Patents for Business: The Manager's Guide to Scope, Strategy, and Due DiligenceBloomsbury Academic, 2007 M01 30 - 216 pages In a world where your intellectual property is your most valuable asset, patents are becoming an essential tool for achieving and maintaining a competitive edge. With billions of dollars at stake, companies are defending their patents vigorously; high-profile cases, such as Microsoft's $900 million patent dispute settlement with Sun Microsystems, and Medtronic's acquisition of a competitor's entire patent portfolio for $1.35 billion, are cases in point. While most companies will not operate at this level, the strategic management of patents, and the costs of enforcing and defending them, are becomining critical business functions. |
Contents
What Is Patentable? Mining | 11 |
Claim Scope | 21 |
Monopoly or Maze? The Board Game | 43 |
Copyright | |
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Patents for Business: The Manager's Guide to Scope, Strategy, and Due Diligence M. Henry Heines No preview available - 2007 |