Invention Analysis and Claiming presents a comprehensive approach to analyzing inventions and capturing them in a sophisticated set of patent claims. A central theme is the importance of using the problem-solution paradigm to identify the "inventive concept" before the claim-drafting begins. The book's teachings are grounded in "old school" principles of patent practice that, before now, have been learned only on the job from supervisors and mentors.

The use of bibliometrics for the analysis of technology management is on the rise in our increasingly technological societies. Many are using these tools to document or record the rise of various technologies, making it necessary to take stock of the value and application of scientometric methods and their measures.Innovation Discovery shows the current state of play within the field of management of technology, and discusses how we can use networks to explore, understand and generate theory around the innovation process. It looks at the different streams of analysis used to understand bibliometric data, and presents alternative and novel ways of applying these techniques.Written as a comprehensive review of approaches by leading researchers in the field, this book is suitable for graduate and post-graduate students and researches looking to expand their knowledge and embark on further investigations in technology management.

Nanotechnology has experienced an accelerated development during the last 20 years. The newness of the topic - combined with the high potential of the technology in terms of capacity to impact people's lives and the business universe expected to be generated - has produced extensive discussions and controversy, inviting debate on the social, economic, ethical, and legal aspects of nanotechnology, as well as its development, implementation, and use. The economic benefit that is promised to the owners - or those controlling the knowledge and inventions around nanotechnology - has encouraged them to follow aggressive strategies with the intention of obtaining exclusive benefits by the legal appropriation of those developments. This legal appropriation is partially pursued by the filing of patent applications. This LL.M. thesis analyzes such strategies, particularly the way in which applicants are trying to get broad protection of their inventions and the impact this may generate on the possibility of promoting further development of the technology by universities and other companies. LL.M. Thesis.

This book focuses on the core areas of computing and their applications in the real world. Presenting papers from the Computing Conference 2020 covers a diverse range of research areas, describing various detailed techniques that have been developed and implemented. The Computing Conference 2020, which provided a venue for academic and industry practitioners to share new ideas and development experiences, attracted a total of 514 submissions from pioneering academic researchers, scientists, industrial engineers and students from around the globe. Following a double-blind, peer-review process, 160 papers (including 15 poster papers) were selected to be included in these proceedings. Featuring state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems, the book is a valuable resource and will inspire further research and technological improvements in this important area.