Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One: Foundations for Patent Valuation and Decision Making
Chapter 1: Valuation Basics
Chapter 2: Patent Basics
Chapter 3: Using Valuation Analysis to Improve Patent Decision Making
Chapter 4: Disassembly
Part Two: Patent Valuation Techniques
Chapter 5: Preparing for the Valuation
Chapter 6: Income Methods: Discounted Future Economic Benefits Analysis
Chapter 7: Advanced Income Methods: Incorporating the Value of Future Decision Opportunities
Chapter 8: Market Methods
Chapter 9: Cost Methods
Part 3: Patent Valuation in Practice
Chapter 10: Pricing Patent Licenses
Chapter 11: Patent Infringement Damages
Chapter 12: Unlocking the Potential Value within Patents
Chapter 13: Valuation in Patent-Based Tax-Planning Strategies
Index.

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