e-Patent Strategies for Software, e-Commerce, the Internet,...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 224 pages
• Published by: L B I Law & Business Institute February 21, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0966143779
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0966143775
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 14.1 ounces

Intellectual Property Rights News, vol. 2 no. 3
"Stephen Glazier's book entitled "Patent Strategies for Business, Third Edition", [the companion volume for "e-Patent Strategies"] is a field manual for the intellectual property strategist to start thinking and acting Glazier's book is one of the few sources which makes the effort to approach the patent field as a matter of strategy rather than as a matter of how the authorities line up on each particular legal issue Glazier's book lets the reader understand in a brief and manageable way how things work in the patent field The writer wishes Glazier would convert his book into a multi-volume loose leaf series for which there is surely strong need and probably no better potential author or editor."

Book Description
This book is an all new companion volume to the popular "Patent Strategies for Business", third edition, by the same author. This new book has chapters about e-Patents, i-Patents, and service patents, including new rules to invent software and Internet applications (and to patent the result), current legal developments, intellectual property audits, related forecasts of trends in technology and business, and case studies of the finance of technology businesses. A must read for the CEO, General Counsel, Director of e-Commerce, Venture Capitalist, M & A analyst, investor, or Chief Scientific Officer of any dot.com, or e-commerce project.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: e-Patent Strategies for Software, e-Commerce, the Internet, Telecom Services, Financial Services, and Business Methods (with Case Studies and Forecasts) (Hardcover) When considering this book be aware that it is a supplement to the author's book titled "Patent Strategies for Business" to which frequent references are made. That said, this book is still a valuable resource without "Patent Strategies for Business", which I have not read. What I like about this book is the number of real and hypothetical case studies, with well written legal analysis interwoven into the narrative. Much of the book is written in the ponderous legalese you'd expect from such a book, and this is necessary to ensure that there is no ambiguity communicated when legal points are made. However, there is also a lot of plain talk and common sense imparted, which makes this book readable by lay persons. I personally gained a lot of excellent information from the book, including the fact that patents can be driven by legal as well as technology and marketing strategies. What this means is existing products can be modified with the advice of patent attorneys to be patentable and a part of a company's patent portfolio. This is an interesting and unique approach, and can (and should) be the basis for increasing a company's value. Also excellent are the chapters that address updating existing products and services for the Internet, making them possibly patentable, and chapter 8's excellent set of steps for intellectual property audits. Overall, with or without the primary book ("Patent Strategies for Business"), this is must reading for any business, small or large, that wants to capitalize on potential intellectual property assets to increase their net worth and value. It is also an excellent and thought-provoking read for strategic planners. I rate it at five solid stars for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the plethora of ideas the book generated and the clarification of some issues and factors related to services patents that I was researching. Comment | | (Report this)