{"product_id":"a-guide-for-implementing-a-patent-strategy-9781119407058","title":"A Guide for Implementing a Patent Strategy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book provides a strategic framework for cost efficient engineering of market moving patent portfolios by organizing patent engineering efforts around the problems that innovators solve for their customers and not the technologies developed to solve these problems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatents are a vital asset in the modern business world. They allow patent holders to introduce new products in to a market while deterring other market players from simply copying innovative features without making comparable investments in research and development. In years past, a few patents may have provided adequate protection. That is no longer the case. In today''s world, it is critical that innovative companies protect the features of their products that give them a competitive advantage with a family or portfolio of patents that are strategically generated to protect the market position of the patent holder. A patent portfolio that deters competitors from introducing competitive products in a ti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Background for Developing and Implementing a Patent Strategy 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Structure of a Patent 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Path to Obtaining Patents 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Identifying Patentable Inventions 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Identifying What Has Yet to Be Invented 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Prioritizing the Inventions 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Prioritizing Your Patent Applications 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Proposing and Writing Claims 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Conducting Prior Art Searches 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Mindsets of Innovators and Attorneys and other Cautionary Notes 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Reviewing Your Proposed Patent Applications 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Writing Your Patent Applications 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Next Step: Prosecution of Your Patent Application 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 What Next? 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Final Thoughts 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Electrophotography: Building a Patent Portfolio in a Mature but Evolving Field 255\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407047369047,"sku":"9781119407058","price":93.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119407058.jpg?v=1730497994","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-guide-for-implementing-a-patent-strategy-9781119407058","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}