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Alternate Call Number
F 191 BLA.I
Summary
Annotation Intellectual property protection is increasingly becoming a central issue for businesses. This book provides a wealth of original research on intellectual property management in small and medium sized enterprises, while also addressing the context of innovation and knowledge management.
Note
1. Introduction John Adams 2. Overview: the context, IP in SMEs Robert Blackburn 3. A strategic approach to managing intellectual property Duncan Matthews, John Pickering and John Kirkland 4. Copyright protection strategies by small textile firms Keith Dickson, Anne-Marie Coles and Adrian Woods 5. IP in Biotechnology firms Sandra Thomas 6. Management of IP by electronic publishers Puay Tang 7. Controlling intellectual property across the high-tech frontier: university spin-offs, SMEs, and the science base A.J. Webster, B. Rappert and D.R. Charles 8. Worlds apart: patent information and innovation in SMEs Stuart MacDonald 9. Barriers to the use of patent information in SMEs M. Hall, Charles Oppenheim and Maggie Sheen. Annotation Intellectual property protection is increasingly becoming a central issue for businesses. This book provides a wealth of original research on intellectual property management in small and medium sized enterprises, while also addressing the context of innovation and knowledge management.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Small firms, innovation and intellectual property management: the context and a research agenda; 2. Innovation, intellectual property and informality: evidence from a study of small enterprises and some implications for policy; 3. A strategic approach to managing intellectual property; 4. Copyright protection strategies by small textiles firms; 5. Intellectual property in biotechnology firms; 6. Management of intellectual property by electronic publishers; 7. Controlling intellectual property across the high-tech frontier: university spin-offs, SMEs and the science base; 8. World apart: patent information and innovation in SMEs; 9. Barriers to the use of patent information in SMEs.