Book on Owning The Future by IJLAE

About the Book

Owning the Future: Strategy, Standards, and Intellectual Property: Innovation alone is no longer enough. In today’s fast-moving world of technological disruption, global competition, and intricate regulatory frameworks, true leadership comes from the ability to own, control, and strategically deploy intellectual property (IPR).

This book is a comprehensive, strategy-driven guide for founders, R&D leaders, legal teams, patent owners, and IPR stakeholders who seek to transform innovation into lasting business advantage.

Themes & Sub themes

Intellectual Property as Strategic Control.

Including but not limiting to:

1. Strategic Role of IPR in Business Growth
   IPR as a value creation tool, not just legal protection
   Aligning IP strategy with corporate and product strategy
   Monetization vs. defensive IP approaches
   Building an IP-driven competitive moat
2. Patent Management Strategy
   Portfolio creation, pruning, and lifecycle management
   Cost-effective patent filing and maintenance strategies
   Global patent filing decisions (US, EU, India, China)
   Patent landscaping and white-space analysis
   Managing continuations, divisional filings, and claim scope
3. Pharma & Life Sciences IPR Themes
   Drug discovery patents vs. formulation and process patents
   Evergreening strategies and ethical boundaries
   Regulatory exclusivity vs. patent protection
   Biosimilars and patent thickets
   Managing patent cliffs and lifecycle extensions
   Data exclusivity and clinical trial protection
4. Software & Digital Innovation IPR
   Patentability of software and algorithms across jurisdictions
   Open source vs. proprietary software strategy
   Copyright, patents, and trade secrets in software products
   Protecting AI, ML models, and training data
   Software patents post-Alice (US) and global perspectives
5. SDP (Standard-Dependent Patents) & FRAND
   Identifying and declaring SEPs
   FRAND licensing obligations and risks
   SEP valuation and royalty determination
   Litigation vs. licensing strategies
   Role of SDPs in telecom, IoT, and connected devices
6. Trade Secrets & Confidential Information
   Trade secrets vs. patents: choosing the right protection
   Trade secret protection frameworks and compliance
   Employee mobility and confidentiality risks
   Trade secret theft and enforcement strategies
   Cross-border trade secret protection challenges
7. Appropriation Strategy
   Capturing value from innovation beyond patents
   Combining IP, speed-to-market, and branding
   Appropriation in collaborative R&D environments
   University–industry IP ownership models
   Strategic disclosure vs. secrecy
8. IP Licensing & Monetization
   Licensing models: exclusive, non-exclusive, cross-licensing
   Royalty structures and valuation methods
   Technology transfer and commercialization
   IP marketplaces and patent auctions
   Revenue generation vs. ecosystem building
9. IP Risk Management & Enforcement
   Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analysis
   Managing infringement risks
   Litigation vs. alternative dispute resolution
   Anti-counterfeiting strategies
   Managing NPEs / patent trolls
10. IP in M&A and Investments
    IP due diligence for acquisitions and funding
    Valuing IP assets during M&A
    Red flags in IP ownership and assignments
    Post-merger IP integration strategies
    IP as collateral and financial asset
11. Global & Cross-Border IPR Strategy
    Harmonization vs. local enforcement realities
    Filing strategies for emerging markets
    Technology transfer restrictions and export controls
    Managing IP in joint ventures and alliances
12. IP Governance & Organizational Culture
    Building an IP-aware organization
    Role of IP committees and governance structures
    Training engineers and scientists on IP basics
    Incentivizing invention and disclosure
13. Emerging & Future-Facing IPR Themes
    AI-generated inventions and ownership challenges
    Data ownership and data rights
    IP issues in Web3, blockchain, and metaverse
    Sustainability, green tech, and ESG-driven IP
    Quantum computing and next-gen technology IP
14. Policy, Ethics & Public Interest
    Balancing innovation incentives and access
    Compulsory licensing in pharma
    IP and public health emergencies
    Ethical boundaries in patent strategies

Submission Guidelines

• The Manuscript should not exceed a 3500-word limit.
• The abstract should be initially submitted with a word limit of 250-300 words.
• Author(s) should not mention their personal details at any place in the Abstract. Personal Details and Institutional Affiliations should be mentioned in a separate cover letter.
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• Abstracts are to be submitted in .doc. No other format would be accepted.
• A maximum of 3 authors are allowed.
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How to Submit?

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Important dates

• Last date for submission of the Abstract: 11th April, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of the Abstract: 12th April, 2026
• Last Date for the Submission of Full Manuscript: 21st April, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of Full Manuscript: 22nd April, 2026

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