NDLI: Building External Network on Intellectual Property Through Joint R&D Service Outsourcing: The Case of Taiwan's SMEs

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mei-Chih Hu Chien-Tzu Tsai
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Feng Chia Univ., Taichung (Mei-Chih Hu; Chien-Tzu Tsai)
Abstract	While the effect of division of labor and specialization meets the trend of technology changes, the economic scale of joint R&D service is complementary with the nature of the resource limited SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises). As a latecomer country, Taiwan's industry experienced numerous intellectual property (IP) litigations and infringements from their competitors since the 1990s. This study demonstrates that how Taiwan's SMEs overcame this difficulty through joint R&D service outsourcing, which is emerging as a new and important catalyze to reinforce its innovative capacity and build its external network on intellectual property activities. The jointed efforts associated with interdisciplinary experts greatly increase the `freedom of action' on product commercialization and reduce business risks from marketing and patent infringements where the potential benefits are huge. The most important result of this study indicates the importance of government funding and the significance of joint R&D outsourcing for the fast-follower Taiwan's SMEs, in which IP value-added and R&D outcome will achieve a more comprehensive protection, by means of building IP portfolio including patents, designs, trademarks and trade secrets
Starting Page	732
Ending Page	739
File Size	10009040
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1890843148
DOI	10.1109/PICMET.2006.296606
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-07-08
Publisher Place	Turkey
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	PICMET
Subject Keyword	Intellectual property Research and development Outsourcing Commercialization Business Government Protection Buildings Portfolios Trademarks
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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