Innovation Management

  1. Intellectual Property Management
    1. IP Fundamentals
      1. Types of Intellectual Property
        1. Patents
          1. Trademarks
            1. Copyrights
              1. Trade Secrets
                1. Industrial Designs
                2. IP Rights and Protection
                  1. Ownership Rights
                    1. Duration of Protection
                      1. Geographic Scope
                        1. Enforcement Mechanisms
                      2. Patent Management
                        1. Patentability Assessment
                          1. Novelty Requirements
                            1. Inventive Step
                              1. Industrial Application
                                1. Patentable Subject Matter
                                2. Patent Application Process
                                  1. Prior Art Search
                                    1. Application Preparation
                                      1. Filing Procedures
                                        1. Examination Process
                                          1. Grant and Maintenance
                                          2. Patent Strategy
                                            1. Filing Strategies
                                              1. Geographic Coverage
                                                1. Timing Considerations
                                                  1. Cost Management
                                                  2. Patent Portfolio Management
                                                    1. Portfolio Assessment
                                                      1. Maintenance Decisions
                                                        1. Pruning Strategies
                                                          1. Value Optimization
                                                        2. IP Strategy Development
                                                          1. Defensive IP Strategies
                                                            1. Core Technology Protection
                                                              1. Competitor Blocking
                                                                1. Freedom to Operate
                                                                  1. Risk Mitigation
                                                                  2. Offensive IP Strategies
                                                                    1. Revenue Generation
                                                                      1. Market Positioning
                                                                        1. Competitive Advantage
                                                                          1. Strategic Partnerships
                                                                          2. IP Monetization
                                                                            1. Licensing Programs
                                                                              1. Technology Transfer
                                                                                1. IP Sales
                                                                                  1. Joint Ventures
                                                                                  2. IP Risk Management
                                                                                    1. Infringement Risks
                                                                                      1. Validity Challenges
                                                                                        1. Enforcement Costs
                                                                                          1. Litigation Management
                                                                                        2. IP in Collaborative Innovation
                                                                                          1. Partnership IP Issues
                                                                                            1. Ownership Structures
                                                                                              1. Access Rights
                                                                                                1. Improvement Rights
                                                                                                  1. Termination Provisions
                                                                                                  2. Open Innovation IP
                                                                                                    1. IP Sharing Models
                                                                                                      1. Collaborative Platforms
                                                                                                        1. Community Innovation
                                                                                                          1. Crowdsourcing IP
                                                                                                          2. Licensing and Technology Transfer
                                                                                                            1. License Types
                                                                                                              1. Valuation Methods
                                                                                                                1. Negotiation Strategies
                                                                                                                  1. Contract Management

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                                                                                                              6. Innovation Performance Measurement