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Protecting Intellectual Property in China

June 17, 2014 | Andreas Schotter, Mary Teagarden | Strategy

"By operating in China, overseas businesses expose their intellectual property to risk," write Andreas Schotter (Ivey Business School at Western University) and Mary Teagarden (Thunderbird School of Global Management). "But deciding to stay away entails the even greater risk of missing opportunities to acquire knowledge that is critical for competitiveness across a wide range of global markets." To protect their IP, companies need to control and manage their IP vulnerabilities proactively.

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