Patent valuation
Subtitle: improving decision making through analysis
By: William J. Murphy, John L. Orcutt, Paul C. Remus
Contributors: Orcutt, John L.; Remus, Paul C., 1945-
Edition: 1
Series: Wiley finance series
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118027349
Subjects: Accounting; Valuation; Patents; Decision making; LAW / Intellectual Property / Patent
Description: "A practical resource for valuing patents that is accessible to the complete spectrum of decision makers in the patent processIn today's economy, patents tend to be the most important of the intellectual property (IP) assets. It is often the ability to create, manage, defend, and extract value from patents that can distinguish competitive success and significant wealth creation from competitive failure and economic waste. Patent Valuation enhances the utility and value of patents by providing IP managers, IP creators, attorneys, and government officials with a useable resource that allows them to use actual or implied valuations when making patent-related decisions.  Involves a combination of techniques for describing patent valuation  Includes descriptions of various topics, illustrative cases, step-by-step valuation techniques, user-friendly procedures and checklists, and examples  Serves as a useable resource that allows IP managers to use actual or implied valuations when making patent-related decisions  One of the most fundamental premises of the book is that these valuation skills can be made accessible to each of the various decision makers in the patent process. Patent Valuation involves narrative descriptions of the various topics, illustrative cases, step-by-step valuation techniques, user-friendly procedures and checklists, and an abundance of examples to demonstrate the more complex concepts"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.