Intellectual property and assessing its financial value / Benedikt Sas, Philippe Jacobs and Stanislas de Vocht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sas, Benedikt, author.

Jacobs, Philippe, author.

de Vocht, Stanislas, author.

Series:

Chandos information professional series.

Chandos Information Professional Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property--Economic aspects.

Intellectual property.

Intellectual property--Economic aspects--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Chandos Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 an

Contents:

Cover; Intellectual Property and Assessing Its Financial Value: With a focus on life sciences; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; About the authors; List of acronyms; 1Overview; Introduction; Tools for maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding IP; Awareness building; Accurate record keeping; Notes; 2Patents; What is a patent?; US design patents versus EU Community designs; US plant patents versus EU plant variety protection; Inventorship; The patent application; Costs; Continuing applications; Requirements; Governing laws and prosecution

Supplementary protection certificateNotes; 3Trade secrets; What is a trade secret?; Protecting trade secrets; Reverse engineering of trade secrets; 4Trademarks; What is a trademark?; Trademark, trade name, and company name; Developing a trademark; Registering the mark; Maintaining rights and protections; Protected geographical status in the European Union; Domain names; Notes; 5Copyrights; Defining copyright; Copyright and legislation; Obtaining copyright; Registration; Possible ways to protect software: case study of PredOxyPack; Notes; 6Assessing the financial value of IP; Introduction

IP valuationIndustrial standards; Discounted cash flow methods; Valorization via a new company; Notes; References and further reading; References; Further reading; Useful websites; Appendix 1 An example of a CDA; Appendix 2 An example of an MTA; Attachment 1; Appendix 3 Invention disclosure form; Purpose; When to submit; Inventors; Format; Where to submit; Further information; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781780634753

1780634757

9781843347927

184334792X

OCLC:

898422261