The Management of Intellectual Property Activities Contributing to the Business: From the organizational and human resource development aspects

Abstract

Given the recent revision of the Corporate Governance Code and the growing understanding of the Intellectual Property (IP) Landscape, IP activities are expected to contribute to business more than they ever have.

This paper examines the efficient organizational management and human resource development of the IP department from three perspectives: i) the specialized domain of the IP division, ii) the involvement of management in IP strategy, and iii) the collaboration with internal and external experts.

The case studies in this paper suggest that: i) it is rational to enhance expertise on a functional basis, rather than on an individual basis by creating a function-based organization; ii) cooperation between departments under the direction of management is vital since IP strategy is positioned as a part of the business strategy of the company; iii) the active use of external experts would help with adapting to the diversification and deepening of operations more efficiently.