The Economic Valuation of Patents: Methods and Applications

Contents: Introduction Federico Munari, Raffaele Oriani PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON PATENT VALUE 1. Why, When and How to Value Patents? An Introduction Federico Munari and Raffaele Oriani 2. A Law and Economics Introduction to Patent Law and Procedure Massimiliano Granieri 3. Economic and Management Perspectives on the Value of Patents Federico Munari and Maurizio Sobrero 4. Patent Exploitation Strategies and Value Creation Maria Isabella Leone and Keld Laursen PART II: PATENT VALUATION METHODS 5. Traditional Valuation Methods: Cost, Market and Income Approach Heinz Goddar and Ulrich Moser 6. Advanced Valuation Methods: The Real Options Approach Raffaele Oriani and Luigi Sereno 7. Valuing Patents through Indicators Nils Omland PART III: PATENT VALUATION CONTEXTS 8. Patent Portfolio Management Martin Bader and Oliver Gassman 9. Patent Licensing Contracts Massimiliano Granieri, Maria Isabella Leone and Raffaele Oriani 10. Economic Approaches to Patent Damages Analysis Paola Maria Valenti 11. Valuing Patents for Accounting Purposes Serena Morricone 12. Patent-backed Finance Federico Munari, Cristina Odasso and Laura Toschi 13. Stock Market Valuation of Patent Portfolios Serena Morricone and Raffaele Oriani