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Intellectual Assets and Innovation
The SME Dimension
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- Foreword
- Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
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Chapter 1.
Intellectual Asset Management, Innovation and SMEs
- + Introduction
- + Objective and method of the study
- + Summary of key findings
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SME intellectual asset management practices
- Use of formal intellectual property rights is directly related to firm size
- SMEs tend to adopt strategic methods, such as trust and secrecy, more than formal rights
- SMEs appropriate value from intellectual property rights in different ways
- Obstacles and challenges to SMEs’ use of intellectual property
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Policy recommendations
- Raise awareness about the strategic opportunities offered by intellectual property rights
- Diffuse knowledge about the variety of intellectual property rights and the strategic objectives they serve
- Foster intellectual property education and training, bringing services and expertise closer to SMEs
- Address SMEs’ financial constraints in accessing intellectual property rights and provide strategic support
- Make the intellectual property right system overall more “SME-friendly”
- Improve cross-border information, co-ordination and enforcement
- Improve the metrics for measuring SME intellectual assets and evaluating their management
- Areas for further study
- Notes
- References
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Chapter 2.
Australia: Intellectual Property Solutions for Innovative SMEs
- + Introduction
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Intellectual property regulation in Australia
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Empirical evidence
- Survey data
- + Types of innovation
- + Barriers to innovation
- + Sources of ideas and information for innovation
- + Intellectual property protection methods
- + Financial indicators
- Case studies – creative industries
- Intellectual asset management
- Intellectual asset management and competitiveness
- Case studies – Cleantech Company
- Intellectual asset management
- Policy implications and recommendations
- Notes
- References
- Annex 2.A1. Clean Technology and Appropriability Regime
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Chapter 3. Italy: Channelling Creativity into Competitiveness
- Introduction
- + Intellectual property regulation in Italy
- + Empirical evidence
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Policy implications and recommendations
- Raise awareness about the strategic opportunities of IPRs
- Foster intellectual property right education and training, bringing services and expertise closer to SMEs
- Increase accessibility of the intellectual property system for SMEs
- Support intellectual property right enforcement in national and international markets
- Notes
- References
- + Annex 3.A1. Statistical Tables for Innovaton in Italy
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Chapter 4. Nordic Countries: Matching Exceptional Design and Creativity with Progressive Policy
- Introduction
- + Intellectual property regulations in Nordic countries
- + SME issues and challenges
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Empirical evidence
- Major issues facing SMEs with regard to intellectual property right protection
- Drivers behind SMEs’ decision to invest in intellectual property protection
- The global context
- SME challenges
- + Case studies
- Experiences with intellectual property rights
- Intellectual property management and strategy
- Intellectual property enforcement
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Policy implications and recommendations
- Improve knowledge
- Resources
- Business use of intellectual property rights
- Contracts and agreements
- Recognition of all kinds of innovations – not just technical innovations
- Improve the innovation system
- Patent processing
- Intellectual property right enforcement
- Copyrights and trademarks
- Cross-border commerce
- Notes
- References
- Annex 4.A1. Survey Results
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Chapter 5. United Kingdom: Intellectual Asset Management Strategies for Diverse Innovations
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Introduction
- + Intellectual property regulation system in the United Kingdom
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Empirical evidence
- + Features of respondent firms
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Using different forms of intellectual property to create value
- Table 5.6. Firms’ exchange of different types of intellectual property
- Table 5.7. Combinations of intellectual property protection mechanisms
- Table 5.8. Engagement in intellectual property governance forms
- Table 5.9. Strategic benefits derived from engagement in different forms of intellectual property rights
- Table 5.10. Strategic benefits from the exchange of different forms of intellectual property rights (SMEs only)
- + Obstacles that firms in the ICT sector encounter when using different intellectual property protection mechanisms
- + The role of the regulatory and business environment
- Evidence based research findings (summary):
- Policy implications and recommendations
- Notes
- References
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Introduction
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Chapter 6. The United States: Balancing Robust Protection with Rapid Innovation
- Introduction
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Intellectual property regulation in the United States
- i) The Constitution and Capitol Hill
- ii) Positive practices benefiting SMEs
- + iii) Recent developments and emerging trends in the IP environment as a response to ongoing issues and challenges
- + iv) Timing: From patent filing to issue
- + v) Costs: Filing and prosecution fees to litigation
- + vi) Public disclosure
- + vii) Effective enforcement: Combating infringement and infringement allegations
- + viii) Clarity of patentable subject matter
- ix) Competing and industry-specific considerations
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Empirical evidence
- i) SME intellectual property management
- Drivers behind SMEs’ decision to invest in intellectual property protection
- Key trade-offs and strategies adopted by SMEs
- ii) Global context
- Regulatory considerations and challenges
- iii) Survey summary
- + iv) Case studies
- Intellectual asset management
- + Intellectual asset management
- + Policy implications and recommendations
- References
- Annex A. SME Case Studies: Template
- Annex B. Survey Questionnaire
Intellectual Property Rights can be instrumental for SMEs to protect and build on their innovations; position themselves competitively vis-à-vis larger enterprises in global markets; gain access to revenues; signal current and prospective value to investors, competitors and partners; access knowledge markets and networks; open up new commercial pathways; or segment existing markets. However, while there is increasing recognition of their significance, as well as the need for appropriate intellectual asset management for SMEs across OECD countries, there are few regulatory frameworks or specific instruments directed to SMEs. This is in part due the pace of technological innovation, which often exceeds the time it takes for policy makers to create appropriate responses to the changing landscape of intellectual property. This study explores the relations between SME intellectual asset management, innovation and competitiveness in different national and sectoral contexts. It provides insights on the ability of SMEs to access and utilise the protection systems available to them and identifies key challenges for SMEs in appropriating full value from IPRs. It also investigates effectiveness of regulatory frameworks and policy measures to support SME access to IPRs, identifying best practices and proposing policy recommendations
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Publication year : 2011
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