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Patent Strategy : The Manager's Guide to Profiting from Patent Portfolios.
2002
Details
Title
Patent Strategy : The Manager's Guide to Profiting from Patent Portfolios.
Author
Miele, Anthony L., author.
Edition
First edition.
Item Type
Book
Description
1 online resource (26 pages).
ISBN
9780471390756
9780471151180 electronic book
9780471151180 electronic book
Summary
FROM PATENT TO PROFIT Patents and patent strategies are increasingly pertinent to the success of information age businesses, from affecting valuations to gaining tax advantages to increasing the starting price per share when taking a company public. Patent Strategy illustrates the impact patents can have on technology-driven businesses' tactical and strategic efforts. Here is step-by-step guidance to the patent process, the laws, and basic strategies-from a business-goal perspective-so that middle and upper-level managers can recognize the significance of patents in relation to a particular business and can incorporate proper patent management efforts into their business framework. In addition, this book serves as an invaluable reference for management and executives when making patent-related decisions such as whether a patent infringement study must be performed; whether the budget for patent matters should be increased or decreased; whether attempts should be made to license certain patent technology; and whether the firm should sue for patent infringement. Case studies throughout the book give you a specific business context within which to consider the concepts introduced Statistics are presented to assist you in assessing various issues, planning patent strategies, and implementing patent management programs.
Note
Description based upon print version of record.
FROM PATENT TO PROFIT Patents and patent strategies are increasingly pertinent to the success of information age businesses, from affecting valuations to gaining tax advantages to increasing the starting price per share when taking a company public. Patent Strategy illustrates the impact patents can have on technology-driven businesses' tactical and strategic efforts. Here is step-by-step guidance to the patent process, the laws, and basic strategies-from a business-goal perspective-so that middle and upper-level managers can recognize the significance of patents in relation to a particular business and can incorporate proper patent management efforts into their business framework. In addition, this book serves as an invaluable reference for management and executives when making patent-related decisions such as whether a patent infringement study must be performed; whether the budget for patent matters should be increased or decreased; whether attempts should be made to license certain patent technology; and whether the firm should sue for patent infringement. Case studies throughout the book give you a specific business context within which to consider the concepts introduced Statistics are presented to assist you in assessing various issues, planning patent strategies, and implementing patent management programs.
FROM PATENT TO PROFIT Patents and patent strategies are increasingly pertinent to the success of information age businesses, from affecting valuations to gaining tax advantages to increasing the starting price per share when taking a company public. Patent Strategy illustrates the impact patents can have on technology-driven businesses' tactical and strategic efforts. Here is step-by-step guidance to the patent process, the laws, and basic strategies-from a business-goal perspective-so that middle and upper-level managers can recognize the significance of patents in relation to a particular business and can incorporate proper patent management efforts into their business framework. In addition, this book serves as an invaluable reference for management and executives when making patent-related decisions such as whether a patent infringement study must be performed; whether the budget for patent matters should be increased or decreased; whether attempts should be made to license certain patent technology; and whether the firm should sue for patent infringement. Case studies throughout the book give you a specific business context within which to consider the concepts introduced Statistics are presented to assist you in assessing various issues, planning patent strategies, and implementing patent management programs.
Formatted Contents Note
Patent Strategy
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
CHAPTER 1: PATENTS IN CONTEXT-INCORPORATING PATENTS INTO YOUR BUSINESS
1.1 The Importance of Patents
1.2 Market Preservation
1.3 Shareholder Value
1.4 Deals
1.5 The Nature of Patent Rights
1.6 Patents at the Management Level
1.7 Patents Described, in Comparison to Other Types of Intellectual Property
1.8 Overview of the Book
CHAPTER 2: AN OVERVIEW OF PATENTS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Initial Stages of a Patent Program (Before Prosecution)
2.3 Patent Prosecution Is Commenced.
2.4 After the Patent Is Granted
CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING PATENT LIABILITY
3.1 Patent Litigation and Its Costs
3.2 Some Initial Steps toward Preventing Patent Liability
3.3 What to Do When Approached by a Patent Owner
3.4 When Considering Introducing a New Technology and/or Entering a New Market
3.5 It Is Safer to Assume That Known Steps or Elements Are Patented
3.6 Expert Advice When Evaluating a Patent Is Essential
CHAPTER 4: STRATEGIES FOR LEVERAGING VALUE FROM R&D: IMPLEMENTING A PATENT PROGRAM
4.1 Habits and Mechanization.
4.2 A Suggested Approach for a Patent Program
CHAPTER 5: LICENSING, SELLING, AND BUYING PATENTS
5.1 Valuing the Patent
5.2 Exploiting Your Patents
CHAPTER 6: PARTNERING, STRATEGIC ALLIANCES, AND DEALS
6.1 When a New Standard Is Adopted
6.2 When Entering into Alliances and Other Relationships Involving Technology
CHAPTER 7: BUDGETARY ISSUES
7.1 The Costs of Patent Acquisition Efforts in the United States
CHAPTER 8: PATENT LITIGATION
8.1 Practical Aspects of Litigation
8.2 A Walk Through Patent Infringement Litigation
8.3 Avoiding and Resolving Disputes.
8.4 Take Steps Now to Protect Your Entitlement to Damages Should You Ever Need to Litigate
CHAPTER 9: A LOOK INSIDE PATENT PROSECUTION (OBTAINING A PATENT)
9.1 A Look Inside Patent Prosecution
9.2 The Patent Prosecution Process
9.3 The Concerns and Incentives of the Examiner
9.4 The Concerns and Incentives of the Applicant
CHAPTER 10: MORE PROSECUTION STRATEGIES
10.1 The Ideal Approach
CHAPTER 11: GETTING A SECOND LOOK BY THE PATENT OFFICE: REEXAMINATION AND REISSUE
11.1 Introduction
11.2 More About Reexamination
11.3 More About Reissue
11.4 Summary.
CHAPTER 12: BATTLE FOR THE SAME RIGHTS: INTERFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
12.1 Keeping Good Records for Patent Protection
CHAPTER 13: PATENTS ABROAD
CHAPTER 14: THE RISKS OF PATENT LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT
14.1: Antitrust Considerations
CHAPTER 15: CHOOSING A PATENT ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 16: THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW LAW
16.1 American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 Is Law
16.2 The First Inventor Defense Act
Appendix A: SAMPLE PATENTS.
Appendix B: DATA ON PATENT ACTIVITY: ISSUANCES, TECHNOLOGY, AND LITIGATIONS.
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
CHAPTER 1: PATENTS IN CONTEXT-INCORPORATING PATENTS INTO YOUR BUSINESS
1.1 The Importance of Patents
1.2 Market Preservation
1.3 Shareholder Value
1.4 Deals
1.5 The Nature of Patent Rights
1.6 Patents at the Management Level
1.7 Patents Described, in Comparison to Other Types of Intellectual Property
1.8 Overview of the Book
CHAPTER 2: AN OVERVIEW OF PATENTS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Initial Stages of a Patent Program (Before Prosecution)
2.3 Patent Prosecution Is Commenced.
2.4 After the Patent Is Granted
CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING PATENT LIABILITY
3.1 Patent Litigation and Its Costs
3.2 Some Initial Steps toward Preventing Patent Liability
3.3 What to Do When Approached by a Patent Owner
3.4 When Considering Introducing a New Technology and/or Entering a New Market
3.5 It Is Safer to Assume That Known Steps or Elements Are Patented
3.6 Expert Advice When Evaluating a Patent Is Essential
CHAPTER 4: STRATEGIES FOR LEVERAGING VALUE FROM R&D: IMPLEMENTING A PATENT PROGRAM
4.1 Habits and Mechanization.
4.2 A Suggested Approach for a Patent Program
CHAPTER 5: LICENSING, SELLING, AND BUYING PATENTS
5.1 Valuing the Patent
5.2 Exploiting Your Patents
CHAPTER 6: PARTNERING, STRATEGIC ALLIANCES, AND DEALS
6.1 When a New Standard Is Adopted
6.2 When Entering into Alliances and Other Relationships Involving Technology
CHAPTER 7: BUDGETARY ISSUES
7.1 The Costs of Patent Acquisition Efforts in the United States
CHAPTER 8: PATENT LITIGATION
8.1 Practical Aspects of Litigation
8.2 A Walk Through Patent Infringement Litigation
8.3 Avoiding and Resolving Disputes.
8.4 Take Steps Now to Protect Your Entitlement to Damages Should You Ever Need to Litigate
CHAPTER 9: A LOOK INSIDE PATENT PROSECUTION (OBTAINING A PATENT)
9.1 A Look Inside Patent Prosecution
9.2 The Patent Prosecution Process
9.3 The Concerns and Incentives of the Examiner
9.4 The Concerns and Incentives of the Applicant
CHAPTER 10: MORE PROSECUTION STRATEGIES
10.1 The Ideal Approach
CHAPTER 11: GETTING A SECOND LOOK BY THE PATENT OFFICE: REEXAMINATION AND REISSUE
11.1 Introduction
11.2 More About Reexamination
11.3 More About Reissue
11.4 Summary.
CHAPTER 12: BATTLE FOR THE SAME RIGHTS: INTERFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
12.1 Keeping Good Records for Patent Protection
CHAPTER 13: PATENTS ABROAD
CHAPTER 14: THE RISKS OF PATENT LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT
14.1: Antitrust Considerations
CHAPTER 15: CHOOSING A PATENT ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 16: THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW LAW
16.1 American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 Is Law
16.2 The First Inventor Defense Act
Appendix A: SAMPLE PATENTS.
Appendix B: DATA ON PATENT ACTIVITY: ISSUANCES, TECHNOLOGY, AND LITIGATIONS.
Series
Intellectual Property-General, Law, Accounting and Finance, Management, Licensing, Special Topics Ser ; v.27.
Available in Other Form
Print version: Miele, Anthony L. Patent Strategy : The Manager's Guide to Profiting from Patent Portfolios Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2002
Published
Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2002.
Language
English
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