The Economic Valuation of Patents provides an original and essential analysis of patent valuation, presenting the main methodologies to value patents in different contexts.

In highly industrialized countries, innovation and technologies account for about half of economic growth. Patent management plays a crucial role in managing innovation by providing legal protection, especially when supporting factual protection strategies that enable profits from temporary...

In dem Fachbuch behandeln die Autoren die Gebiete Innovation, Forschung Entwicklung sowie Patentmanagement und betrachten dabei insbesondere innovative Unternehmen, die in einem dynamischen und wettbewerbsorientierten Umfeld arbeiten. Ziel ist es, einen Überblick über gängige Konzepte des...

Introduction -- How to increase the success of innovative start-ups with intellectual property: an introductory overview -- Part I: The Start-up’s View -- Israeli start-ups and ecosystem -- IP as a new value driver for sustainable start-ups -- Mining IP: A story of Australian start-ups in the...

1. Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Rights -- 2. Protection Strategies -- 3. Evaluating and Valuing Patents -- 4. Successful Practices in Commercializing Patents -- 5. Organizing Patent Management -- 6. Patent Management by Industry -- 7. Patent Management in New Technology Environments --...

This work examines the current, relevant and complex problem of how companies can take an intellectual property lead within research and development collaborations. Special emphasis is placed on the early phases of the innovation process and the service industry sector, in which intellectual...