Economic Dimensions of Intellectual Property

The book "Economic Dimensions of Intellectual Property - approach, characteristics and management models" presents the economic and management aspects of intellectual property as a system and as a business resource, as a complex legal and economic phenomenon in its relations to science and business. It is focused on intellectual property as an entity and in its relations, taking into account the current characteristics of science and business. Intellectual property (IP) is a source of current and proven global novelty and as applicability of the R&D results, the implementation of which would realize the economic potential inherent in them. Product and technological innovations, protected by IP rights, are a business resource for implementing a company's competitiveness strategy.

This book presents formation of the company and national intellectual property strategy in a relationship of coordination and subordination with strategies for R&D in a knowledge-based economy, with a comprehensive goal to achieve and to sustain the competitiveness on the company and national level.

It is published on the basis of a defended dissertation for the scientific degree "Doctor of Science".