TY - BOOK AU - Munari, Federico, ed. AU - Oriani, Raffaele, ed. TI - The economic valuation of patents: methods and applications SN - 9781848445482 U1 - 330 PY - 2011/// CY - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, Mass. PB - Edward Elgar KW - Patent laws and legislation KW - Patents KW - Valuation KW - Economic aspects KW - Intellectual property, copyright & patents KW - LAW / Intellectual Property / Patent KW - LAW / Intellectual Property / General N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction Federico Munari and Raffaele Oriani. -- PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON PATENT VALUE --1. Why, When and How to Value Patents? An Introduction Federico Munari and Raffaele Oriani. -- 2. A Law and Economics Introduction to Patent Law and Procedure Massimiliano Granieri. -- 3. Economic and Management Perspectives on the Value of Patents Federico Munari and Maurizio Sobrero.-- 4. Patent Exploitation Strategies and Value Creation Maria Isabella Leone and Keld Laursen -- PART II: PATENT VALUATION METHODS -- 5. Traditional Valuation Methods: Cost, Market and Income Approach Heinz Goddar and Ulrich Moser. -- 6. Advanced Valuation Methods: The Real Options Approach Raffaele Oriani and Luigi Sereno. -- 7. Valuing Patents through Indicators Nils Omland. -- PART III: PATENT VALUATION CONTEXTS -- 8. Patent Portfolio Management Martin A. Bader and Oliver Gassmann.-- 9. Patent Licensing Contracts Massimiliano Granieri, Maria Isabella Leone and Raffaele Oriani. -- 10. Economic Approaches to Patent Damages Analysis Paola Maria Valenti. -- 11. Valuing Patents for Accounting Purposes Serena Morricone. -- 12. Patent-backed Finance Federico Munari, Maria Cristina Odasso and Laura Toschi. -- 13. Stock Market Valuation of Patent Portfolios Serena Morricone and Raffaele Oriani. Index ER -