Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Rights
Innovation represents both value through creative effort and is a source of competitive advantage, and as such, has always been susceptible to the dangers of imitation. Only effective innovation protection can ensure sustainable business success, but the
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Oliver Gassmann Martin A. Bader Mark James Thompson
Patent Management Protecting Intellectual Property and Innovation
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Oliver Gassmann • Martin A. Bader • Mark James Thompson
Patent Management Protecting Intellectual Property and Innovation
Oliver Gassmann Institute of Technology Management University of St. Gallen St. Gallen, Switzerland
Martin A. Bader THI Business School Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt Ingolstadt, Germany
Mark James Thompson IP Australia Canberra, Australia
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Preface
Innovation is paramount to gaining a competitive advantage because innovation creates and captures value. In difficult times like the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, many companies have realized the pressure to innovate. But only a company that can effectively appropriate its innovation can sustain its profitability. In the global competition for innovation, managing intellectual property (IP), especially patents, is becoming much more important than the management of factories. Control over key technologies and innovations
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