Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Business Method Patent, Patent Infringement

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Cristin Keller

Document Summary

This chapter presents the view that intellectual property is one of the most, if not the most, valuable asset of any business. With this perspective in mind, the chapter attempts to not only define intellectual property rights, but also endeavours to explore the possibilities for realizing wealth by protecting and exploiting intellectual property. The challenge for students is to understand the basics of the various categories of intellectual property rights and how they relate and intersect with each other. More importantly, however, students are urged to contemplate how intellectual property rights form the foundation of many businesses and inform strategic decisions. Understand the rights that attach to intellectual property. Understand how to protect the intellectual property assets of an organization. The results of the creative process, such as ideas, the expression of ideas, formulas, schemes, trademarks, and the like. Also refers to the protection attached to ideas through patent, copyright, trademark, industrial design, and other similar laws.