Protecting the Fruits of Your Research and Development

• Author: Alexander I. Poltorak/Paul J. Lerner
• Profession: Is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of General Patent Corporation (GPC), an intellectual property (IP) firm focusing on intellectual property strategy and valuation, IP licensing, and enforcement/Is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of General Patent Corporation (GPC)
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CHAPTER 3

Protecting the Fruits

of Your Research

and Development

After reading this chapter you will be able to:

Recognize the importance of proper disclosure in protecting

an invention.

Successfully motivate inventors.

Understand the parts of the invention disclosure form.

Ensure that anything invented by your employees for your

company actually belongs to your company.

Getting It Down on Paper

Developing new technology is only half the battle. The technology, or

any other intellectual asset, must be protected if its potential value is to

be fully realized.

Intellectual capital is a creati on of the mind. Before it can be pro-

tected, or even used, it must be disclosed by its creator(s). More specifi-

cally, it must be disclosed to those who will be responsible for its use

and those who will undertake to secure and protect it.

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