selling patented protect the expression
invention for limited time, - but not the function -
in exchange for disclosing of computer code). Protection is much
invention to public. narrower than for patents but term is
much longer.

Trade secrets
Trademarks Protect business or
Identify the source of specific technical information
goods or services. Potentially for
very valuable: Provide customer Economic advantage.
recognition.
Protection lasts as long as owner uses
Protection lasts as
mark. long
as secrecy is
maintained.
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Utility Patents

Inventions
Process
Machine
Article of manufacture
Composition of matter

Must be …
Novel
Useful
Non-obvious

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Patent Anatomy

Teach the invention to the public
Abstract
Drawings
Specifications
Background
Summary of invention
Detailed description

Claim the benefit of the invention
Claims

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Agenda

Topic Speaker
Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Slide Presentation
Q&R Engineering

Patent Attorney

Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Stacy Brown


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Patent Timeline

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USPTO Process

Three Major Players
Applicant
USPTO
Court System

Outcomes
Allowance
Abandonment

International Protection?
Yes, via the PCT

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What is the approximate cost to obtain a patent?

The costs range depending on, the applicant’s classification, use of legal
services, etc

• Filing Application Fee (Filing + Search + Examination): $1,600

• Maintenance (renewal) Fees:
Due at 3.5 years: $1,600

Other Fees
Request for Continued Examination (.i.e. CIP)
Appeals
Extension Fees
Post-Grant Proceedings (.i.e. ex parte reexamination)

Revised Fee Schedule: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/qs/ope/fee031913.htm

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Agenda

Topic Speaker
Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Slide Presentation
Q&R Engineering

Patent Attorney

Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Stacy Brown


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Value of Patents to Companies

Recoup investment in research and development by selling
unique goods or services for a period of time.

License (or sell) the invention to enable other companies to go
to market with products or services which incorporate the
invention.

Bring patent assets to use in a joint venture with another
organization.

Build a defensive portfolio to cross-license with other
innovative companies.

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The Inventor's Rewards
You are named as an author of an
invention

Opportunity to grow advancement in
technology

Some companies give bonuses for the
creation of IP

Some companies give commission for each
license agreement created using IP you
authored

Get a good feel for how to develop
valuable IP
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Agenda

Topic Speaker
Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Slide Presentation
Q&R Engineering

Patent Attorney

Dr. Ruthie Lyle

Stacy Brown


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Part 1: The Problem
Stacy encounters a problem cooking in a regular cooking pan. There MUST be
a better way!

Part 2: The Invention
Pascal develops a solution to the problem. Stacy will be delighted. As the
invention is useful, novel and non-obvious, Pascal later decides to file for a
patent. Pascal is the inventor.

Part 3: The Patent Application
Dwayne is an Attorney who was hired by Pascal to file a patent on the
invention. Dwayne and Pascal discuss claiming strategy and a patent
application is later filed.

Part 4: The Patent Prosecution
Ruthie is a Patent Examiner reviewing Pascal’s application. Ruthie resolves an
issue of claim scope with Dwayne and together they agree on an amendment
that will get a patent for Pascal.

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Conclusion

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-
nine percent perspiration.”- Edison

Reference Links
− www.ibm.com/patents
− www.uspto.gov
− www.google.com/patents
− www.delphion.com/

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Thank You

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2011: LASIK Technology
(1/10 IBM National Medal)
– U.S. President Barack
Obama recognized
IBM Research
scientists James
Wynne, Rangaswamy
Srinivasan and
Samuel Blum with the
2011 National Medal of
Technology and
Innovation
– the country's most
prestigious award
given to leading
innovators for
technological
achievement
– for "designing,
developing, and
implementing laser
technology that
improves people’s
health, including
LASIK eye surgery."
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2008: Blue Gene
◦ Blue Gene was
designed to meet
high-performance
processing needs and
is used for
simulations in particle
physics, materials
science and
environmental
research.

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2004: Semiconductor
◦ In 1997, IBM announced it
would manufacture the
first chips using copper
interconnects instead of
aluminum. The new
material would make
microprocessors smaller,
faster and less expensive.

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1995: Re-writeable Optical Disk
◦ Three IBM scientists
discovered the special
magnetic materials that made
re-writable-optical-disk data
storage possible.

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1992: UPC Barcode
◦ IBM engineer George
Laurer's 1979 invention of
the UPC barcode system
revolutionized the retail
industry, and changed
the point-of-sale
experience forever.

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1991: RISC
◦ Today, RISC-based
microprocessors are
used in nearly every
computational device,
from smart-phones to
supercomputers.

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1988: DRAM
◦ DRAM holds information
short-term, speeding up
how computers access
and use stored
information. Computer
memory became smaller,
denser and cheaper.

IEEE Medal of Honor Video:
https://ieeetv.ieee.org/player/html/viewer?dl=#ieee-medal-of-honor-recipient-dr-robert-dennard

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1986: Hard Drive
◦ RAMAC (Random Access
Method of Accounting
and Control) was the
world's first "hard disk"
drive.

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1985: IBM System / 360
◦ The S/360 ushered in an
era of computer
compatibility for the first
time, allowing models
across a product line, and
even from other
companies, to
communicate.

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1975: FORTRAN
◦ IBM programmer John
Backus and his team
produced FORTRAN, the
first high-level
programming language.

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