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Risk Management and Insurance: Perspectives in a Global Economy

18. Intellectual Property and Technology Risk Management

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Study Points

Intellectual property risk

Information technology risk

Biotechnology risk: the Human Genome Project

Nanotechnology risk

Technology and the environment

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Intellectual Property Risk Management

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Fundamentals

Private property ownership and its importance

Intellectual property• Stems from a branch of property law that confers ownership rights to

one’s intangible innovations and creativity• Industrial property – Insight 18.1• Proprietary information – customer databases, financial

information for internal use, business know-how, etc.

The importance of property ownership has been emphasized throughout the

book!

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These problems are discussed throughout the book and class!

CONNECT

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Discussion Questions

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Discussion Question 1

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Discussion Question 2

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Discussion Question 3

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Discussion Question 4

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Discussion Question 5