The need to manage intellectual property

If your organization puts its vision, and economic support, into research and development, then it also has to start putting some value on protecting, managing and securing intellectual property. Yet oftentimes lots of intellectual property--potential blockbuster business ideas and nearly baked new services--get shelved and forgotten about in the midst of mergers and acquisitions and overall business revamps. As one expert explains, it's time to put needed attention and resources on this vital corporate resource and IT has some specific tasks and roles to play in making it work.

For more on managing intellectual property:
- read this Optimize article