Chapter 6 The Role of Intellectual Property in CIM

Abstract

Intellectual property (IP) and the legal protection thereof are of paramount importance in innovation. IP plays an important role in each of the four fundamental nodes of the Cyclic Innovation Model (CIM). While no one can claim property rights on knowledge in the science node, intellectual property rights (IPR) are essential in the development of new technology-based products (technology node and product node), because it prohibits competitors who did not incur the cost of R&D from unauthorized copying.

Citation

Berkhout, G., van der Duin, P., Hartmann, D. and Ortt, R. (2007), "Chapter 6 The Role of Intellectual Property in CIM", Berkhout, G., Van Der Duin, P., Hartmann, D. and Ortt, R. (Ed.) The Cyclic Nature of Innovation: Connecting Hard Sciences with Soft Values (Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth, Vol. 17), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 105-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1048-4736(07)17006-5