Protecting innovation, patent and contract management

5 important questions on Protecting innovation, patent and contract management

According to Teeche (1986), what are the three fundamental building blocks of the framework of outcomes of the innovation process?

  1. Appropriability regime (Environmental factors)
  2. Dominant design paradigm
  3. Complementary assets (Commercialization of the know-how)

Explain the pre-paradigmatic stage and the paradigmatic stage regarding innovation.

The pre-paradigmatic phase is all about 'floating' your basic design until an industry standard has been established.
After a dominant design has been established, in the paradigmatic stage it is all about the complementary assets on how to bring the know-how to the market.

What are the two channel strategies to control the needed complementary assets for innovation?


  1. Contractual modes (licensing)
  2. Integration modes (incentive alignment & control)
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What is collaborative New Product Development (NPD)? What is its main benefit?

The pooling of resources by organisations to jointly develop new products or services. It complements the internal innovation efforts and reduces costs/risks of NPD activities.

What two factors influence the effectiveness of particular contractual governance functions?

  1. Innovation objective (Incremental/Radical)
  2. History of prior collaboration


The exact combination of coordination and safeguarding provisions depends on these factors.

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