Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship

This paper investigates the distinctive technology protection strategies of entrepreneurial technology firms. In contrast with much popular opinion, it is reported that intellectual property features more prominently in the business of small entrepreneurial firms than it does in the business of larg...

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Main Author: Willoughby, Kelvin
Format: Journal Article
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39415
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description This paper investigates the distinctive technology protection strategies of entrepreneurial technology firms. In contrast with much popular opinion, it is reported that intellectual property features more prominently in the business of small entrepreneurial firms than it does in the business of large, established mature firms. The intellectual property portfolios of technology firms of all sizes and ages exhibit a rich array of instruments in addition to patents for protecting technology, including trade secrets, trademarks and copyright, together with licenses to externally sourced technology. The intellectual property profiles of technology firms appear to be influenced by their context, organizational profiles and corporate goals and by the character of their technology.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-394152019-02-19T05:35:17Z Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship Willoughby, Kelvin This paper investigates the distinctive technology protection strategies of entrepreneurial technology firms. In contrast with much popular opinion, it is reported that intellectual property features more prominently in the business of small entrepreneurial firms than it does in the business of large, established mature firms. The intellectual property portfolios of technology firms of all sizes and ages exhibit a rich array of instruments in addition to patents for protecting technology, including trade secrets, trademarks and copyright, together with licenses to externally sourced technology. The intellectual property profiles of technology firms appear to be influenced by their context, organizational profiles and corporate goals and by the character of their technology. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39415 10.1142/S0219877013400270 World Scientific Publishing fulltext
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Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship
title Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship
title_full Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship
title_fullStr Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship
title_full_unstemmed Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship
title_short Intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship
title_sort intellectual property management and technological entrepreneurship
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39415