Needed Research


Project Due Date: 12/2/02

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1. What percentage of patents are commercially used by a company?
<br>2. What 
percentage of patents make profits?

<br> 3. Average time
   from application filing until on to the market?
<br> 4. Avergate time from
   application filing to making profits?
<br>5. What percentage are held for
   exclusive use--not to be shared with licensee?
<br>6. What percentage of
   patents are available for license?
<br>7. What percentage of patents are
   actually licensed?
<br>8. What percentage are taken out for densive use
   only (don't intend to use in business)?
<br>9. What percentage of patents
   are filed abroad? Europe? Central and S. America? Far East?
<br>10. What
   percentage of software developments are filed for as patents?
<br>11. What
   opinions on different types of patents--Regular (utility), a possible
   new class of "petty" or small invention, quick, limited protection but
   inexpensive? How do these opinions vary across independent inventors,
   small businesses, large companies, universities, and other/Non-Profit
   institutions?
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<b> People and Projects </b>
<br>
   Simon Dale     [1]sdale@mit.edu Differences inn patents around the
   world

 <br>  Carlos Lopez [4]lopez@mit.edu % of junior parties winning in
   Interference
   <br>Genevieve Cuevas [5]gtcuevas@mit.edu % of junior parties winning in
   Interference
   <br> Casey Dwyer [6]cdwyer@mit.edu length of time of issuing patents, etc.
   <br> Sheldon Chan [7]sheldons@mit.edu  Average Time of a Software or 
Pharm. Patent
   <br>Brian Rosenfeld [8]brianr@mit.edu Global School District-U of
   Philippines
   <br>Sylvia Gonzalez [9]sylviag@mit.edu Puerto Rico/Hoglund
   <br>Sarah Chan [12]schan75@mit.edu Patents & Toys
   <br>Helen Zhou [13]helenz@mit.edu Patents & Toys
   <br>Amy Chan [14]snuffles@mit.edu Patents & Toys
   <br>Hardave Kharbanda [15]hardave@mit.edu
   <br>Flora Chiu [16]fchiu@mit.edu Infringement--GSD patent
   <br>Kiyotaka Mori [17]mori@research.panasonic.com
   <br>Yolanda Fan [18]Yolanda@mit.edu Infringement--GSD patent
   <br>Rachana Oza [19]roza@mit.edu  Finances of Patents
   <br>Anne Lee [20]alee@mit.edu Finances of Patents
   <br>Man Sze Ko [21]zman3381@mit.edu Global School District-U of
   Philippines
   <br>Dan Guarda [22]dvg9@mit.edu Infringement--GSD patent
   <br>Marlita Taylor [23]marlita@mit.edu # of defensive patents filed
   <br>Bukola Aina [24]giggles@mit.edu Puerto Rico/Hoglund
   <br>Danielle Lawrence [25]drl@mit.edu Peurto Rico
   <br>Eduardo McLean [26]eddie@mit.edu Infringement
   <br>Laura Gilmore [27]lgilmore@gsd.harvard.edu
   <br>Jennifer Saionz [28]saionz@wi.mit.edu Length of time from patent issue
   to business
   <br>Sijia Liu [30]sijia@mit.edu Methods of Financing Patents
   <br>Hareesh Nair [31]hvnair@mit.edu % of Patents ever Used
   <br>Brian Nykiel-Furgala [32]bfurgala@mit.edu  Defensive Patents
   <br>Catherine Chen [33]cathchen@mit.edu
   <br>Harish Karhade [34]harishk@mit.edu % of patents ever used
   <br>Kailash Hiremath [35]kailash@mit.edu % of patents ever used
   <br>Bo Chu [36]chulesson@aol.com Puerto Rico/Hoglund
   <br>Sina Nazemi (Kevin) [37]nazemi@mit.edu % of patents ever used
   <br>Peter Machi [38]pmachi@piercelaw.edu Puerto Rico/Hoglund