Table of Content


Chapter 1 Minimum Patent Protection Requirements and How to Best Protect Your IP
Introduction
What Is IP?
Why Do We Need IP or Patent Protection?
“Finger Lickin’ Good” Value Trade Secrets
Great, We Have Invented Something We Need to Patent. What’s Next?
Filing a Claim
How Long Does This Take? Is There a Backlog?
Is the Process Smooth? Are There Ever Disagreements?
How Are All the Patents Owned? Are They Concentrated or Spread Out?
Individuals Holding Patents
Corporations Holding Patents
Patents by Country
China
U.S.
Germany
Market Trends
Facts About the Licensing World
Exclusive License
Non-exclusive license
Information Sources
Analyst’s Credentials
Related BCC Research Reports



List of Figures


Figure 1 : Overview of Copyrights/Patents/Trademarks
Figure 2 : The Patent Process
Figure 3 : Distribution of Granted/Rejected/Withdrawn Applications in Select Countries
Figure 4 : Top 10 Patent-Holding Organizations in the U.S.
Figure 5 : Global Distribution of Patents in 2018
Figure 6 : Top 3 Markets for IP Filings
Figure 7 : IP Filings and Economic Growth in China, 2009-2018
Figure 8 : IP Filings and Economic Growth in the U.S., 2009-2018
Figure 9 : IP Filings and Economic Growth in Germany, 2009-2018

 

List of Tables


Table 1 : Summary of Key License Attributes