Community Forum – How is your IP function organized?
- Resource Type
- Survey (Community Forum)
- Publish Date
- 03/19/2024
- Author
- Innovation Research Interchange
- Topics
- Improve the Innovation Pipeline, Improving the innovation pipeline, Structure, Information systems
- Associated Event
- Publication
A: How is your IP function organized?
An IRI member company has the opportunity to rethink how it approaches and structures its IP function in its diverse organization. Below is feedback from the wider membership. Thanks to all who contributed!
Their responses are below.
Community Responses
Other:
- Mix of Legal and R&D
Other:
- Activities we outsource we do in US, not low cost countries
- All within the region where the BU sits, no low cost countries
Other:
- We have no IP “department”.
- Mix of structured and informal
Other:
- Filing in key markets/locations. Often use PCT to defer national filings or for cost efficiencies
- Depends on the technology being protected
