Technology Transfer Offices, Incubators, and Intellectual Property Management
Paper in proceeding, 2016

In this paper we present a systematic literature review of the intersection between intellectual property (IP) management, technology transfer offices (TTOs) and incubators (and to some degree also science parks) in order to find out how incubators and/or TTOs support and work with patenting and IP management in startups. IP management is an important issue for the competitiveness of technology based startups and a difficult issue due to the resources needed to obtain, monitor and enforce IP rights. Understanding how the support organizations facilitate this work is therefore of importance for the startups as well as for universities and policy actors seeking to support technology transfer. The identified publications were systematized according to the actor in focus and whether the paper discussed IP as an output or as a strategic focus. The literature review showed that this literature tends to adopt a simplistic view of IP management, not taking all strategies into account. The literature typically narrows the focus down to a simplistic view of trying to increase the patent output of TTOs and incubators, and the related firms and/or universities.

Entrepreneurship

University

Science park

Intellectual property management

Incubator

Intellectual property right

Technology transfer office

Innovation

Author

Marcus Holgersson

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Entrepreneurship and Strategy

76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management

Subject Categories

Law

Economics and Business

Business Administration

Law (excluding Law and Society)

Driving Forces

Innovation and entrepreneurship

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Created

10/7/2017