Edison in the Boardroom Revisited: How Leading Companies Realize Value from Their Intellectual Property; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Why Update Edison in the Boardroom?; A Brief History; The Edison Mind-Set; The Intellectual Property Management System; Summary; Chapter 2: The Changing Environment for IP Management; The Rise of the NPE (Nonpracticing Entity); Technology Convergence; The Arrival of the Chief Intellectual Property Officer (CIPO); The Globalization of Business; The Changing Legal Environment; The Continuing Lack of a Formal IP Marketplace.
The Rise of the IP InvestorSummary; Chapter 3: Level One: Defend Position; What Level One Companies Are Trying to Accomplish; Functions, Tools, and Capabilities Quiz: Questions Only You Can Answer; Best Practices for Level One: Defend Position; Summary; Chapter 4: Level Two: Manage Costs; What Level Two Companies Are Trying to Accomplish; Best Practices for Level Two: Manage Costs; Summary; Chapter 5: Level Three: Capture Value; What Level Three Companies Are Trying to Accomplish; Best Practices for Level Three: Capture Value; Summary; Chapter 6: Level Four: Synthesize Opportunities.
What Level Four Companies Are Trying to AccomplishBest Practices for Level Four: Synthesize Opportunities; Summary; Chapter 7: Level Five: Shape the Future; What Level Five Companies Are Trying to Accomplish; The Characteristics of the Future; The Characteristics of Sustainable Corporations; Best Practices for Level Five: Shape the Future; Summary; Chapter 8: What to Do When You're Not on the Pyramid; Is My Company on the Pyramid?; Is My Company a Candidate for the Edison Pyramid?; Characterizing IP-Indifferent Companies; How Companies Can Destroy Value; Moving toward the Edison Hierarchy.
Classification Based on Business ModelIntellectual Ventures; Patent Aggregators: Good or Bad; Future Aggregator Ecosystem Directions; Appendix C: A Closer Look at IP Damages; Patent Damages; Entire Market Value Rule; The Road Ahead; Notes; About the Authors; Index.