Patents: A Managerial Perspective
Tim Hufker
(a recent graduate, at the School of Business, University of
Missouri‐St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.)
and Frank Alpert
(Assistant
Professor of Marketing, at the School of Business, University of
Missouri‐St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.)
1916
Abstract
Patent law is a topic that seems to frighten many managers, who seem to have largely abdicated the topic to engineers and attorneys. Presents an overview and analysis of patents to help educate managers on this topic. Discusses patent application, patent strategy, patents and the marketing mix, and patent control.
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Citation
Hufker, T. and Alpert, F. (1994), "Patents: A Managerial Perspective", Journal of Product & Brand Management, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 44-54. https://doi.org/10.1108/10610429410073138
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited