Dr. Vidya Priya Rao
Author - Dr. Vidya Priya Rao

As the global market becomes more competitive and increasingly driven by service innovation the question is: “Can service innovations be protected and patented as objects of intellectual property?”

The video focuses on generating inventive solution using Service Design principles as well as applying Design for Patentability® to these solutions for guaranteed IP protection.


Design for Patentability™ (DFP) is a powerful innovative design methodology developed by Dr. Sergei Ikovenko, that is based on a rational and disciplined process. It employs an efficient suite of tools and methods for improving existing solutions as well as for developing winning next-generation solutions.


Learning Objectives

• how to strengthen your innovative solution for better protection as

• how to walk around a competitive IP using Service Design will be also discussed.


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