The organization should hold a general understanding of the legal side of IP management, including that disclosing an innovation outcome publicly can stop others later claiming protection over it, and that third-party infringement can be settled through licensing, collaboration or litigation. It should support the legal work in innovation processes with access to suitably qualified and competent legal resources, address legal issues such as authorship, inventorship, ownership, infringement and contracts, keep IP and innovation records with deadline tracking and periodic portfolio review, weigh how long protection lasts from generation to expiry for patents, trademarks and trade secrets, and recognize that each IP form has its own protection requirements and rights. It should also handle third-party IP under its risk-based approach, for example licensing, designing around or choosing not to act, and stay alert to differing legal frameworks and practices between countries.
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