There May Be Trouble Ahead: A Practical Guide To Effective Patent Asset Management

Having served several large companies as a patent attorney, Wijk shares the fundamental elements of effective patent management for companies of any size, passing over such details as case law, national requirements, and litigation strategies. Among his topics are developing a patent strategy, evaluating inventions, and creating a new intellectual property culture. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Lex van Wijk is a patent attorney who has worked at Royal Dutch Shell, at Burmah Castrol as group patent manager, and at Siemens AG. He is now working at Vereenigde, where he advises clients on intellectual property matters.