PhotonTransfer guidelines for the scientific researcher: If your idea requires patent protection then it is important to note that any public disclosure of your idea will limit the patent rights. You can post a technology to transfer request in PhotonTransfer.com in a confidential way. Only short description and limited information will […]
Photonics patents
When is it better not to patent? Getting patents rights in the entire world is very expensive (5k€ filing in one country towards 400k€ filing + maintenance in 10 countries). Patent Cooperation Treaty allows to get an extra protection in all the world for 18 months, then it will be […]
When is it better not to patent?
The science of photonics comprehends the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, and detection/sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they have both particle and wave nature. It covers all technical applications of light over the whole spectrum from ultraviolet over the […]