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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462732603321

Titolo

Nanotechnology commercialization for managers and scientists / / edited by Wim Helwegen, Luca Escoffier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Pan Stanford Pub., , 2012

ISBN

0-429-09872-3

1-283-59670-9

9786613909152

981-4364-38-X

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (434 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HelwegenWim

EscoffierLuca

Disciplina

620.5

620/.5

Soggetti

Nanostructured materials industry

Nanotechnology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction to the World of Nanotechnology; 2. Overview of Intellectual Property Rights; 3. Nanotechnology Patent Procurement and Litigation in Europe; 4. Nanotechnology Patent Procurement and Litigation in the United States; 5. How to Set Up an Effective IP Strategy and Manage a Nanotechnology-Based Patent Portfolio; 6. How to Identify Patent Infringements in the Nanotechnology Sector; 7. Licensing Issues in Nanotechnology; 8. IP Valuation: Principles and Applications in the Nanotechnology Industry; 9. Investing in Nanotechnology

10. Technology Transfer and Nanomedicine with Special Reference to Sweden11. Public-Private Partnerships - an Example from the Netherlands: The Industrial Partnership Programme; 12. University and Employees' Inventions in Europe and the United States; 13. Environment, Health, and Safety Within the Nanotechnology Industry; 14. Regulation of Nanomaterials in the EU; 15. Nanomaterial Regulation in the United States



Sommario/riassunto

The nanotechnology industry is a fast growing industry with many unique characteristics. When bringing the results of nanotechnology research to the market, companies and universities run into unforeseen problems related to intellectual property rights and other legal and regulatory issues. An effective commercialization of the results of research requires basic knowledge of the relevant issues and a well-defined strategy, while the absence of such knowledge and strategy can be detrimental to the commercial potential of any invention. Even the most impressive scientific achievements can become