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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299760303321

Autore

Halt Jr., Gerald B

Titolo

Intellectual property in consumer electronics, software and technology startups / / Gerald B. Halt, Jr., John C. Donch, Jr., Robert Fesnak, Amber R. Stiles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

1-4614-7912-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 241 pages) : illustrations, forms

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

343.0999

343099

346.73048

620

Soggetti

Intellectual property - United States

High technology industries - Law and legislation - United States

Household electronics industry - Law and legislation - United States

New business enterprises - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I Overview of Intellectual Property Rights -- Patents -- Trade Secret Protection -- Trademarks and Trade Dress -- Copyrights -- Domain Names -- Intellectual Property Issues in Labeling and Marketing -- Part II Implementing Intellectual Property Practices, Procedures and Strategies -- Seven Basic Steps to Getting Started -- Deciding Between Patent or Trade Secret Protection -- Intellectual Property Strategies for Software: Patent and Copyright Protection -- Developing and Managing an Intellectual Property Portfolio -- Part III Monetization of Intellectual Property Portfolios -- Intellectual Property Portfolio Acquisition.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive guide to procuring, utilizing and monetizing intellectual property rights, tailored for readers in the high-tech consumer electronics and software industries, as well as technology startups.  Numerous, real examples, case studies and scenarios are incorporated throughout the book to illustrate the topics discussed.  Readers will learn what to consider throughout the various



creative phases of a product’s lifespan from initial research and development initiatives through post-production.  Readers will gain an understanding of the intellectual property protections afforded to U.S. corporations, methods to pro-actively reduce potential problems, and guidelines for future considerations to reduce legal spending, prevent IP theft, and allow for greater profitability from corporate innovation and inventiveness. • Offers a comprehensive guide to intellectual property for readers in high-tech consumer electronics, software and technology startups; • Uses real case studies to illustrate concepts covered; • Discusses most recent changes to the U.S. patent laws, such as the America Invents Act; • Describes specifics of protections offered, as well as benefits and shortcomings of each type; • Provides guidance on IP implementation, procedures for protecting IP and which types of protections are necessary.  .