Patent Strategy: The Manager's Guide to Profiting from Patent Portfolios

Acknowledgments.

Foreword.

Patents in Context--Incorporating Patents into Your Business.

An Overview of Patents.

Strategies for Managing Patent Liability.

Strategies for Leveraging Value From R&D: Implementing a Patent Program.

Licensing, Selling, and Buying Patents.

Partnering, Strategic Alliances, and Deals.

Budgetary Issues.

Patent Litigation.

A Look Inside Patent Prosecution (Obtaining a Patent).

More Prosecution Strategies.

Getting a Second Look by the Patent Office: Reexamination and Reissue.

Battle for the Same Rights: Interference Proceedings.

Patents Abroad.

The Risks of Patent Licensing and Enforcement.

Choosing a Patent Attorney.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Provides the Following Summary Description of the Provisions of the New Law.

Appendix A: Sample Patents.

Appendix B: Data on Patent Activity: Issuances, Technology, and Litigations.

Appendix C: Preserving Trade Secret Rights and Avoiding Liability for Violating Those of Others.

Appendix D: Select Sections of the Patent Laws.

Index.