<i>‘Blending deep historical insights with forward-looking analysis, this expertly curated volume examines the enduring relevance of patents in today’s rapidly evolving technological and economic landscape. Thumm and Blind have assembled outstanding contributions from renowned experts, illuminating how this cornerstone of innovation policy must adapt to 21st-century challenges.’</i>

- Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, World Intellectual Property Organization,

<i>‘</i>A Modern Guide to Patents<i> is a very engaging, highly contemporary and relevant review of topics at the center of the modern patent system. It draws on the finest minds in the applicable patent-related spaces to assess topics including patent management with an eye on AI and in crisis brought on by pandemics, considerations around PAEs, the ascendency of trade secrets as a dominant form of IP protection, standards and the current issues associated with standard-essential-patents, as well as the evolving role of enforcement in an era marked by both threats to innovation as well as sharing economies in innovation. </i>A Modern Guide to Patents <i>is a great resource for a wide range of readers interested in the role the patent system plays in incenting innovation for the benefit of mankind.’</i>

- David J. Kappos, Former Undersecretary of Commerce and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office; and Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP,

With contributions from well-known academics and industry experts, this highly relevant Modern Guide presents an overview of patenting in the 21st century. It analyzes a wide range of cases to illustrate the continuous change in the use, application, and regulatory environment of the patent system.



Chapters explain key features of patent management and consider how the patent system may be used in combination with alternative protection means such as trade secrets. They examine specific challenges of patenting, including those presented by artificial intelligence, patent assertion entities, and the ongoing effects of COVID-19. Expert authors provide insights into the roles of standard essential patents and patent enforcement, highlighting key debates and revealing how patents can help address critical societal issues. Ultimately, the Modern Guide emphasizes the benefits of having a structured system to recognize and protect inventions, underscoring the need for ongoing regulatory reform to tackle the challenges of the 21st century.P>

A Modern Guide to Patents is an essential read for academics and students in intellectual property, economics of innovation, knowledge management, organizational innovation, and innovation policy. Its coverage of recent trends and cutting-edge perspectives also makes this an invaluable resource for patent practitioners, policy makers, economists, and lawyers.



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Contents Introduction to A Modern Guide to Patents 1 Nikolaus Thumm and Knut Blind PART I PATENT MANAGEMENT 1 Patent management in the 21st century 20 Ruud Peters and Severin de Wit 2 Patent management in a digital and AI world 49 Beat Weibel PART II SPECIFIC CHALLENGES: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, PATENT ASSERTION ENTITIES AND TRADE SECRETS 3 The soul of inventorship in the patent system 67 Garry A. Gabison 4 Patent assertion entities in technology markets: Practices, recent trends, and policy concerns 92 Cesare Righi and Valerio Sterzi 5 Trade secrets as a complementary tool to patenting in the data economy of the 21st century 118 Alfred Radauer, Martin A. Bader, Tanya Aplin, Ute Konopka, Nicola Searle, Reinhard Altenburger and Christine Bachner PART III PATENT MANAGEMENT IN TIMES OF PANDEMICS 6 Overview of filing routes and patent families of COVID-19 related inventions 142 Catalina Martínez, Christopher Harrison and Aled Matthews 7 Patent pledges as portfolio management tools: benefits, obligations, and enforcement 166 Jorge L. Contreras PART IV STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS 8 Internet of Things and licensing: SEPs and FRAND determination 198 Claudia Tapia 9 SEP portfolio management 234 Tim Pohlmann PART V AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 10 From Benz to byte – the permanent change in the automotive industry and its future impact on patenting, standardization and regulation 266 Uwe Wiesner PART VI PATENT ENFORCEMENT 11 Intellectual property infringement: a persistent threat to the world economy 299 Piotr Stryszowski 12 Creation and sharing of innovations: the role of opening mechanisms provided by patent law 321 Heinz Goddar, Melanie Müller and Jonathan Porath
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781035308590
Publisert
2025-06-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
376

Om bidragsyterne

Edited by Nikolaus Thumm, former Chief Economist, European Patent Office, Senior Scientific Advisor, ETH Board, Zurich, Switzerland and Associate, Technische Universität Berlin and Knut Blind, Professor of Innovation Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Technische Universität Berlin and Head of the Business Unit Innovation and Regulation, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany