Inside the patent factory :

O'Connell, Donal, 1963-

Inside the patent factory : the essential reference for effective and efficient management of patent creation / Donal O'Connell. - Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008. - xx, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Building a strategy -- Why patent? -- Invention harvesting -- Core activities of patent creation -- The inventor community -- Other key interfaces -- Organising your patent factory -- The management of external patent agencies -- Metrics -- Quality -- Patent cost management -- Processes and tools -- Benchmarking -- Changes -- Conclusion.

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Patents.
Intellectual property--Management.
Industrial property--Management.

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