Nanotechnology Commercialization for Managers and Scientists.

The nanotechnology industry is a fast growing industry with many unique characteristics. When bringing the results of nanotechnology research to the market, companies and universities run into unforeseen problems related to intellectual property rights and other legal and regulatory issues. An effec...

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Main Author: Helwegen, Wim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction to the World of Nanotechnology; 2. Overview of Intellectual Property Rights; 3. Nanotechnology Patent Procurement and Litigation in Europe; 4. Nanotechnology Patent Procurement and Litigation in the United States; 5. How to Set Up an Effective IP Strategy and Manage a Nanotechnology-Based Patent Portfolio; 6. How to Identify Patent Infringements in the Nanotechnology Sector; 7. Licensing Issues in Nanotechnology; 8. IP Valuation: Principles and Applications in the Nanotechnology Industry; 9. Investing in Nanotechnology.
  • 10. Technology Transfer and Nanomedicine with Special Reference to Sweden11. Public-Private Partnerships
  • an Example from the Netherlands: The Industrial Partnership Programme; 12. University and Employees' Inventions in Europe and the United States; 13. Environment, Health, and Safety Within the Nanotechnology Industry; 14. Regulation of Nanomaterials in the EU; 15. Nanomaterial Regulation in the United States.