Broadcast on October 29, 2020

Types

• Patent
• Trademark
• Copyright
• Trade Secret

PATENT

Patent Law

Varies with Countries

Patent Office

Patent Search

Patent Types

Utility

Design

Plant

Patent Examples

Steeve Kay (U Thaung Sein) and team of IC designers
MOSFET Power Amplifier

Dr. Lay Kay (co-founder of QTC with her elder brother Steeve)
6 patents related to “Disability Claims”

Contentions

John Mauchly’s visit to Iowa College and Atanasoff-Berry’s ABC

Patent violation cases in Computers and Communications

COPYRIGHT

Tangible products

Books

Songs

…

After expiration, enters Public Domain

TRADE SECRET

Example

Coca Cola

Miscellaneous

COPYLEFT
Free Software Foundation

Some small companies (with sizable IP) are bought by big companies

Cross-licensing of patents by big companies