Is your invention novel enough to warrant a patent?
As part of our ongoing series examining the ecosystem necessary to bring technology to market, David French, a senior Canadian patent attorney with 35 years of experience, now provides the fifth of his commentaries on the importance to a company of protecting its Intellectual Property.
By David French
I began this series by talking about the importance of having an IP Co-ordinator on the team and how this role fits into an organization. Then I addressed what it means to obtain meaningful patents. We identified the three principles that apply if the objective is to obtain meaningful patents:
1. Right invention
2. Right market circumstances
3. Right patenting opportunity
In my last post I addressed the concept of “right market circumstances.” This time I will address the concept of the “right patenting opportunity.”
