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The Patent Publication Paradox: Myths and Assumptions About Patent Publications   Last week, I met Raj, a brilliant engineer who was over the moon about his recent patent publication. Over coffee, he excitedly shared, "My patent just got published! It's like having a research paper accepted in a top journal." His enthusiasm was infectious, but I realized he was under a common misconception.   Is a Published Patent the Same as a Granted Patent?   Many innovators like Raj believe that once their patent application is published, they hold an exclusive right over their invention. Here's the reality:   - Patent Publication vs. Patent Grant: A patent application is typically published 18 months after filing. This publication is a routine part of the process and doesn't mean the patent has been examined or approved. - No Exclusive Rights Yet: Until the patent is officially granted after an examination process, the inventor doesn't have enforceable rights over the invention.   Is a Patent Publication an Academic Achievement?   Another myth is that a published patent holds the same weight as an academic publication. Let's clarify:   - Different Objectives: Academic papers publish knowledge and undergo peer review for validation. Patent applications aim to secure legal protection for inventions and are not peer-reviewed in the traditional academic sense. - Confidentiality vs. Sharing: Patents require detailed disclosure of the invention but are primarily legal documents. Academic publications encourage open discussion and critique within the scholarly community.   Why Does This Misconception Persist?   - Lack of Awareness: Intellectual property laws can be complex, and without proper guidance, it's easy to misunderstand the stages of patenting. - Overlapping Terminology: Terms like "publication" suggest a level of completion or acceptance that isn't equivalent between patents and academic works.   Setting the Record Straight   - Celebrate, But with Caution: While publishing a patent application is a milestone, it's just one step in a longer journey toward a patent grant. - Seek Proper Recognition: In academic and professional settings, distinguish between a published patent application and a granted patent to maintain credibility.   Final Thoughts   Understanding the nuances of patent publications is crucial for inventors, researchers, and professionals alike. By debunking these myths, we can better navigate the innovation landscape and give credit where it's truly due.   Let's continue to innovate—wisely and well-informed! #journalpublication #patents #academicpublications #myths

The rising number of patent applications are etched as a reflection for rising innovation in the minds of policymakers. Policymakers offer incentives to academicians to patent their ideas. However, in this blogpost, I argue against offering blanket incentives without regard to field or technology. I cite 6 applications, symptoms of a much larger malaise, from the Patent Journal dated 12/4/2024. Instead of promoting innovation, incentives for patenting to academics may be responsible for vaguely filed applications, lacking disclosure, novelty and/or inventive step. Such applications use scientific terms in vogue and apply for something vague, which is ineligible for patenting. I argue that such incentives should not be granted in a blanket manner, should only be granted when the application is successful, and efforts should be made to identify patent intensive fields where such incentives are streamlined. https://lnkd.in/g6FUyQZG #UniversityGrantsCommission #UGC #PatentsandInnovation #Patents #Innovation

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. As I previously wrote, 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. We in the patent profession refer to this as creating a "bar" to patenting or "destroying novelty" for the invention. Although U.S. law has some leniency in this regard, most countries do not, and patent protection is immediately and irrevocably lost upon publishing a description of the invention. And "publishing" can include: • making even a single copy of the description available to the public, such as putting it on a shelf of a university library; or • posting the description on a website, such as arXiv.org. That's why we in the patent field strongly encourage 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. Academic culture, in contrast, places a strong value on publishing new information, theories, and research results as soon as possible. In addition, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 "𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵" for career advancement and preservation 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻. Many tech company founders and executives have learned about the tension between the need to delay publication until after filing a patent application and the academic's tendency to publish immediately when the company seeks to file a patent application on an invention, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and perhaps even given a presentation about it at a prominent industry conference. My purpose isn't to take sides or to criticize the laudable desire to publish. Instead, as a patent attorney, my goal in this post is merely to raise awareness about the value to tech companies who employ or work with current or former academics of developing 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱. What steps have you taken with your clients and in your own organizations to address the tension between patenting and publishing? #patents #intellectualproperty

The Research component considered for assessment in all Academic Institutions has (a) Research Papers published in Scopus Indexed Journals (b) Research Projects with Research Grant and (c) the Patent Registration. When we compare the Education systems Globally, the Teaching Load will be adjusted once the Faculty takes-up the Research component. Research component is overloaded to the faculty in India. Earlier, when we publish a Research Article in a Journal, we used to get honorarium from the Editorial Office, but today we have to make the Publication Fee. Academic Institutions are making Research Compulsory, without Reducing the Teaching Load, Faculty may try to approach other ways and become victim to Prey Journals. Same way, even for the Funded Research Projects, Academic Institutions are not giving any time even for an approved Funded project where the Investigator (Faculty as a Researcher) supervises the Research Project to meet the project timelines, as the Teaching Schedules are to be completed first. Same case with the Patent Registration. Patent is for an idea to be generated but not as a compulsion. An Engineering Faculty or a Science Faculty can work on such Patents as a part of their innovative ideas. When a Language Faculty or even a Commerce & Management Faculty getting patents may be a bit of a doubting situation, as Patents require the Industry or Market testing and acceptance. With all these compulsions, we are otherwise giving a scope to agents in the name of Consultants as "surrogate delivery" rather than the "normal delivery" of Research Delivery. (for any query: contact +91 9620559612 WhatsApp text message) #research #publication #journal #scopus #patents #fund #grants

If your research involves intellectual property, it can indeed affect your ability to publish it in the form of a thesis or dissertation and may impact your chances of completing your degree. So what's the solution? It's Patents. But how can you patent your innovation and publish your thesis, without impacting the completion of your degree? Read this article to find out: https://ow.ly/qvLA50TQtfo #Patents #OpenAccess #OAW2024 #OAWeek

Theses and dissertations - the grand finale of a Masters' or Ph.D. are made freely available to the public. They are the perfect example of what #openaccess is! If you have research that is yet to be published in a journal, but would like to complete your thesis submission, Universities allow an embargo as well - which will keep the contents private until a set date. However, what if your thesis work involves an invention? Do you still write the thesis? Do you embargo? For how long? And, of course, without a thesis- when can you graduate? Without your degree, what about job prospects? So many questions come to mind when we approach this conundrum! Here is an article by Sunaina Singh on Editage Insights where she sheds light on some ideas to help navigate this scenario! Editage

A study by the EPO and Fraunhofer ISI reveals that Europe’s universities were responsible for over 10% of patent applications in 2019 (up from around 6% in 2000) and that universities co-operate with each other or with public research organisations (PROs), research hospitals, industry, or SMEs. Very few of the co-operations, however, are trans-national, pointing to the persistent fragmentation of the EU’s single market when it comes to research and innovation.

Subject: Invitation to Participate in Research Study: Impact Assessment of Time Frame for the Grant of Patent Under Indian Patent Regime Stakeholders: Survey form for those Researchers, Scientists, Universities, IPR cell members etc. who has filed patent in India. Form Link: https://lnkd.in/g6gb9wUC Dear Ma’am/Sir, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to invite you to participate in a research study that I am conducting on time frame for the grant of patent in India. Your input is invaluable to this research, as it will contribute significantly to our understanding of time frame of patent in India and its impact on the stakeholders (Researchers, Scientists, universities, IPR cell members etc.). The findings from this study will not only benefit but also serve as a valuable resource for professionals in the field. To participate, please take a moment to complete the Google Form linked. The form is designed to gather relevant data and insights from participants like yourself. Your responses will remain anonymous and confidential, and the data collected will be used solely for research purposes. https://lnkd.in/g6gb9wUC Additionally, I would greatly appreciate it if you could share this invitation with your network on social media platforms like LinkedIn and any other relevant channels. Your assistance in spreading the word about this research would help reach a broader audience and ensure a diverse range of perspectives are included in the study. Should you have any questions or require further information about the study, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your time and participation. Your contribution to this research is immensely valued and appreciated. Warm regards, Mohd Kaif Ph.D. Scholar

Universities play a crucial role in extending the lifespan of intellectual property by meticulously documenting and publishing research findings. This practice establishes prior art, providing a foundation for patent applications and contributing to the collective knowledge base. By sharing discoveries openly, universities not only contribute to scientific progress but also lay the groundwork for future innovations, ensuring that valuable intellectual property continues to evolve and benefit society. #ResearchDocumentation #PriorArt #julianaimam

On October 22, the European Patent Office (EPO) will host an online event titled "Patents and Innovation in European Universities," focused on driving innovation from university labs and exploring key trends across European countries. The commercialization of university intellectual assets is crucial to the future of Europe’s economy and its global competitiveness, as just described in the Mario Draghi report “The future of European competitiveness”. Understanding the ecosystems in which universities operate and identifying the best strategies for moving forward are essential. The event will feature over 15 expert speakers from across Europe, including Josep M Garrell, EUA President, Alexandr Hobza, Chief Economist at the European Commission, and Reinhilde Veugelers, Professor at KU Leuven among others. They will offer insights through panel discussions, workshops, and the presentation of a new study and tools developed by the EPO’s Observatory on Patents and Technology. Event highlights: • Launch of a pioneering Pan-European study of university patents: Be the first to explore a new economic study, "The role of European universities in patenting and innovation” that covers for the first-time academic patents from all over Europe. It features trends, and the challenges ahead of the innovation ecosystem in European higher education institutions. • Cutting-edge tools: Discover the latest version of the Deep Tech Finder, which has been enhanced and can now map out university-filed European patent applications and university spinouts, offering invaluable insights into the academic innovation landscape. • Engage with peers: Join dynamic panel discussions and workshops featuring key figures from university management, leading economists, policymakers, and technology transfer professionals. One expert panel, and three workshops are part of the programme. Event Details: Date: 22 October 2024 Location: Online Time: 10.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs CEST https://lnkd.in/e4YUHJfu This event is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to deepen your understanding of how to transform academic research into valuable IP assets as well as strengthen your connections within the European innovation ecosystem. Don’t miss out on this unique chance to be at the forefront of Europe’s innovation landscape. Register now https://lnkd.in/d9Mri9DX