Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Patent Intelligence and Technology Report 2007, by Claims Ifi, Hardcover

Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Patent Intelligence and Technology Report 2007, by Claims Ifi, Hardcover The Patent Intelligence and Technology Report (PITR) provides easy access to comprehensive statistical and analytical data that would normally require a costly, on-going research program to compile. Content includes detailed statistics, company profiles, and analysis on all companies that received 10 or more U.S. patents--more than 1,600 companies in 31 countries. With this must-have annual handbook you can determine which companies are key players in a particular technology; identify strategic partners; gain an insider's view of a competitor's patenting activity; review the number of new patents in each category for the past year; and track patenting trends across industries.