Making intellectual property work for business - World Intellectual ...

Table of contents
Table of contents
■ ■ Acknowledgements.................................................iv
■ ■ Useful links ...........................................................v
Introduction .............................................................1
■ ■ Why intellectual property is important for business...........1
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Why business membership organizations should
provide intellectual property services .......................... 3
■ ■ Aims and structure of the handbook............................
4
■ ■ Intellectual property basics ....................................... 6
Setting up intellectual property services ......................12
■ ■ General principles .................................................12
■ ■ Setting up an intellectual property unit ........................15
■ ■ Raising awareness ................................................22
■ ■Training
businesses ...............................................28
■ ■ Providing consultancy services ................................34
■ ■ Stimulating and disseminating innovation ....................46
■ ■ Advocating policy .................................................50
Annexes .................................................................54
■ ■ Case studies ........................................................54
■ ■ Intellectual property resources by topic.......................70
■ ■ Intellectual property resources by region .....................75
A handbook for setting up intellectual property services iii