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™ Arvind Viswanathan Xellect IP Solutions, India WIPO TRAINING OF TRAINERS PROGRAM ON EFFECTIVE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT BY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES Dar es Salaam, August 22 nd to 26 th, 2011 IP Asset Management: IP Audit and IP Due Diligence WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

™ Seven Rays of IP Exclusivity™ May 6, 2015 Copyright 2007 Xellect IP Solutions 3

™ IP ASSET MANAGEMENT May 6, 2015 Copyright  Systematic management of different IP Assets that protect one or more product lines or business aspects  It is the quantification of previously mysterious IP efforts, enabling measurement and objective evaluation of investment scenarios

™ IP Audits May 6, 2015 Copyright 2007 Xellect IP Solutions 5 A systematic review of the IP assets owned, used or acquired by a business to: uncover under-utilized IP assets identify any threats to a company’s bottom line

™ WHAT of IP Audit May 6, 2015 Copyright Review of company’s IP assets all Agreements relevant policies compliance procedures

™ TYPES OF AUDITS May 6, 2015 Copyright General Purpose Audit The as-is scenario at the present state of time At the time of introducing new process, policy, management change Periodic updates

™ GENERAL PURPOSE IP AUDIT Record the IP assets in use and those not in use  Use is by own business or by others  Any infringement risks by you on others assets or by others on your assets Streamline actions for all of the above in light of business strategy May 6, 2015 Copyright

™ FOCUS AUDITS For Specific purpose such as - personnel turnover - Foreign IP Filings - Compliance on information from third parties - Changes in IP Law & Practice - Preparation for litigation May 6, 2015 Copyright

™ EVENT DRIVEN IP AUDIT May 6, 2015 Copyright Value and Risk of a part or all of company’s IP Assets or IP portfolio WHEN : At the time of M&A, buying/selling a business or investment, IP Transfer/Licensing, Launch of a new product Nature and Scope of IP assets is assessed –Ownership –Infringement or freedom to operate

™ IP ANALYSES AS DUE DILIGENCE May 6, 2015 Copyright 2007 Xellect IP Solutions 11 Offensive/Defensive Reviews: Invalidity Freedom-to-Operate Infringement Enforcement Patentability Others…

™ DUE DILIGENCE - RECORD OF INVENTION Important to establish inventorship Dated to establish date of invention in US Proof of diligence in following up of invention Precise record of observations Objective assessment of results Avoid negative characterizations No erasures –Strike through mistakes and rewriting Each page signed by a witness –Witness not associated with the project –Capable of understanding the invention Clear indication of page experiment continues from and page experiment continues to May 6, 2015 Copyright

™ Due Diligence-Enforcement May 6, 2015 Copyright Identify infringing parties after thorough analysis Notify the alleged infringer - polite, friendly and firm –Notification clearly delineates the nature of infringement –Several rounds of talks and negotiations may ensue Injunction may be filed to cease any production with immediate effect If proved, can be used to obtain triple damages plus legal expenditure

™ Due Diligence - External Parties Exploit 3 rd party’s expertise in a research area Utilize critical resources unavailable in-house Obtain unbiased 3 rd party results for processes developed in-house Engage contractors or contracting services May 6, 2015 Copyright Third parties may need to be engaged occasionally to:

™ Due Diligence - Agreements Necessary while dealing with external parties –Limit information while giving or receiving only a need-to-know basis –Treat information provided with caution –Mark information appropriately before giving Needs to be appropriately drafted to invoke sufficient protection –Scope of protection and each parties’ obligations need to be clearly specified –Periodically reviewed Various situations demand different types of agreements May 6, 2015 Copyright

™ Types of Agreements –Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) –Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDA) –Joint Disclosure Agreements (JDA) –Research Agreements –Consulting Agreements –Technology Transfer Agreements –Government Contracts –… May 6, 2015 Copyright

™ IP AVANT™ May 6, 2015 Copyright The due diligence to inculcate a strong IP culture across the organization To recognize any IP generated within the organization To obtain adequate protection for all IP created in a timely manner To avoid incurring great expenses at a later stage due to ignorance, negligence or oversight To maximize the utilization of IP assets, thus ensuring vital resources are not wasted

™ Benefits for SMEs Based on the outcome of the audits and diligence, businesses can:  evolve informed strategies that will maintain and improve the company’s market position  Be confident of their position in wrongful infringement actions  Ensure all the IP assets are adding value to the business May 6, 2015 Copyright 2007 Xellect IP Solutions 18

™ Copyright 2007 Xellect IP Solutions May 6, “If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it” WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

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