1. 1 Intellectual Property Rights Strategy for Network Technologies Dennis S. Fernandez, Esq. FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP www.iploft.com FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP

2. 2 OUTLINE l Intellectual Property Rights Overview l IPR In Network Innovation l Case Studies: »Start-Up Vulnerabilities »Protecting Architecture »License Pitfalls

3. 3 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS l Patent l Copyright l Trade Secret l Maskwork l Trademark

4. 4 PATENTS l Protects Functional Concepts l Must Be Unobvious Method Or Apparatus l Lengthy And Expensive Process

5. 5 COPYRIGHTS l Protects “Literary Works” l Must Be Original Creation l Quick And Inexpensive Process

6. 6 TRADE SECRETS l Protects Competitive Advantage l Must Be Kept Confidential l Diligent And Inexpensive Process

7. 7 MASKWORKS l Protects Chip Layout l Must Be Original Design l Quick And Inexpensive Process

8. 8 TRADEMARKS l Protects Company, Product, Or Service Name Or Symbol l Must Be Distinctive Mark l Moderate Time And Cost To Obtain

9. 9 NETWORK INNOVATION l System Architecture l Circuit / Software Design l Network Operations

10. 10 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE l Protectable By: »Trade Secrets »Patents »Copyrights

11. 11 CIRCUIT / SOFTWARE DESIGN l Protectable By: »Trade Secrets »Patents »Copyrights »Maskworks

12. 12 NETWORK OPERATIONS l Protectable By: »Trade Secrets »Patents »Copyrights »Maskworks »Trademarks

13. 13 STARTUP VULNERABILITIES l Critical Filing Deadlines l Assigning Ownership Rights l Infringement Exposure

14. 14 CRITICAL FILING DEADLINES l Non-Recoverable 1-Year US Bar l Foreign Filing Requirements l 2-Year Maskwork Registration

15. 15 ASSIGNING OWNERSHIP RIGHTS l Prior Employer Obligations l 3rd-Party Contributions l System Chip Design Rights

16. 16 INFRINGEMENT EXPOSURE l “Innocent” Patent Liability l Limited Diligence Search l No Compulsory Licensing

17. 17 PROTECTING ARCHITECTURE l Unobvious Apparatus Or Method Combination l Anticipate Industry Applications l May Be Distributed Functionality

18. 18 UNOBVIOUS COMBINATION l Combining Old Elements Or Steps l Look For Synergistic Results l Unobvious To One of “Ordinary Skill”

19. 19 ANTICIPATE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS l Preempt Competitive Solutions l Exclusive Rights Over Emerging Standards l No Actual Reduction To Practice

20. 20 DISTRIBUTED FUNCTIONALITY l Multi-Modal Implementations: »Client-Server Networks »Hardware-Software Partitioning »Base Station-Hand Unit Communications »Embedded Functionality

21. 21 LICENSE PITFALLS l Warranting Against Defects l Infringement Indemnification l Design Modifications

22. 22 WARRANTIES l Defining Functional Acceptance Criteria l High Risk Of Prototype Defects l “As Is” License Term

23. 23 INDEMNIFICATION l Insuring Infringement Litigation Risk l “Submarine” Patent Applications l Limit Liability Scope: »Country »Time »Amount »Awareness

24. 24 DESIGN MODIFICATIONS l Joint Development Projects l Customer Suggestions Or Bug-Fixes l System-On-Chip Design-Reuse Methodologies

25. 25 CONCLUSIONS l Multi-Faceted IPR Portfolio-Building l Be Careful To Protect Rights Strategically

26. 26 Query? l dennis@iploft.com FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP