| ARE ALL INVENTIONS
WORTH PATENTING?
An invention may be useful, novel, and non-obvious and still not repay
the expense of filing and prosecuting the patent application to the point
of issuance or defending it once issued. Thus, before CSURF decides to
proceed with seeking patent protection, consideration is given to any
patent/licensing obligations due the sponsors of the research, the commercial
utility of the invention, its competitive superiority, the necessity for
extensive development work, and the potential to find a company willing
to pay for a license to the invention. As the costs incurred in filing,
prosecuting and defending patents are significant, the decision to proceed
with patent/licensing must be deliberate and financially justified. |