Intellectual Property and Assessing its Financial Value

Intellectual Property and Assessing its Financial Value

by Benedikt Sas, Stanislas De Vocht, Philippe Jacobs
Released December 2014
Publisher(s): Chandos Publishing
ISBN: 9781780634753

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Book description

This book covers the different aspects, such as patents, trademarks and copyright of Intellectual Property (IP) from a more practical business perspective. Intellectual Property and Assessing its’ Financial Value describes the differences between regions, mainly the differences between the US and EU. In addition, several tools are presented for assessing the value of new IP, which is of importance before engaging on a new project that could result in new IP or for licensing purposes. The first chapter introduces the different types of IP and illustrating the business importance of capturing and safeguarding IP, the second chapter discusses patents and other forms of IP with subsequent chapters exploring copyright and trademarks in more detail, and a concluding chapter on the future of systems that can assess new IP value.
  • Introduces IP and various features from a business perspective
  • Includes tools to assess the value of new IP
  • Provides a comprehensive and practical insight into IP
  • Explores other forms of IP including designs, models, breeders rights, and domain names
  • Offers an applied approach to IP and systems to evaluate the value of new IP

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Intellectual Property and Assessing Its Financial Value: With a focus on life sciences
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures and tables
    1. Figures
    2. Tables
  6. About the authors
  7. List of acronyms
  8. 1 Overview
    1. Introduction
    2. Tools for maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding IP
    3. Awareness building
    4. Accurate record keeping
    5. Notes
  9. 2 Patents
    1. What is a patent?
    2. US design patents versus EU Community designs
    3. US plant patents versus EU plant variety protection
    4. Inventorship
    5. The patent application (1/2)
    6. The patent application (2/2)
    7. Costs
    8. Continuing applications
    9. Requirements
    10. Governing laws and prosecution
    11. Supplementary protection certificate
    12. Notes
  10. 3 Trade secrets
    1. What is a trade secret?
    2. Protecting trade secrets
    3. Reverse engineering of trade secrets
  11. 4 Trademarks
    1. What is a trademark?
    2. Trademark, trade name, and company name
    3. Developing a trademark
    4. Registering the mark
    5. Maintaining rights and protections
    6. Protected geographical status in the European Union
    7. Domain names
    8. Notes
  12. 5 Copyrights
    1. Defining copyright
    2. Copyright and legislation
    3. Obtaining copyright
    4. Registration
    5. Possible ways to protect software: case study of PredOxyPack (1/2)
    6. Possible ways to protect software: case study of PredOxyPack (2/2)
    7. Notes
  13. 6 Assessing the financial value of IP
    1. Introduction
    2. IP valuation
    3. Industrial standards (1/4)
    4. Industrial standards (2/4)
    5. Industrial standards (3/4)
    6. Industrial standards (4/4)
    7. Discounted cash flow methods (1/6)
    8. Discounted cash flow methods (2/6)
    9. Discounted cash flow methods (3/6)
    10. Discounted cash flow methods (4/6)
    11. Discounted cash flow methods (5/6)
    12. Discounted cash flow methods (6/6)
    13. Valorization via a new company
    14. Notes
  14. References and further reading
    1. References
    2. Further reading
  15. Useful websites
  16. Appendix 1 An example of a CDA (1/2)
  17. Appendix 1 An example of a CDA (2/2)
  18. Appendix 2 An example of an MTA (1/2)
  19. Appendix 2 An example of an MTA (2/2)
    1. Attachment 1
  20. Appendix 3 Invention disclosure form
    1. Purpose
    2. When to submit
    3. Inventors
    4. Format
    5. Where to submit
    6. Further information
  21. Index (1/2)
  22. Index (2/2)

Product information

  • Title: Intellectual Property and Assessing its Financial Value
  • Author(s): Benedikt Sas, Stanislas De Vocht, Philippe Jacobs
  • Release date: December 2014
  • Publisher(s): Chandos Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781780634753