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PREMO INNOVATION: THE PATENTS BOOK

PREMO INNOVATION: THE PATENTS BOOK Authors: Ezequiel Navarro, Francisco Marín, Patricia García-Escudero, Eli Salis, Jaume Juncosa, Maria del Mar Villarrubia, Sergio Cobos, Antonio Rojas, Claudio Cañete, Jose Antonio Jiménez, Patrick Fouassier, Vijay Kumar. Legal & IP Director: Xavier Pericas Publisher: PREMO S.L. ISBN: 978-84-09-01742-3 (Agencia del ISBN en España) First edition All rights reversed Málaga, Spain, May 2018. Publishing Director: Ezequiel Navarro Publishing Coordinator: Rocío Arrupe Design & Layout: María de Andrés Arranz Print: Altagrafics Inversiones Gatellco 3 SL. Avenida...

As General Manager at CDTI, the Spanish business R&D agency, I am honored to write the foreword for a book like this, which enables us to note the good condition of our innovative companies, and PREMO among them as an excellent example as you can check in the following pages. However, intellectual and industrial property rights are becoming more challenged due to the accelerated knowledge generation, the impact of digitization which has suppressed replication and information disclosure costs, and, in some industries, its implementation is complex or creates deep ethical and moral...

Nowadays the relevance of innovation is undeniable. Without innovation, many everyday objects would not exist as we know them, and most of our daily activities would be carried out differently. Innovation can move the world, change it, and even create new ones. But if innovation results would not be protected, nobody would support it. For this reason, we have supported from the beginning this initiative and its common goals: give visibility to the huge innovating effort made by our companies. GRUPO PREMO is a clear example of achievement, reinvention, and of being ahead of time, always...

SPANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE THE SPTO AT THE SERVICE OF COMPANIES The options for internationalization include: PCT Within a global economy, companies have the growing need to obtain protection, for a single invention, by means of several patents in different countries. This system enables the simultaneous processing, with a unique application, in 152 countries. For this reason, the mission of the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office (SPTO), consists of driving innovation, economic development and social advancement by granting Industrial Property qualifications and releasing...

PREMO INNOVATION: THE PATENTS BOOK 03. VIRTUAL REALITY | pag 228 EMMITTER/ RECEIVER ANTENNAS FOR VR EMMITTER ANTENNAS FOR VR 04. POWER | PAG 244 TOROIDAL PLANAR TRANSFORMERS CURRENT TRANSDUCER TRANSFORMER WITH INDUCTOR 3D POWER 2D POWER 05. EMC & SMART GRIDS | pag 400 FILTERS MICU 8 PREMO INNOVATION: THE PATENTS BOOK PREMO 9 PREMO INNOVATION: THE PATENTS BOOK

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION By Eli Salis and Jaume Juncosa 1. INTRODUCTION | PAG 12 2. REASONS FOR PATENTING | PAG 13 3. WHAT IS A PATENT? REQUIREMENTS| PAG 15 4. FILING CONSIDERATIONS | PAG 16 5. PATENTS OR TRADE SECRETS? | PAG 19 6. DEFENDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | PAG 22 7. ANATOMY OF A PATENT APPLICATION | PAG 23 8. A PORTFOLIO OF SOME PREMO LEADING INVENTIONS IN RECENT YEARS | PAG 24 AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION 10 PREMO INNOVATION: THE PATENTS BOOK PREMO INNOVATION: THE PATENTS BOOK

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION INTRODUCTION REASONS FOR PATENTING A TECHNOLOGY Premo is a Spain-based company engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of electronic components with special focus on the growing of H&EV, and market segments including automotive, telecommunications and industrial electronics. A fact sheet published in November 2017 by the Latin America IPR SME HelpDesk (http://www.latinamerica-ipr-helpdesk.eu/sites/default/files/factsheets/en_ip_in_the_ict_sector_0.pdf) says that Information and Communications Technology (ICT), is a constantly evolving concept...

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION WHAT IS A PATENT? REQUIREMENTS >> Exclusive rights. Patents provide the exclusive rights, which usually allow your company to use and exploit the invention for twenty years from the date of filing of the patent application. >> Strong market position. Through these exclusive rights, you are able to prevent others from commercially using your patented invention, thereby reducing competition and establishing yourself in the market as the pre-eminent player. >> Higher returns on investments. Having invested a considerable amount of money and time in developing...

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION FILING CONSIDERATIONS If your business is established globally, the main question that arises is where and when to file the first patent application, in order to cover the countries of interest. Before deciding in which countries, the technology should be protected; there are a few key considerations that must be taken into account, for example: >> What is the company’s patent strategy? >> Which are the countries of most interest? >> Where are the countries in which the product is manufactured? >> Where are competitors most likely to infringe these patents?...

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION PATENTS OR TRADE SECRETS? >> If the first patent application filed, obtained a positive search report and the applicant already knows which the countries of interest are to extend the protection of said patent application, it is advisable to follow the national routes. If the applicant decides to file a PCT application, he must know that before the deadline of the PCT application is reached (30 / 31 month), the national or regional phase must be entered by filing applications in the desired individual countries and / or regions. It must be noted that this...

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION a) Secrecy implies that the information: >> is clearly defined in a document or several documents which have to be combined with each other; >> The trade secret owner may share the information with employees and business partners but it must be under the condition of keeping such information a secret. b) Commercial Value. >> When a product or a process, can be easily figured out by reverse engineering. In this case, if from the mere analysis of a product a third party can understand the necessary steps which must be undertaken for the production of such a...