Ruben Serrato & John C. Miller 
The Handbook of Nanotechnology 
Business, Policy, and Intellectual Property Law

In the first attempt to fully explore the controversial issues associated with the commercial application of nanotechnology, you’ll find a thorough analysis of intellectual property and patents, financing and legal concerns, regulatory measures particularly in the field of nanomedicine, and environmental regulations. The authors include a set of guideposts you can follow in your due diligence of the business and legal issues pertaining to the technology.

Table of Content

Acknowledgments.

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: Introduction to Nanotechnology.

Chapter 1: Understanding Nanotechnology.

Chapter 2: The Industrial Structure Giving Rise to
Nanotechnology.

Part II: Nanotechnology Policy and Regulation.

Chapter 3: Societal and Ethical Implications.

Chapter 4: Environmental Regulation.

Chapter 5: The Patent and Trademark Office.

Chapter 6: FDA Regulation.

Chapter 7: National Security and Export Controls.

Chapter 8: Federal Funding.

Chapter 9: Conclusions.

Part III: Nanotechnology Business.

Chapter 10: Starting a Nanotech Company.

Chapter 11: Business Plans and Strategy.

Chapter 12: Early Stage Financing.

Chapter 13: Intellectual Property.

Chapter 14: Corporate Partnering and Globalization.

Chapter 15: Consolidation and Standardization.

Chapter 16: Exit Opportunities.

Chapter 17: Conclusions.

Notes.

About the Authors.

Index.

About the author

JOHN C. MILLER is Vice President of Intellectual Property at
Arrowhead Research Corporation, a publicly traded nanotech company.
He is also a Managing Editor of Nanotechnology Law & Business
and has authored several articles on legal and policy issues in
biotechnology and nanotechnology. Miller is a member of the
California Bar and federal courts in the Northern District of
California. He graduated Order of the Coif from Stanford Law
School.

RUBEN SERRATO is a member of the research and development group
at Canon U.S.A. He is Canon’s Venture Capital representative
in NGEN Partners and has helped to conceive and launch
Canon’s first U.S. nanotechnology venture, Canon U.S. Life
Sciences. Serrato’s background includes extensive strategy
and finance work for Lehman Brothers and Liberty Media. He
graduated with degrees in economics and political science from
Stanford University and he is currently completing his masters
there.

JOSE MIGUEL REPRESAS-CARDENAS is the recipient of a Department
Fellowship from the Department of Electrical Engineering at
Stanford University, where he is a graduate student (currently on
leave). He received a BSc in mechanical and electrical engineering
from the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey,
Mexico.

GRIFFITH A. KUNDAHL serves as General Counsel and Vice President
of the Nano Business Alliance and has served as a member of the
Colorado Technology Alliance Nanotechnology Council. He is a
founder and advisor to the Colorado Nanotechnology Initiative and
an Associate Editor of Nanotechnology Law & Business. Kundahl
is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA), the
University of Alabama (MA), and the University of Denver College of
Law (JD). Currently, he practices law in Colorado.