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New Patent Laws… Now What?

New Patent Laws… Now What?. By Denise Chochrek Frito Lay SLA June 10, 2013. Convenient foods leader $13 billion annual sales Division of PepsiCo 48,000+ employees Strong presence across U.S. & Canada Headquarters - Plano, TX 70+ year history . Frito Lay North America.

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New Patent Laws… Now What?

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  1. New Patent Laws… Now What? By Denise Chochrek Frito Lay SLA June 10, 2013

  2. Convenient foods leader $13 billion annual sales Division of PepsiCo 48,000+ employees Strong presence across U.S. & Canada Headquarters - Plano, TX 70+ year history Frito Lay North America

  3. Broad Product Portfolio

  4. The Old Agenda • First to market was important • Patents are expensive • Inventions not making money could wait for patents until marketable • Documentation sufficient for any future battles

  5. Effects of Old Agenda

  6. First-to-File • BEFORE – First-to-Invent • If you could prove that you came up with the idea first and you have the documentation, even if you don’t file first, the patent is yours • NOW – First-to-File • First person to file gets the patent, regardless if someone else came up with the idea before the filer • This change puts pressure on individuals and companies to file quickly

  7. Positives • Less litigation due to removing First-to-Invent • USA now on the same system (first-to-file) as the rest of the world • Funding from additional surcharges allow Patent Office to hire more people • Patent review process streamlined  12 months vs. 3 years • Increase in fees may mean less frivolous patent will be filed

  8. Negatives • Small companies and individuals may not be able to afford the increase in fees • Less time for the individual filer to get financial support • More filers will be rushing to put a patent in the system without perfecting the invention • Concern that large companies with more funds will file more patents, making it hard to compete

  9. Race to the patent office By making it a race, the dynamics have changed

  10. Knowledge Management • Decline in documentation for historical purposes • Larger focus on innovation • Opportunities for more collaboration

  11. Research Changes

  12. For further information, please contact Denise Chochrek Denise.Chochrek@pepsico.com

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