Reasons for Patent Protection and Cost-effective Patent Filing Options for SMEs
Many innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) do not seek patent protection for their innovations, either because they are skeptical about the perceived benefits or wary of the perceived costs. However, by failing to protect their intellectual property with patents, they leave themselves expos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Carleton University
2011-12-01
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Series: | Technology Innovation Management Review |
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Online Access: | http://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/RaffoulBrion_TIMReview_December2011_0.pdf |