Intellectual Property Management: A Guide for Scientists, Engineers, Financiers, and Managers

This concise introduction to patent law and strategy combines legal, scientific and economic perspectives to provide a thorough foundation in the subject. The result is a set of guiding principles that allow readers to develop a holistic patent strategy aligned with their needs, and those of both fledgling and established companies.
Written by experts with up–to–date and first–hand knowledge in the field, this book takes a global view, with particular emphasis on recent modifications to European Law and the particularities of US Law.
It is recommended as first reading for scientists, managers and financiers, as well as providing patent agents and advisors with a balanced commercial perspective.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Authors.
Abbreviations.
1 Terminology (Claas Junghans).
1.1 The Terms of Patenting.
1.2 Business Brief.
2 The Economic Objectives of Protection (Claas Junghans).
2.1 Filing Strategy.
2.2 Claim Breadth: The Scope of the Desired Protection.
2.3 Factors Influencing Filing Strategy andClaim Breadth.
2.4 Financial Resources and Attitude Towards Risk.
2.5 Business Brief.
3 Patenting (Claas Junghans).
3.1 Preparation.
3.2 Drafting the Patent Application.
3.3 Prosecution.
3.4 Strategy.
3.5 Conflict.
3.6 Business Brief.
4 Ownership (Rolf Sander).
4.1 The Rights of the Inventor.
4.2 DisputedOwnership.
4.3 Employee or Service Inventions.
5 Trademarks and Designs (Tobias Boeckh).
5.1 Protection of Distinctive Marks.
5.2 Designs.
6 Licensing (Jan Dirk Heerma).
6.1 Licence Agreements – an Overview.
6.2 Sub–Licences.
6.3 Up–Front Payments.
6.4 Milestone Payments.
6.5 Non–Cash Consideration.
6.6 Taxation of Consideration.
6.7 Representations andW arranties.
6.8 Maintenance andProsecution of IP Rights.
6.9 Confidentiality.
6.10 Competition Law.
6.11 Governing Law andDispute Resolution.
6.12 Negotiating Licence Agreements.
6.13 Business Brief.
7 Starting up and Financing Your Venture (Adam Levy).
7.1 Risk, Return andControl.
7.2 Strategy.
7.3 Company Formation.
7.4 The Business Plan.
7.5 Financial Forecasting andV aluation.
7.6 Financing the Venture.
7.7 Negotiation.
8 The Importance of Business Structures to the Exploitation of IP (Christoph Regierer).
8.1 Legal Forms of Transferring IP Ownership.
8.2 Intellectual Property andF inancial Reporting.
8.3 Tax Aspects.
9 List of Annexes.
Annex 1 Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (January 3rd, 2005).
Annex 2 PCT Contracting States (as of July 7th, 2005).
Annex 3 EPO member states andextension states as of July 2005.
Annex 4 Nice Classification of goods and services (8th edition) – Headings Goods and Services.
Annex 5 International Classification for Industrial Designs under the Locarno Agreement – Headings Goods and Services.
Annex 6 European Community Member States.
Annex 7 Member countries of the Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol.
Annex 8 ARIPO member states.
Annex 9 OAPI member states.
Annex 10 Country Codes.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Claas Junghans studied chemistry at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, and completed his Ph.D. in molecular biology at the Free University of Berlin. He obtained additional qualifications in economics from Hagen Open University and a degree (Magister) in corporate legal protection from Humboldt University, Berlin. From 1997 to 2003, he served as Chief Operational Officer of Mologen AG, responsible for intellectual property protection and corporate strategy. He has obtained the qualification as European Patent Attorney and is currently independent partner of several businesses.
Adam Levy has a Natural Sciences degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from INSEAD, Paris, and has held senior management positions in several biotechnology companies.

Okładka tylna:
This concise introduction to patent law and strategy combines legal, scientific and economic perspectives to provide a thorough foundation in the subject. The result is a set of guiding principles that allow readers to develop a holistic patent strategy aligned with their needs, and those of both fledgling and established companies.
Written by experts with up–to–date and first–hand knowledge in the field, this book takes a global view, with particular emphasis on recent modifications to European Law and the particularities of US Law.
It is recommended as first reading for scientists, managers and financiers, as well as providing patent agents and advisors with a balanced commercial perspective.