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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877734203321

Autore

O'Connell Donal <1963->

Titolo

Inside the patent factory : the essential reference for effective and efficient management of patent creation / / Donal O'Connell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-119-99526-4

1-119-20159-4

1-282-34990-2

9786612349904

0-470-77276-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

608

Soggetti

Patents

Intellectual property - Management

Industrial property - Management

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Building a strategy -- Why patent? -- Invention harvesting -- Core activities of patent creation -- The inventor community -- Other key interfaces -- Organising your patent factory -- The management of external patent agencies -- Metrics -- Quality -- Patent cost management -- Processes and tools -- Benchmarking -- Changes -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The book is a coaching guide for anyone interested in intellectual property and those wanting to embark on or develop patent creation. It draws on the authors' extensive experience and insights from change projects, management and leadership at Nokia. The book guides the reader through each stage of setting up a successful unit, inviting active involvement by asking vital questions about their needs and aims. Focusing on key issues and themes involved, it provides examples, diagrams and models to illustrate how they can be out in to practice. Critical chapters include the core activities of