TY - JOUR
TI - Strategies of Protection of Intellectual Property as an Intangible Regulatory Asset of an Organization
AU - Dereń, Aldona Małgorzata
TI - Strategies of Protection of Intellectual Property as an Intangible Regulatory Asset of an Organization
AB - 
	
		In the article the submitted a special kind of intangible resource regulatory of intellectual property in organization. One of the features of intellectual property is the ability to protection. .In the process of the management of intellectual property this feature determines the definition and implementation of strategies to protect these resources. Strategy for the protection of intellectual property must be subordinated to organization. The article discusses the strategy of explicit (institutional) intellectual property protection strategy implicit (non-institutional) and a strategy based on the sale of its own intellectual resources and / or obtaining external resources. Selected and discussed strategies that fully demonstrate the ability to protect as a resource asset of intellectual property were the subject of research conducted in a group of Polish companies from the Lower Silesia region. The results of this study are presented in this article.
	
		Background. In contemporary organizations, intellectual resources are a key element of strategic thinking, which should take three directions: creation, maintenance and protection of these resources. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate and implement a specific strategy for securing intellectual property resources. This strategy should be part of a competitive organizational development strategy.
	
		Research aims. The aim of the article is to present the types of strategies for securing intellectual property in enterprises in the Lower Silesia region in Poland.
	
		Methodology. The basis of the analysis presented in this article was the questionnaire survey conducted in the group of 137 entrepreneurs from the Lower Silesia region. Survey questions focused on issues related to the knowledge of the types of intellectual property protection strategies and their practical implementation.
	
		Key findings. The analysis allowed to distinguish two types of strategies for securing intellectual property: institutional strategies (patent, protective rights, etc.) and non-institutional strategies (know-how, company secrets). The vast majority of surveyed entrepreneurs apply institutional strategies to protect intellectual property despite complex formal procedures and significant costs of protection.
	
		 

VL - 2017
IS - Numer 16(3)
PY - 2018
SN - 2449-8920
C1 - 2449-8939
SP - 107
EP - 123
DO - 10.4467/24498939IJCM.17.024.7544
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/international-journal-of-contemporary-management/artykul/strategies-of-protection-of-intellectual-property-as-an-intangible-regulatory-asset-of-an-organization
KW - organization
KW - resources
KW - intellectual property protection