Intellectual Property in Academia: A Practical Guide for Scientists and Engineers

by Nadya Reingand (Editor)

Overview

This book provides a practical understanding of intellectual property basics relevant in an academic environment. It describes the process of performing a comprehensive prior art search, determining business value, filing for a patent, licensing to companies, and using follow-up patents to create a valuable portfolio. The text also covers starting a new business and recent changes in patent application procedures. A special chapter addresses issues in copyright law relevant to academics, such as determining what is copyrightable in reporting an industry-sponsored project.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040078051
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Nadya Reingand, PhD, teaches short courses on intellectual property (IP), patent search and analysis, reverse engineering, and other topics for various audiences. Her scientific background and experience help her to understand researchers' needs in intellectual property aspects that arise from the result of scientific work. She holds a PhD in optoelectronics and has authored numerous scientific papers and patents of her own, mostly in the fields of holography, interferometry, speckles, and optical communications. Her legal experience originated from patent analysis and technology overview reports, which she performed at Landon IP, Inc., together with the creation of technology development forecast and IP strategy. Currently, Dr. Reingand is an Intellectual Property Director at CeLight, Inc., responsible for developing and maintaining IP assets of the company. She is licensed to practice Patent Law before the U.S. Patent Office.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Intellectual Property in Academia. Patent Basics. Prior Art Searching. Valuation of Technology-Based IP in Academia. Drafting a Patent Application. Electronic Filing of US Patents. Filing University Patent Applications through an Office of Technology Transfer. University Patent Revenue Generation: Case Studies. Copyright. Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

… indispensible … This book will become a standard reference for issues in IP and will help to stimulate further interactions between academia and entrepreneurs.
—Optics & Photonics News

Editorial Reviews

"… a complete source of intellectual property (IP) information for academic researchers. The book is a valuable guide to business and market estimation, employment legislation and invention priority estimation. It will become a standard reference for IP issues and help to stimulate interactions between academics and entrepreneurs."
—Optics & Photonics News, January 2013

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