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. |
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... infringed independent claims , and identifies all claims , independent and dependent , that will be infringed . The player then commences Board Game No. 4 for a further investigation into the question of infringement liability . BOARD ...
... infringement theories focus on activities performed within the United States ( or its territories or possessions ) , U.S. patent law further provides for infringement liability ... infringement and inducement to infringe , but they are set ...
... infringement , and that the presence of additional elements will not remove the accused article or activity from infringement liability . Compulsory licensing . The granting of a license under a patent , regardless of the wishes of the ...
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 |