Leveraging Software Industry Standards for IP Development and Protection

by Michael Guttman, David S. Frankel

It is largely axiomatic that a company in any high-tech industry increases its value by expanding and appropriately protecting its base of documented, formalized intellectual property (IP). Traditionally, the value of IP in a given company has been measured based on specific proprietary artifacts -- patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets -- which are protected by law and presumably contribute to the company's competitive position so long as that protection remains in force.

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Leveraging Software Industry Standards for IP Development and Protection December 2000