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Intellectual Property in the Innovation Activity of the Construction Business in Bulgaria for 10 Years Period
Intellectual Property in the Innovation Activity of the Construction Business in Bulgaria for 10 Years Period

Author(s): Maria Markova
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: intellectual property; IP rights; IP research; innovations; construction business

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the author’s view and results of research for the intellectual property rights /IPR/ in the innovation activity of the constructive business in Bulgaria for 10 years’ period. The author presents definitions for the following terms: IP, IPR and IP research as a general and for the innovations in the constructive business in Bulgaria. The focus of this paper is to present results of the IP research in patents, utility models and industrial designs for innovations in the constructive business in Bulgaria. Special attention is paid to the complex analysis of the research results as quantitative indicators: total number of obtained IPR, trends and ration in patents, utility models and industrial designs. The article is structured as follows: 1. Introduction; 2. Research methodological framework; 3. Analysis of trends of patent for inventions and registration activity as UM and ID in constructive business in Bulgaria; 4. Summary. The practical issue of this article is presented as good examples from the Bulgarian successful innovators; natural persons, universities and companies created and operated in the constructive business in Bulgaria.

  • Issue Year: III/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 79-85
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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