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Intellectual property

Intellectual property is the currency of academic research: this is our guide to IP for researchers and research managers.

IP is created, exchanged and published by every academic. The exploitation of IP for the financial gain either of the institution or the individual is conducted through the registration, licensing and defence of IP rights, such as patents and copyrights. Read on to get your head around the topic.

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