In other words - the environment influences, the environment matters.
This is a proverb from our scriptures.
IBM topped the annual list for patent recipients for the 24th consecutive year!
Being part of this leading company, makes me develop expertise in the field too.
Currently I'm an IDT (Invention Development Team) Board member. Also known as "Patent Review Board".
Our duties are to:
1. Identify and evaluate patentable inventions
2. Help/mentor inventors to make their inventions the greatest
3. Advise the IP (Intellectual Property) Law on the technology and business merits of the invention
When I first attempted to invent patents, they failed under the constrains of "non-obviousness", "novelty" or "useful". Though the definitions of the constrains was clear to me, it wasn't always clear why some patents are "patentable" while others are not.
I knew I acquired the skill of "patent evaluator" when I succeed convincing my patents-mentor about the patentability of a patent which he did not think was patentable (see hidden milestone).
Being a "patent evaluator" would not happen without my colleagues and my dear mentors for patenting:
- Omri Fuchs, my first team leader at IBM-Research, He was the first to expose me to the patent application process.
- Sima Nadler, inventor & founder of a product I worked on, who taught me what is considered a patent.
- Orith Toledo-Ronen, whom I shared an office with, presented patents data bases and taught me how to use tools in order to verify that new inventions ideas are novelty.
- Roie Melamed, my former team leader that mentored me towards implementing patentable algorithms.
- Suzanne Erez (IPLaw Counsel), performing annual mandatory courses for new comers and increasing awareness for the importance of patents.
- Anat Laufer (HR Partner), who told me about the IDT Board.
- Flora Gilboa Solomon, my former manager that connected me to the right experts I was looking for (IDT-Board Leaders).
- Gilad Mintzer-Magal (Advocate & Patent Attorney), performing seminars related to patents & always up to answering questions.
- Michal Jacovi (IBM Master Inventor, Cognative Analytics and Solutions Invention Department Team Lead), who let me be a guest in the IDT Board in order to learn the process behind.
- Tal El-Hay (IBM Master Inventor, Health Informatics Invention Department Team Lead), who accepted me as a member in the IDT Board.
- And of course, all board members, for hearing them arguing about the patentability of candidates-patents.
- And especially Aharon Abadi (IBM Master Inventor, IDT Board member) that generously shares his vast knowledge and always lends a helping hand. We had lots of discussions related to patents.
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| My first framed certificate |
