Intellectual Property Culture

by Dobrusin, Eric M.; Krasnow, Ronald A.

• ISBN13: 9780195338331
• ISBN10: 0195338332
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-29
• Publisher: Lexis Nexis

Summary

With Intellectual Property Culture, Eric Dobrusin and Ron Krasnow provide the ultimate guide for companies seeking to develop a business culture rooted in a sophisticated, strategic understanding of the value of intellectual property Book jacket.

Author Biography

Eric M. Dobrusin is a founder and shareholder in the law firm of Dobrusin & Thennisch, where he has concentrated his practice in patent counseling and strategic patent prosecution, primarily in the areas of materials science, chemistry, biomedical devices, plastics, automotive technology, and semiconductor device fabrication. He is also a former executive director of the National Patent Board.
Ronald A. Krasnow is the Senior Vice President of intellectual property and Chief Patent Counsel at Relypsa, Inc., in Santa Clara, California, where he is responsible for all legal functions, including corporate, contract, and intellectual property. Previously he worked as a refinery engineer at Marathon Petroleum Company, as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and as a practicing attorney at Fish & Neave.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
The Intellectual Property Culture	p. 1
Building the Culture	p. 13
Making the Culture Contagious: Intellectual Property within the Organization	p. 43
The Role of Counsel	p. 79
Earning Respect for Your Intellectual Property	p. 107
Giving Respect to Valid Patent Rights	p. 135
Constructively Sharing and Transferring Intellectual Property	p. 167
Toward a Successful Intellectual Property Strategy	p. 193
Trade Secrets and Other Intellectual Property	p. 221
Confidential Information and Effective Corporate Trade Secret Programs	p. 249
Patenting Inventions	p. 273
International Flavor	p. 303
Appendices	p. 329
Index	p. 365
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