MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2014



IP Fundamentals and Perspectives on the Patent Marketplace

Everardo Ruiz SM '00, Intellectual Ventures

Jan/29 Wed 10:00AM-11:45AM E62-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Rockstar.  Spherix.  Apple.  Samsung.  Intel.  Microsoft.  AOL.  Kodak.  Google/Motorola.  Public and private patent monetization companies.  Litigation seemingly everywhere. Inventions are now bought and sold worldwide as businesses, institutes, agencies, and inventors seek to monetize their intellectual property,frequently through the sale or litigation of patents. This seminar will provide a brief overview of technology intellectual property - the concepts of copyright, trade secret, and patents - and then review the patent marketplace from several perspectives, discussing high-tech / IT patent strategy along with several patent valuation approaches including key economic and legal factors.

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Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU