Georgegautam

April 2010

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April 2010

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Intellectual property for daily operations

Intellectual property:

Intellectual property (IP) forms the mots important sement in Projects Life, so that no one claims the product as his own, whne the service only been given, and the laws covering patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, circuit layouts, and plant breeder’s rights.

Intellectual property laws protect the property rights in creative and inventive endeavors and give creators and inventors certain exclusive economic rights, generally for a limited time, to deal with their creative works or inventions. POME recommends to learn more about these different types of intellectual property, which involves in daily Operations Life, more than what been illustrated below: • Patents • Trade marks • Copyright • Trade secrets/confidentiality • Registered designs • Circuit layout rights • Plant Breeder's Rights  Patents A patent is a right granted for any device, substance, method or process, which is new, inventive and useful. A patent is legally enforceable and gives the owner the exclusive right to commercially exploit the invention for the life of the patent. You have to apply for a patent in order to protect your invention, as it isn't automatically protected. All applications for patents are examined to ensure they meet the necessary legal requirements for granting a patent. There is also the option of applying for an innovation patent. An innovation patent is generally granted within one month and can give you legal ownership over your inventions.

 Trade marks A trade mark can be a letter, number, word, phrase, sound, smell, shape, logo, picture, aspect of packaging or any combination of these. A registered trade mark gives you the exclusive legal right to use, license or sell your goods or services. It distinguishes your goods and services from others in the marketplace. Anyone who claims to be the owner of a trade mark can apply for registration of that trademark. The registration period is initially for few years and continues indefinitely as long as the renewal fees are paid. Remember that registration of a business name does not in itself give you any proprietary rights - only a trade mark can give you that kind of protection. Ensure you have exclusive use of your name now and in the future by registering a trade mark.

 Copyright Copyright provides legal protection for people who express ideas and information in certain forms that include writing, music, visual images, moving images and computer programs. It is designed to prevent the unauthorized use by others of a work that is the original form in which the idea or information has been expressed by the creator. Copyright protection is free, there is no registration system. But it is advisable for copyright owners to place a copyright notice in a prominent place on their work.

 Trade secrets/confidentiality Common law protects you from people stealing your trade secrets, breaching confidentiality agreements and passing off trade marks. Make sure you back up your trade secret with a signed confidentiality agreement with every person who has knowledge of the secret. A confidentiality agreement can stop your employees from revealing your secret or proprietary knowledge during and after their employment or association with your business.

 Registered designs If you are the owner of a product then you can register its design to protect the visual appearance. Registration protects your design from being used without your permission. You can register your design for up to certain period. Your design must be new and distinctive to be registered.

 Circuit layout rights Circuit layout rights automatically protect original layout designs for integrated circuits and computer chips. There is no requirement for registration for the granting of rights to the owner of a layout design. The Attorney-General’s Department generally administers the legislation for automatic rights to circuit layout rights.

 Plant Breeder's Rights Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) are exclusive commercial rights to a registered variety of plant. Varieties protected by PBR may only be produced for sale, sold, imported, exported or conditioned with the authority of the owner. If you are the original breeder of a new variety of plant, or have acquired ownership rights from the original breeder, then you can apply for Plant Breeder’s Rights. Please note that only new or recently exploited varieties can be registered. Apply for the rights using application forms available from the PBR Office.

POME Prescribe: The Zen of Project Management - George Pitagorsky's tips

 Zen is a form of self-investigation that has its roots in China and Japan. It is a merging of Indian Buddhism and Taoism. The Zen approach is one that cuts through complexity to go straight to the heart of a matter. Zen promotes knowing through inner experience. It promotes discipline from within. In the Zen way, the individual comes to fully know his or her own nature by cutting through intellectualism, cultural barriers, conditioned responses, rules and any other “extras” that get in the way of seeing the essence. One who sees the essential nature of things has wisdom. Wisdom leads naturally to compassion. Wisdom and compassion are at the heart of our essential nature.  What is a wise approach? It is an approach that gives us the ability to see things clearly and minimize the probability that we will be reactive and ineffective in achieving our goals and objectives. Wisdom is the synthesis of knowledge into active, practical use. A wise person moves through life with equanimity, un-phased by the chaos surrounding her. A wise person has choices. He is not unconsciously driven and reactive.  "Only the person who learns to relax is able to create, and for them, ideas reach the mind like lightning." Even in face of chaos, pressure and stress, relax! How? Relaxation is not the same as tuning out and turning off. It is not somnabulence. Learn to rest in the moment. Cultivate the ability to quickly focus on your breath and body just long enough to find your "center". Then engage.  Serve someone. Serve everyone. That is the secret of wise leadership. There is a difference between a leader who serves and one who just leads. "The difference manifests itself in the care taken by the servant-first to make sure that other people's highest priority needs are being served." Such a leader asks if "those served grow as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?" When the motivation is to serve, posturing, politics and self-serving gains are replaced by useful effective action.  Mental models are deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations … that influence how we understand the world and how we take action. ” They may be useful, or they may lead to habitual, reactive behavior. What paradigms condition your behavior? Do they help or hinder you? Do you have the courage to question them? Do they provide established basis for analyzing problems, or do they limit your ability to act in the way that is best for the current situation.  Desiring the impossible gives rise to suffering It is also the root of many failed projects. When undertaking a project, you have the duty to question authority, to push back. Ask questions, rather than voice objections. Why is this deadline? What if it isn't met? What do you really need, and by when? What assumptions are you making? What would you give up to get what what you really need? Will we have the right resources at the right time?  The Good, The Bad, The Continuous Improvement: We learn at least as much from bad experience as we do from good. Yet, blaming, fear of punishment and models like “I’m so smart, how can I make mistakes” lead us to avoid looking at and learning from our mistakes. Continuous improvement begins with the candid acceptance of the existing situation, particularly its flaws. If you don’t accept what is, you can’t change it.  How to Push Back when Negotiating: When pushing back to negotiate a rational schedule and budget you need solid footing. Come to the table with a well articulated plan, complete with assumptions. Use your communication, task definition, estimating, scheduling, and risk management skills and knowledge to offer realistic alternatives. Seek win-win solutions. What if you are forced to accept an irrational schedule or budget? Try to do your best to negotiate expectations that can be met given the project’s scope, resources, and risks. Do your best to work within the project’s real-world conditions.

GAUTAM KOPPALA VT, POME AUTHOR