INTELLECTUAL ASSETS IN THE MEDICAL WORLD - IDENTIFYING, MANAGING AND COMMERCIALISING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

摘要

Almost every business, university and institution, generates intellectual property (IP) in one form or another. Hospitals and their various scientific and technical departments are no exception. IP can arise in many guises, from a new product or process (invention), a new or revised product or service name (trade mark), or "know how" linked to internal processes (trade secret), or might even be "bought in" or arise through collaboration with business partners.