Management of Knowledge and Innovation Reserach Unit

presents a seminar by

Robert Pitkethly

Said Business School

Intellectual Property Management in the
UK and Japan

Intellectual Property (IP) management of explicit knowledge encapsulated in and managed by Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is discussed using the first comparative study of UK and Japanese IP management. IP’s role in both licensing and continuous learning, whether through licensing or patent information management (PIM), is illustrated. Japanese companies actively search for technology to license in to a greater extent than in the UK where attitudes to IP are more static even though active marketing of technology to license out is similar. It is shown that IP strategy occurs in a space defined by time, techno-legal scope and technological advantage and that licensing decisions need consideration from licensee and licensor viewpoints and a dynamic not static viewpoint.

Thursday, 14 March 2002

Asch Meeting Room (E207), Offices VIII

15:00 for 15:30 - 17:00

Please confirm your attendance by calling Mina Panchal on Extn. 55987 or email m.panchal@open.ac.uk

OUBS seminars are informal, generally reflecting work-in-progress.  They are open to staff and students of all faculties, as well as to visitors.