Ebook: Measuring the Immeasurable: Valuing Patent Protection of Knowledge-Based Competitive Advantages

Patent rights count among the most important resources in modern economies and can be a major driver of a firm’s performance. The efficient management of these key resources, however, requires understanding their inherent value potential. The complex nature of patent rights usually challenges traditional approaches to value.

Christian Grube analyses the value potential of patent protection of knowledge-based competitive advantages. He extends existing research on the knowledge-based view of the firm and reviews approaches and methods to value national and international patent rights. The author complements his theoretical research by empirical analyses on the value of licensing agreements and on the adequacy of bibliographic patent data for patent valuation. His findings show that complex licensing contracts represent a profitable strategy to exploit the value of patented inventions and that bibliographic patent data can support the valuation of complex patent portfolios.

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Patent rights count among the most important resources in modern economies and can be a major driver of a firm’s performance. The efficient management of these key resources, however, requires understanding their inherent value potential. The complex nature of patent rights usually challenges traditional approaches to value.

Christian Grube analyses the value potential of patent protection of knowledge-based competitive advantages. He extends existing research on the knowledge-based view of the firm and reviews approaches and methods to value national and international patent rights. The author complements his theoretical research by empirical analyses on the value of licensing agreements and on the adequacy of bibliographic patent data for patent valuation. His findings show that complex licensing contracts represent a profitable strategy to exploit the value of patented inventions and that bibliographic patent data can support the valuation of complex patent portfolios.

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Patent rights count among the most important resources in modern economies and can be a major driver of a firm’s performance. The efficient management of these key resources, however, requires understanding their inherent value potential. The complex nature of patent rights usually challenges traditional approaches to value.

Christian Grube analyses the value potential of patent protection of knowledge-based competitive advantages. He extends existing research on the knowledge-based view of the firm and reviews approaches and methods to value national and international patent rights. The author complements his theoretical research by empirical analyses on the value of licensing agreements and on the adequacy of bibliographic patent data for patent valuation. His findings show that complex licensing contracts represent a profitable strategy to exploit the value of patented inventions and that bibliographic patent data can support the valuation of complex patent portfolios.


Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Knowledge as a valuable resource....Pages 9-57
Protecting knowledge-based competitive advantages through patents....Pages 59-105
Patent valuation....Pages 107-172
Exploiting patent protection of knowledge-based competitive advantages through market transactions....Pages 173-206
Conclusion....Pages 207-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-249

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Patent rights count among the most important resources in modern economies and can be a major driver of a firm’s performance. The efficient management of these key resources, however, requires understanding their inherent value potential. The complex nature of patent rights usually challenges traditional approaches to value.

Christian Grube analyses the value potential of patent protection of knowledge-based competitive advantages. He extends existing research on the knowledge-based view of the firm and reviews approaches and methods to value national and international patent rights. The author complements his theoretical research by empirical analyses on the value of licensing agreements and on the adequacy of bibliographic patent data for patent valuation. His findings show that complex licensing contracts represent a profitable strategy to exploit the value of patented inventions and that bibliographic patent data can support the valuation of complex patent portfolios.


Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Knowledge as a valuable resource....Pages 9-57
Protecting knowledge-based competitive advantages through patents....Pages 59-105
Patent valuation....Pages 107-172
Exploiting patent protection of knowledge-based competitive advantages through market transactions....Pages 173-206
Conclusion....Pages 207-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-249
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