{"id":329228,"date":"2021-08-16T14:28:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T12:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimal-systems.de\/?p=329228"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:00:57","slug":"intellectual-property-management-protecting-and-using-your-intellectual-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimal-systems.de\/en\/digitalization\/blog\/intellectual-property-management-protecting-and-using-your-intellectual-property","title":{"rendered":"Intellectual Property Management: Protecting and Using Your Intellectual Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Real estate, production lines, inventory \u2013 these are the classic \u201ctangible\u201d assets held by a company. On the other hand, there are intangible assets, the intellectual property (IP) of the company. Today, we want to address the question of how intellectual property can be better utilized through a DMS and how software helps companies to manage businesses and trade secrets in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is intellectual property? By definition, intellectual property is one of the four types of intangible assets a company can own, along with human, relational and structural capital. Their intangibility does not make this form of asset any less complex to manage. At the same time, they are becoming increasingly important as a factor in global value chains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) estimates that the annual global turnover from intellectual property amounts to around 5.9 trillion dollars (as of 2014).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the age of the knowledge economy, the understanding of the term \u201cintellectual property\u201d has also broadened: Whereas traditionally the publicly perceivable aspect of a company\u2019s IP \u2013 such as brands, patents, trademarks or utility models \u2013 was considered, today it is also understood to include intangible assets that go beyond the pure invention and reflect the breadth of the company in its many sub-aspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of intellectual property beyond classic patents as well as trademark and name rights are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n