Intellectual Property Rights Management : Rookies, Dealers, Strategists and Strategic Dealers

This book explores how the entire toolbox of intellectual property (IP) protection and management are successfully combined and how firms generate value from IP. It provides a framework of archetypes which firms will be able to self-identify with and which will allow companies to focus on the IP and IP Management issues most relevant to them. Intellectual Property Rights Management explores how the entire toolbox of intellectual property (IP) protection and management are successfully combined and how firms generate value from IP. In particular, this book provides a framework of archetypes which firms will be able to self-identify with and which will allow companies to focus on the IP and IP Management issues most relevant to them. By doing so, the authors offer further insights as to the use of IP and IP management practices across firms. By looking at empirical data covering the population of firms, the findings not only pertain to large organization but also reflect the practices and operations that reside in SMEs. This volume also utilizes labor market and firm data to determine whether there is a definitive relationship between IP and economic performance on the firm level "Intellectual Property Rights Management explores how the entire toolbox of intellectual property (IP) protection and management are successfully combined and how firms generate value from IP. In particular, this book provides a framework of archetypes which firms will be able to self-identify with and which will allow companies to focus on the IP and IP Management issues most relevant to them. By doing so, the authors offer further insights as to the use of IP and IP management practices across firms. By looking at empirical data covering the population of firms, the findings not only pertain to large organization but also reflect the practices and operations that reside in SMEs. This volume also utilizes labor market and firm data to determine whether there is a definitive relationship between IP and economic performance on the firm level. "-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction....Pages 1-15 IP Archetypes: Rookies, Strategists, Dealers and Strategic Dealers....Pages 16-32 The IP Rookie....Pages 33-45 The IP Dealer....Pages 46-56 The IP Strategist....Pages 57-66 The IP Strategic Dealer....Pages 67-81 IP Strategy....Pages 82-139 Markets for IP....Pages 140-154 IP Archetypes and Demographics....Pages 155-175 IP and Economic Performance....Pages 176-190 Back Matter....Pages 191-195