E-Patent Strategies for Software, E-Commerce, the Internet, Telecom Services, Financial Services and Business Methods : With Case Studies and Forecasts

by Glazier, Stephen C.

• ISBN13: 9780966143782
• ISBN10: 0966143787
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. ix
Preface to this Volume: Profits from e-Patents, i-Patents, Service Patents, and Business Method Patents	p. xi
What the Reviewers Are Saying About The Companion Volume	p. xv
To Order The Companion Volume	p. xvii
To Order This Book	p. xix
Preface to the Third Edition	p. xxi
Preface to the Second Edition: Patents are Business Tools	p. xxiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxix
Case Studies
Patent Due Diligence for Financing Technology Companies: Five Case Studies	p. 1
Software and the Internet
e-Patents for Software, e-Commerce, the Internet, Telecom Services, and Financial Services: the State Street Bank Case and Business Methods	p. 23
e-Patents and Business Methods, the Beat Goes On: the ATandT v. Excel Case	p. 39
e-Patents for Internet and Banking Services: The Survey	p. 45
Rules of Virtual Genius: Software and Internet Update	p. 51
Four Stages of Patent Denial In the Software Industry	p. 61
Patent Audits
Intellectual Property Audits: Start with the Business Plan	p. 67
Intellectual Property Audits: Special Steps	p. 73
Technology Forecasts
Tech Trends: Telecom Services	p. 79
Tech Trends: the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets	p. 83
Tech Trends: E-Commerce	p. 89
Tech Trends: Smart Cards	p. 97
Tech Trends: New Devices and Software	p. 99
Appendices
State Street Bank v. Signature Financial	p. 103
ATandT v. Excel	p. 125
e-Patents: Seven Examples for Corporate Financing	p. 145
e-Patent Invention Disclosure Form	p. 177
Table of Authorities	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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