Innovation and developing and managing intellectual property are fundamental to economic development, especially in newly emerging economies, claim these scholars of business, law, and
economics. After an introduction to cross-border intellectual property and theoretical models, they present seven case studies to demonstrate. They cover innovation and intellectual property
rights in China and India; two types of university-to-industry technology transfer intermediaries in Thailand and the US; the financial crisis, intellectual property, and prospects for recovery
in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe; the Indian perspective on socio-economic changes effected by intellectual property rights; developing intellectual property rights in Turkey and its
implications for the Turkish economy; and cluster development, intellectual property, and global competitiveness: prospects of the nano sector in Hsinchu Science Park. Annotation 穢2011 Book
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