e-Patent Strategies for Software, e-Commerce, the Internet, Telecom Services, Financial Services, and Business Methods (with Case Studies and Forecasts) [Hardcover]

Stephen C. Glazier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2000

This book is an all new companion volume to the popular "Patent Strategies for Business", third edition, by the same author. This new book has chapters about e-Patents, i-Patents, and service patents, including new rules to invent software and Internet applications (and to patent the result), current legal developments, intellectual property audits, related forecasts of trends in technology and business, and case studies of the finance of technology businesses. A must read for the CEO, General Counsel, Director of e-Commerce, Venture Capitalist, M & A analyst, investor, or Chief Technology Officer of any dot.com, or e-commerce project.

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"a field manual for the intellectual property strategist to start thinking and acting..." -- Intellectual Property Rights News, vol. 2 no. 3

About the Author

Stephen C. Glazier practices law in Washington, D.C., regarding intellectual property, venture capital, licensing, due diligence for investment, financing of technology companies, and related business transactions, in the Internet, e-commerce, software, telecom services, and financial services space. He has a B.S. and an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and a J.D. from the University of Texas. He is a member of the bar in New York, California, Texas, and the District of Columbia, and he is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Glazier holds six U.S. patents, in which he designs around prior art patents. Mr. Glazier often consults on the development and commercialization of new technology and business plans (and their financing), and on trends and strategies in e-commerce. Mr. Glazier lectures frequently on legal and business topics, and is a contributor on legal subjects to the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal and other publications. He may be contacted in Washington, D.C. at [e-mail] or [e-mail], fax [phone].

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: L B I Law & Business Institute (February 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966143787
• ISBN-13: 978-0966143782
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,219,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uniquely helpful, April 11, 2001

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Michael Gollin (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: e-Patent Strategies for Software, e-Commerce, the Internet, Telecom Services, Financial Services, and Business Methods (with Case Studies and Forecasts) (Paperback)

e-Patenting was the first and remains the only helpful book of which I am aware focusing on the strategic management of intellectual property in the fast-evolving realm of information technology and electronic commerce. It presents practical tips for protecting inventions and building a strong portfolio, using a case study approach.

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for protecting e-Patents, March 31, 2000

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This review is from: e-Patent Strategies for Software, e-Commerce, the Internet, Telecom Services, Financial Services, and Business Methods (with Case Studies and Forecasts) (Paperback)

This book truly sheds light on the approach and techniques required to properly intoduce an ePatent. It gives you an easy, step by step guide to understanding the legal and practical considerations required to do busniness on the Net. I recommend this book to anyone from attorneys to students interested in e-commerce

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful but could have been more meaty, November 15, 2001

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This review is from: e-Patent Strategies for Software, e-Commerce, the Internet, Telecom Services, Financial Services, and Business Methods (with Case Studies and Forecasts) (Paperback)

This book provides a little over 80 pages of easily read advice on patent strategies involving software/internet-based business methods. It provides a quick overview of two landmark cases. More importantly, it suggests areas for patenting and checklists for IP strategy. The book was helpful as a broad overview. However, I thought that more detail should have been included. The last 100 pages were filled with "Tech Trends" and reprinted case data. The "Tech Trends" chapters were the author's predictions on the future of tech, and while interesting (and occasionally incorrect), don't include any patent-related analysis. Also, the book dates from late 1999 and an included survey chapter analyzed patents up to Jan 1999. Given that the State Street Bank case wrapped in 1998, it's a shame that more recent analyses weren't provided either in the book or on an associated web page, especially since many patents had just been filed before the survey.

The bottom line: useful, informative book but could have used more detail, newer data, and incorporated information from the companion volume. The author refers to strategies such as "submarining", "picket fence", and "leap frog" without giving a single line of explanation, instead plugging the companion volume. I have encountered those strategies in other legal readings/coursework, and I believe a few pages for each concept (in replacement of the chapters on Tech Trends) would have greatly enhanced the value of this book.