Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-389) and index.
Intellectual property and the innovation cycle -- The rise of the intellectual property system -- Keeping the system in balance : exclusion and access -- The innovation tree : intellectual property rights and how they grow -- The ABCDs of intellectual property : flow and infringement of rights -- The role of communities in innovation -- The innovation chief -- Becoming strategic -- Strategy tools : policies and practices for managing intellectual property -- A menu of strategy options -- Evaluating internal resources and the external environment -- Placing a financial value on intellectual property assets -- Accessing innovations of others -- Acquiring and policing intellectual property rights -- Doing innovation deals -- Organization-specific strategies -- A comparison of national intellectual property systems -- Global challenges for managing intellectual property -- Intellectual property, innovation, and freedom