1. The Role of Intellectual Property in Raising Finance by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Geneva (WIPO headquarters) Switzerland 12 July Andreas Schweitzer

2. In our 20’ session I would like to discuss with you issues about:
To patent or not to patent….
Why do we patent? For us? For investors? Others..
Geographical coverage v/s cost of maintenance..
Why do we decide not to patent or even to publish
Value of patents..
How to develop your Patent Strategy
Freedom to act
Freedom to operate v/s forced licensing
Trademark
Domain names
A sample case - The case of Fritson
(a patented French Fries Convenience Food Concept)
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Clic on Animation below

3. A food service system ( a sample case)

4. WHAT WOULD YOU DO ? patent or not, or even disclose?
A little Q&A for the remaining time
You might want to reflect on your own case..
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ? patent or not, or even disclose?
HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT ?
Patent umbrella, TRIZ method..
How does the SWOT of your IP policy look?
Please contact me for any further questions or thoughts..

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6. A Holistic approach to accelerate growth through the provision of Know-How, Contacts and Financing