Intellectual Property.

Thomson West (Eagan, MN) has published "Assets & Finance: Audits and Valuation of Intellectual Property, Internal Controls, Materiality and Investment, "a new book that is designed for both legal and non-legal business and finance professionals involved in intellectual property law. Content discusses how IP rights are treated from an asset perspective, including how they are created, exploited, litigated, valued, insured and reported. Editorial also covers major areas of change in IP law, including the potential impact of the pending Patent Reform Act of 2007 on various aspects of patent assets. Chapters cover: conducting an IP due diligence; preliminary matters in IP audits; conducting an IP audit; valuation of IP assets: insuring IP assets; and, IP asset management. The new book costs $250.

John Wiley & Sons (Hoboken, NJ) has published "economic and Legal Issues in Intellectual Property," a new book that consists of nine papers that examine the economic and legal issues relevant to the intellectual property debate. Topics covered include economic-incentives to innovate, copyright law and infringement, trademarks, IP rights for artists, indigenous knowledge and university research, new knowledge economy and society, country risk and innovation, and legal protection of intellectual property. Chapters also carry information on European innovation systems, applications to foreign patents registered in the U.S., and intellectual property litigation in the U.S. The book costs $35.