This book covers the different aspects, such as patents, trademarks and copyright of Intellectual Property (IP) from a more practical business perspective. Intellectual Property and Assessing its’ Financial Value describes the differences between regions, mainly the differences between the US and EU. In addition, several tools are presented for assessing the value of new IP, which is of importance before engaging on a new project that could result in new IP or for licensing purposes. The first chapter introduces the different types of IP and illustrating the business importance of capturing and safeguarding IP, the second chapter discusses patents and other forms of IP with subsequent chapters exploring copyright and trademarks in more detail, and a concluding chapter on the future of systems that can assess new IP value.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. toc 4. Copyright page - p. toc 5. List of figures and tables - p. iv 6. About the authors - p. xii 7. List of acronyms - p. xiv 8. 1: Overview - p. xvii 9. 2: Patents - p. 15 10. 3: Trade secrets - p. 51 11. 4: Trademarks - p. 59 12. 5: Copyrights - p. 80 13. 6: Assessing the financial value of IP - p. 99 14. References and further reading - p. 147 15. Useful websites - p. 153 16. Appendix 1: An example of a CDA - p. 153 17. Appendix 2: An example of an MTA - p. 160 18. Appendix 3: Invention disclosure form - p. 168 19. Index - p. 176
This book covers the different aspects, such as patents, trademarks and copyright of Intellectual Property (IP) from a more practical business perspective. Intellectual Property and Assessing its’ Financial Value describes the differences between regions, mainly the differences between the US and EU. In addition, several tools are presented for assessing the value of new IP, which is of importance before engaging on a new project that could result in new IP or for licensing purposes. The first chapter introduces the different types of IP and illustrating the business importance of capturing and safeguarding IP, the second chapter discusses patents and other forms of IP with subsequent chapters exploring copyright and trademarks in more detail, and a concluding chapter on the future of systems that can assess new IP value.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. toc 4. Copyright page - p. toc 5. List of figures and tables - p. iv 6. About the authors - p. xii 7. List of acronyms - p. xiv 8. 1: Overview - p. xvii 9. 2: Patents - p. 15 10. 3: Trade secrets - p. 51 11. 4: Trademarks - p. 59 12. 5: Copyrights - p. 80 13. 6: Assessing the financial value of IP - p. 99 14. References and further reading - p. 147 15. Useful websites - p. 153 16. Appendix 1: An example of a CDA - p. 153 17. Appendix 2: An example of an MTA - p. 160 18. Appendix 3: Invention disclosure form - p. 168 19. Index - p. 176
