PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN R and D ACTIVITIES

Abstract

Functions of protecting intellectual property have been greatly reassessed in the past decade. Shortening product cycles and strengthening international character of the production have upgraded the role of market maker big companies in the field of R and D and patents. The companies spend great amounts on R and D at their own research bases, and also use the intellectual values of university research sites. Dependence of Hungarian university research sites on and their vulnerability to industrial commissions have increased. At the same time, the institutional and individual ways to protect intellectual products have weakened. The article discusses the most important Hungarian and TUB features of protecting intellectual property.