Crowdfunding is a method of using the Internet and social networks to raise capital, and it is projected to raise an estimated $2.8 billion worldwide in 2012. This number is expected to grow rapidly after the upcoming implementation of the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBs Act, which will legalize the sale of crowdfunded securities through authorized internet portals. This new source of capital promises to generate a wave of new small businesses. The two-part webcast series will explore this new funding mechanism, focusing on how those who use crowdfunding can ensure that their intellectual property is protected, and how it can be used to maximize value and navigate barriers to market entry.
The first part of this series will include a brief introduction to crowdfunding and the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBs Act. It will then delve into how to protect the ideas at the core of a crowdfund offering. The second part of this series will focus on how short- and long-term IP strategies can be used to build value in the company, including landscape analysis and navigating barriers to market entry, and potential mechanisms for generating revenue from IP.
Topics covered will include:
Setting up a function and processes for handling IP issues, including IP/Strategy
Understanding your rights and the rights of others, including landscape analysis/patent mapping
Protecting inventions and trade secrets
o Employment agreements
o Collaboration agreements
o Non-disclosure agreements
o Trade secret policy
o Patent prosecution fundamentals (invention capture, product development, IP filings and prosecution)
o Invention submission policies
Respecting the rights of others
o Freedom-to-operate investigations
Obtaining rights from others and granting rights to others, including licensing
Deals
o Collaborations
o Due diligence
Generating revenue from IP
o Formulating strategies and monetization IP sales and licensing
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