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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144579203321

Autore

Junghans Claas

Titolo

Intellectual property management : a guide for scientists, engineers, financiers, and managers / / Claas Junghans, Adam Levy with contributions by Rolf Sander ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH

[Chichester, : John Wiley, distributor], c2006

ISBN

3-527-80259-2

1-281-23925-9

9786611239251

3-527-61221-1

3-527-61223-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LevyAdam <1972->

Disciplina

346.24048

346.40486

Soggetti

Intellectual property - European Union countries

Patent laws and legislation - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intellectual Property Management; Contents; Preface; Authors; Abbreviations; 1 Terminology; 1.1 The Terms of Patenting; 1.1.1 The Patent; 1.1.2 The Process of Patenting; 1.1.3 The Value in a Patent; 1.1.4 Anatomy of a Patent Document; 1.1.5 Patentability of an Invention; 1.1.6 Inventors and Applicants; 1.2 Business Brief; 2 The Economic Objectives of Protection; 2.1 Filing Strategy; 2.1.1 When to File?; 2.1.2 Where to File: National Offices and International Treaties; 2.1.3 Where to First File?; 2.1.4 Follow-up Filings and the Territorial Extent of Protection

2.2 Claim Breadth: The Scope of the Desired Protection2.3 Factors Influencing Filing Strategy and Claim Breadth; 2.3.1 The Invention, the Product and its Market; 2.3.2 Market Economics; 2.3.3 Technology Density; 2.3.4 The Commercialisation Plan; 2.3.5 The Competition; 2.4 Financial Resources and Attitude Towards Risk; 2.5 Business Brief; 3 Patenting; 3.1 Preparation; 3.1.1 Planning; 3.1.2 Assembling Material;



3.1.3 Researching the Literature; 3.2 Drafting the Patent Application; 3.2.1 Attorneys; 3.2.2 The Initial Filing as a Basis for Amended Claims; 3.2.3 Non-Obviousness; 3.2.4 Unity

3.3 Prosecution3.3.1 Formalities; 3.3.2 Representation; 3.3.3 The Process; 3.4 Strategy; 3.4.1 Overview; 3.4.2 Patenting an "Invention in Progress"; 3.4.3 Patent Deadlines Driving Development; 3.5 Conflict; 3.5.1 Opposition; 3.5.2 Revocation; 3.5.3 Infringement; 3.6 Business Brief; 4 Ownership; 4.1 The Rights of the Inventor; 4.1.1 What is an Applicant?; 4.1.2 Applicants in the United States of America; 4.1.3 Joint Applicants; 4.2 Disputed Ownership; 4.2.1 Interference Procedure in the United States of America; 4.3 Employee or Service Inventions; 4.3.1 Germany; 4.3.2 United Kingdom

4.3.3 France4.3.4 Spain; 4.3.5 Russia; 4.3.6 USA; 4.3.7 Japan; 4.3.8 Korea; 4.3.9 China; 4.3.10 Hungary; 4.3.11 Czech Republic; 4.3.12 Poland; 4.3.13 Sweden; 4.3.14 Conclusion; 5 Trademarks and Designs; 5.1 Protection of Distinctive Marks; 5.1.1 Trademark Protection; 5.1.2 Internet Domains/e-Commerce; 5.1.3 Trade Names, Company Names and Titles; 5.1.4 Appellations of Origin; 5.1.5 Enforcement of Rights; 5.2 Designs; 5.2.1 What is a Design?; 5.2.2 National and International Protection of Designs; 5.2.3 How and Where are Designs Registered?; 5.2.4 Implementation of Design Rights; 6 Licensing

6.1 Licence Agreements - an Overview6.1.1 Introduction to Licensing; 6.1.2 Subject; 6.1.3 Scope; 6.1.4 Exclusivity; 6.1.5 Term and Termination; 6.1.6 Consideration; 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 and Warranties; 6.7.1 Ownership; 6.7.2 Third Parties' Rights; 6.7.3 Other; 6.8 Maintenance and Prosecution of IP Rights; 6.9 Confidentiality; 6.10 Competition Law; 6.10.1 General Principles; 6.10.2 European Competition Law; 6.10.3 US Competition Law

6.11 Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

Sommario/riassunto

This concise introduction to European patent law and global patent perspectives combines the legal and economic perspectives to adopt a unique approach that serves both inventors -- engineers and scientists -- as well as financiers and economists. Written by experts with first-hand knowledge this book is completely up-to-date, taking into account recent additions to European patent law, especially in the field of biotechnology and genetics. While concentrating on the EU, the world perspective is nevertheless represented, including US particularities. The result is a set of guidelines allow