#Blockchain and #intellectualproperty high level overview. Covers current landscape, but also where smart contracts may take #IP management, and change the way we value/use IP.
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Blockchain and intellectual property v1
1. Blockchain and
Intellectual Property
Presenter: Nelson M. Rosario, Attorney - Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP,
Adjunct Professor - IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Date: 3/30/2018
Location: Ice Miller, Computational Law + Blockchain Festival, Chicago Node
3. Two key takeaways for today:
1) Intellectual property is not going to destroy
blockchain innovation
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4. Two key takeaways for today:
1) Intellectual property is not going to destroy
blockchain innovation
1) Blockchain will change how we manage
intellectual property
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5. I thought all this stuff was about
magic internet money?
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11. These shared ledgers can have some
interesting properties
1) Produce unique digital property without a central
issuer: i.e. bitcoin
1) Change the way we manage trust
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12. Before we talk about what we can do
because of these properties....
Let’s talk about patents….
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21. Let’s return to that….
Let’s talk about how Blockchain will
change how we manage intellectual
property….
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22. These shared ledgers can have some
interesting properties
2) Change the way we manage trust
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23. If we have a shared ledger that produces
unique digital property what can you do?
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24. Unique digital property helps with:
1. Information provenance
2. Brand and content management
3. Smart IP
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25. 1. Information provenance
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● Prove you own information stored on a
blockchain
○ Ownership and control
○ Think of registrations of IP
● Show first use of a product or brand
○ Think of trademarks
30. 2. Brand and content management
● Supply chains are a source of fraud and counterfeits for brands
● Blockchain technology may provides visibility into supply chains
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