Book description
A practical resource for valuing patents that is accessible to the
complete spectrum of decision makers in the patent process
In 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.
William J. Murphy is a Professor of Law and Chair of the Commerce and
Technology Law Graduate Program at the University of New Hampshire
School of Law (formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center), one of the
top schools of intellectual property in the country. Murphy cofounded
UNH Law's Intellectual Property Valuation Institute and currently
serves as its director. He is the author of R&D Cooperation
among Marketplace Competitors. Murphy earned a JD degree from
Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law, and he holds
master and doctorate degrees from Harvard Business School.
John L. Orcutt is the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and a
Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
Orcutt cofounded UNH Law's Intellectual Property Valuation Institute
and its International Technology Transfer Institute. Orcutt is the
author of Shaping China's Innovation Future: University Technology
Transfer in Transition. Before coming to UNH Law, Orcutt worked
as a Silicon Valley investment banker and a capital markets attorney.
Orcutt earned a JD degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Paul C. Remus is a shareholder of the law firm of Devine, Millimet
& Branch, P. A., in Manchester, New Hampshire. Remus concentrates
his intellectual property practice in prosecuting patent applications,
drafting noninfringement opinions, and licensing technology. He also
mediates disputes involving intellectual property and is on the U. S.
District Court Mediation Panel List. Remus also represents both
companies and venture capitalists in private placements and other
financing involving intellectual property. Remus earned a JD degree
from the University of Michigan.
