Inside the patent factory
Subtitle: the essential reference for effective and efficient management of patent creation
By: Donal O'Connell.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chichester, England; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780470516409
Subjects: Patents; Intellectual property -- Management; Industrial property -- Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Building a strategy; title: Why patent?; title: Invention harvesting; title: Core activities of patent creation; title: The inventor community; title: Other key interfaces; title: Organising your patent factory; title: The management of external patent agencies; title: Metrics; title: Quality; title: Patent cost management; title: Processes and tools; title: Benchmarking; title: Changes; title: Conclusion.