Miele Patent Strategy

The Manager's Guide to Profiting from Patent Portfolios
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-471-15118-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Intellectual Property Series

FROM PATENT TO PROFIT
Patents and patent strategies are increasingly pertinent to thesuccess of information age businesses, from affecting valuations togaining tax advantages to increasing the starting price per sharewhen taking a company public. Patent Strategy illustrates theimpact patents can have on technology-driven businesses' tacticaland strategic efforts. Here is step-by-step guidance to the patentprocess, the laws, and basic strategies-from a business-goalperspective-so that middle and upper-level managers can recognizethe significance of patents in relation to a particular businessand can incorporate proper patent management efforts into theirbusiness framework. In addition, this book serves as an invaluablereference for management and executives when making patent-relateddecisions such as whether a patent infringement study must beperformed; whether the budget for patent matters should beincreased or decreased; whether attempts should be made to licensecertain patent technology; and whether the firm should sue forpatent infringement.
* Case studies throughout the book give you a specific businesscontext within which to consider the concepts introduced
* Statistics are presented to assist you in assessing variousissues, planning patent strategies, and implementing patentmanagement programs

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miele, Anthony L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
Foreword.
Patents in Context--Incorporating Patents into Your Business.
An Overview of Patents.
Strategies for Managing Patent Liability.
Strategies for Leveraging Value From R&D: Implementing a PatentProgram.
Licensing, Selling, and Buying Patents.
Partnering, Strategic Alliances, and Deals.
Budgetary Issues.
Patent Litigation.
A Look Inside Patent Prosecution (Obtaining a Patent).
More Prosecution Strategies.
Getting a Second Look by the Patent Office: Reexamination andReissue.
Battle for the Same Rights: Interference Proceedings.
Patents Abroad.
The Risks of Patent Licensing and Enforcement.
Choosing a Patent Attorney.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Provides the Following SummaryDescription of the Provisions of the New Law.
Appendix A: Sample Patents.
Appendix B: Data on Patent Activity: Issuances, Technology, andLitigations.
Appendix C: Preserving Trade Secret Rights and Avoiding Liabilityfor Violating Those of Others.
Appendix D: Select Sections of the Patent Laws.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

ANTHONY MIELE, a Partner with Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, handles technology law, contracts, and intellectual property matters for technology-driven businesses. He has more than thirteen years of experience dealing with technology and associated legal issues.