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Guide to Intellectual Property: How companies can value and protect their best ideas (Economist Books)
Guide to Intellectual Property How companies can value and protect their best ideas - Economist Books Author:The Economist, Stephen Johnson Intellectual Property (IP) is big business, worth an estimated $5 trillion in the US alone. It covers patents, trademarks, domain names, copyrights, trade secrets and know-how. The IP of a big brand can be worth tens of billions of dollars. And yet IP is hard to value; accountants struggle with it, and banks treat it cautiously as loan collatera... more »l.
Unsurprisingly, companies zealously guard their own ideas and fight to acquire those of others. Damages arising from infringements have fostered a sizeable claims industry. But IP law is complex. Protections deemed excessive to one party are seen as inadequate to another. Court decisions and interpretation of IP laws can be unpredictable, and can dramatically change the fortunes of businesses that rely on their IP – as demonstrated in the pharmaceutical industry?s battle with generic drugs.
This guide to intellectual property will help companies, investors, and creative thinkers understand the scope and nature of IP issues, and maximize the value from this important intangible asset.« less
ISBN-13: 9781610394611 ISBN-10: 1610394615 Publication Date: 7/14/2015 Pages:272 Edition:First Trade Paper Ed Rating: