Bosworth, Derek; Webster, Elizabeth --- "The Management of Intellectual Property" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006) [2006] ELECD 340

Editor(s): Bosworth, Derek; Webster, Elizabeth

Title: The Management of Intellectual Property

Series: New Horizons in Intellectual Property series

Topics: Knowledge Management; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 27 July 2006

Number of pages: 352

ISBN (hard cover): 9781845421120

EISBN: 9781847201553

Abstract/Description:

This book brings together innovative contributions on the management of intellectual property (IP) and intellectual property rights by an esteemed and multi-disciplinary group of economists, management scientists, accountants and lawyers.

Offering a broad and enlightening picture of the measurement and management of IP, the contributors argue that the shift towards a knowledge-based economy has increased the importance of IP and more generally, intangible assets, as a focus for company decision-making behaviour. The book explores these intangible assets, which are driven by investments in R&D, marketing, education and training, management information systems and organizational structure. The inherent risk in the development of such assets – born from the involvement of creativity and innovation – is also discussed.

The Management of Intellectual Property should prove of use to both students of management and managers in the field who have to make decisions with regard to investments in, and the protection of, IP and other intangible assets.