MIT Sloan Management Review

Intellectual property now makes up a large proportion of many companies’ market value, and IP management can no longer be left to technology or legal departments alone.

A decade ago, Procter & Gamble’s paper-towel production line in Albany, Georgia, used to jerk to an unexpected stop more than a hundred times daily, costing the company thousands of dollars each time in wasted product and lost production time.

A statute designed to encourage commercial applications of federally funded research can produce ambiguous results.

The external environment dictates to a great degree whether competition or cooperation is the preferred road.