1. (Formerly BrainLeague IP)
Inventions, Patents and Prosperity
by
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com | www.bananaip.com
Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog
Patents | Copyrights | Trademarks | IP Management | Design Patent / Industrial Design
IP Licensing & Commercialization | Contracts & IP Transactions | IP Audit & Mining
Entertainment & Media Law | Take Down & Enforcement | Sports Law | E-Commerce Law
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Inventions, Patents and Prosperity
by
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
kalyan@bananaip.com | www.bananaip.com
Blog: www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog
4. Example
• Invention: Air cooler with ice/ice slurry
generating chamber.
• Prior Art: Air cooler with water inlet and a
provision to provide ice cubes.
• Invention: Air cooler with ice/ice slurry
generating chamber.
• Prior Art: Air cooler with water inlet and a
provision to provide ice cubes.
5. Example
• A program for vulcanizing rubber.
– Monitoring
– Sensing
– Alarm
• A program for vulcanizing rubber.
– Monitoring
– Sensing
– Alarm
7. Example
• Invention: FAN
• Claim: I claim a 'ceiling Fan' comprising of a
base connected to a solid rod, which in turn is
connected to a rotor with three wings.
• Is this Infringing ?: A ceiling fan having a base to
be attached to the ceiling and which has a hollow rod
connected to the base. The hollow rod is connected
to a circular rotor having 4 wings.
• Invention: FAN
• Claim: I claim a 'ceiling Fan' comprising of a
base connected to a solid rod, which in turn is
connected to a rotor with three wings.
• Is this Infringing ?: A ceiling fan having a base to
be attached to the ceiling and which has a hollow rod
connected to the base. The hollow rod is connected
to a circular rotor having 4 wings.
9. Example
Claim:
A composite gutter guard …, said gutter guard comprising:
(a) a guard panel
(b) a mesh layer overlying said guard panel …; and
(c) a continuous heat weld defining an
uninterrupted longitudinal weld line connecting said mesh
layer to said guard panel….
Is this infringing?: Gutter guard is comprised of a mesh screen
attached to a guard panel by means of an adhesive, hot glue,
which is later cooled
Claim:
A composite gutter guard …, said gutter guard comprising:
(a) a guard panel
(b) a mesh layer overlying said guard panel …; and
(c) a continuous heat weld defining an
uninterrupted longitudinal weld line connecting said mesh
layer to said guard panel….
Is this infringing?: Gutter guard is comprised of a mesh screen
attached to a guard panel by means of an adhesive, hot glue,
which is later cooled
11. A Tale of Patents, Drugs, Health
Care and Greed
“A blind lawyer, a virus outbreak, a
dog that dreams and a patent
infringement case. Dr. Kalyan
Kankanala’s debut fiction, Road
Humps and Sidewalks: The Path
less travelled is an engrossing fast-
paced legal thriller”
- The Hindu
For details:
www.kalyankankanala.com
A Tale of Patents, Drugs, Health
Care and Greed
“A blind lawyer, a virus outbreak, a
dog that dreams and a patent
infringement case. Dr. Kalyan
Kankanala’s debut fiction, Road
Humps and Sidewalks: The Path
less travelled is an engrossing fast-
paced legal thriller”
- The Hindu
For details:
www.kalyankankanala.com
NLSIU Lecture SeriesTuesday, May 20, 2014
12. FUN IP
• Fun IP makes intellectual
property learning fun, and
enjoyable.
• Some Reviews
• "Written in a very easy to
understand language, FUN IP
is anexcellent book for those
not well versed in IP."
• - Journal of
IPR
• "While comprehensive
treatment of even a single
subject covered by Fun IP
would require many volumes,
this book does provide a good
overview of all the types of
intellectual property
protection. "
• - Patent
Baristas
• Now available for Free Download
at:
https://www.smashword
s.com/books/view/15037
4
NLSIU Lecture Series
• Fun IP makes intellectual
property learning fun, and
enjoyable.
• Some Reviews
• "Written in a very easy to
understand language, FUN IP
is anexcellent book for those
not well versed in IP."
• - Journal of
IPR
• "While comprehensive
treatment of even a single
subject covered by Fun IP
would require many volumes,
this book does provide a good
overview of all the types of
intellectual property
protection. "
• - Patent
Baristas
• Now available for Free Download
at:
https://www.smashword
s.com/books/view/15037
4
13. Thank You
NLSIU Lecture Series
For more info:
www.bananaip.com/sinapse-blog
Email to: kalyan@bananaip.com