Intellectual property, intellectual assets, and technology transfer

Intellectual Assets and Knowledge Dissemination in CGIAR Centres - 30 minutes
(Dr Sean Butler, ICARDA November 2008)
• Lecture given by Dr Sean Butler at ICARDA, November 2008
• this lecture explores the nature of intellectual assets in the CG Centres, and in particular the process of acquisition and dissemination; we explore the nature of acquisition, and the multiple routes for dissemination, and evaluate these different forms for risk, cost, and value;
• the lecture is appropriate for anyone interested in the way CG Centres acquire and disseminate intellectual assets.