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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - BETTER MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Karen Sinclair
Abstract
Intellectual Property (IP) management is taking an active interest in the creation, identification, maintenance and exploitation of IP assets. It need not be a separate function in a business, nor should it be handled entirely externally of a business. One solution might be to place it together with the responsibilities of technical direction or even quality control. IP assets might arise from R&D, product development, technical services, production, the management team, sales and marketing, accounts and purchasing, legal, warehousing and logistics, engineering and maintenance and so on. In other words, every aspect of a business may conceivably contribute to the IP assets of the company...
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