© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES ON IPR / PATENTING – Up-framing to include the ”dynamics” of economy European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management Eskil Ullberg, IKU - Advising on Risk Management and Patenting

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting One agenda – three issues IP aspects – What’s the patenting system? –Issue: economy – Patenting key to economic growth Up-framing – better understand the ”dynamics” of economic and other issue – Here focus on the USE of technology and how to manage the RISKS and COST Projects with potential public participation driven by technology and patenting –3 patent oriented cases –1 current technology/economic/health oriented (3G)

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Issue 1: What’s the patenting system? Societies and companies are interested in turning ideas in to commercially viable businesses –> management of risk Economies needs commodities to function efficiently -> value of right upheld In the knowledge based economy, new ideas, innovations are the intellectual capital The patenting system turns [technical] knowledge into a tradable commodity

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Why such interest in the patenting system? Services  80% Products  5-20%  ”knowledge”– the intellectual property dominates  ”hardware” – the physical property dominates % GDP (accum) Agri  2-3% Risk related to:  ”crop” – the land property dominates (DeSoto) 100% Source: German Economy, Geneva Association

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting The Power of the Patenting System The maker of BlackBerry devices joins Microsoft and eBay in appealing orders to pay damages for infringing on patents to small firms. (Research In Motion) ”Level playing field” for large and small A small guy with a big idea ideally beats a big guy with a small idea. The property right holds infront of a court.

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Patenting Not just a legal issue – ”valid / not valid” Affects business decisions to invest in product and service developments – major risk management tool –Funds new technology (from profits of products) Economic importance to companies and whole nations – so important (or disputed) that it is part of the WTO agenda (TRIPS) The economy and technology is a complex context today and needs ”up-framing”

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Issue 2: Up-framing Make the map as big as possible, but not bigger –Capture the systemic effects of your issue, in this case technology The economic up-framing –The economic, or market dimension must be in there. –Technology ”begins and end” with money Technology up-framing –Not only some application but ALL applications of a technology when looking at a phenomena –Example: ”3G” is between 2G and 4G, its wireless, its wireless internet, its global, its man/machine interface, its the biggest economic infrastructure since the steamships (global trade), railroads (goods), electricity (SMEs). Now services (and money) are rendered over the Internet. Administrative up-framing –Its ”non-obvious” who is managing what when a new technology comes forth, especially if global use. Old institutions die/changed and are replaced by new.

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting A multiple-way, ”systemic”, look at technology Technology development (benefits) Technology Ownership = Economic aspects (financing through the patenting system) Technology usage (risks) Other

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Wireless – Not only about calling Communication between all objects (100Mps)

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Risks - Manage them and get the benefits Wireless technology application risks Economic risks – efficiency but vulnerability Security risks – your life, government secrets, etc. on the Internet Health risks – hearing, stress, other

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Up-framing and dealing with uncertainty Risk and uncertainty – a systemic issue –An economic perspective –A technology perspective –A administrative or ”management” perspective What’s uncertain? –Everything you can’t put a number on and believe it Mitigate or manage –What mechanisms to ”absorb” risk The state => puts more on private shoulders

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Issue 3: Applications Biotech Software Financial Services Telecom (current case)

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Case idea: Biotech and Patenting – Commercialization issue Big discussion – property rights on AIDS medicines, etc Biodiversity –Developing countries have most biodiversity* –The patenting system provides a tool to participate in the knowledge economy –The your assets into tradable commodities KI case: –”Turn researched knowledge into usefulness for all mankind” –This is done mainly through the commercialization process where patents play a critical role to manage the investors risks US dominates this field of science –Could it be through the commercialization potential (the idea put into good use) that there is a science leadership? *TWAS, Third World Academy of Sciences

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Case idea: Software – Industry issue Big discussion – property rights on software –”Open Source” movement = NO! –Computers, and software, part of every product/service today: Engineering, Design and Software. –Ex: Cars, washing machines, micros, etc –Patents needed to manage the business risk All represent IP to be commercially possible –Patents, design protection US Dominates research

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Case idea: Financial Risk Management Financial risk management and property rights on risk management techniques ”Business method” and software related Insurance industry: ”12 years behind in Europe if no patenting possible”* Pension funds – best management of risk ”excluded” – 75% (?) of invested capital is pension capital US Dominates here * SwissRe on current debate in Europe

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Case Telecom: 3G roll-out in Sweden 3G roll-out has: time-to-market problems, economic problems, health issues are raised, multiple institutions involved, people are shuffled from agency to agency => Systemic problem? Important to be in the technology lead for Swedish industry Technology has been ”the way out of poverty” for Sweden - Sweden among founding countries of the Paris convention 1898 This needs application of technology in close collaboration with research. Essence of success in mobile technology (Ericsson – Telia – Research) Now – health issues, regulatory demands come up to meet promised deadlines together with commercial issues (100b internet users on the horizon, 2 out of 3 users machines 2010 ) Unsuccessful management of these risks and benefits will take the intellectual capital – and companies – out of the country ”Framing” of the ”3G” issue in a historical, economic, administrative perspective and health issues

© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Summary – the economic point of view Understanding ”the whole picture” essential to manage risks and benefits – up-frame to include the consumer (the public) Much technology will not be developed without patents Commercialization of your ideas as important if not more important to society than the research it self - here patents often play a critical role Several project ideas where public participation can/will be used are suggested in this session on public participation in Risk Management More inputs are welcome!

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© Copyright 2004, IKU. All rights reserved. IKU European Science Open Forum: Public Participation in Risk Management > Perspectives on patenting Ref. WIPO papers on SPLA, US FTC report on ameliorations of the patent system –The patent system and competition, Josh Learner Risk Management – from portfolio strategy to value creating systems strategy, Geneva Papers, July 2002 Financial Risk and the patenting system, PROGRES, June 2004