Knowledge Management and Intellectual Property
The IUP Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. XIV, No. 1, January 2016, pp. 45-68
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 Last revised: 7 Dec 2017
Date Written: 2015
Abstract
We know the importance of knowledge management for the development of organizations, regions and countries and the need for protecting the same by intellectual property laws when transformed from intangible to tangible assets. This paper studies the link between Knowledge Management (KM) and Intellectual Property (IP). The paper begins with the history of both subjects and ends by studying the linkage between these subjects. The study concludes that countries with weak protection of IPR should develop measures for promoting protection of IP, as well as allow technological development and encourage marketing, inventions and innovations. They must be accompanied by measures to promote the increase of human capital so that they can identify market opportunities and promote a culture of innovation.
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