Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Reflection on Class #3
I've decided to dedicated a blog post to reflecting on each class. This class, we went through much more material than in the previous classes. However, I still think we need to focus on action. On the first day, the professor said that having a patent at a young age is a valuable thing. We should learn how to protect ideas, whether it be with a patent or not, at our age with limited resources. We discussed corner cases, like Apple V. Samsung, which requires serious capital and man power to even begin litigation. As students, how can we protect our ideas in the face of corporations, adults, and our peers?
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That's a good point, it will be interesting to go through the more practical application of what we are learning soon.
ReplyDeleteGood point Eric. I would love to learn how to craft my own patent as well. I think lawyers can help you file best and most comprehensive patents. But before you get funding for your ideas or if you are just in the process of testing the market, you can always file a provisional patent which costs only $100 - and is valid for one year - you can amend and edit it during that time.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I wish we could focus on "action". I really took this class to learn how to set up my IP and protect my business. Hopefully the professor will make us happy by doing so!
ReplyDeletei guess when the professor mentioned in his syllabus how the class is not gonna focus on the 'legal aspects of patents', he's probably not planning on explicitly teaching us how to file our patents (please correct me if im wrong). but im sure if we could generate enough interest things could be different
ReplyDeleteApplying for patents is sort of like investing I think, especially if the idea is kind of strange and may never be practical or useful. However a good idea could be worth a lot. :) If I think of a good idea I'm going to try and file a patent to see how easy / hard it is.
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