Selected aspects of intellectual property protection in academic sector

The paper deals with selected aspects of intellectual property protection reflecting upon current trends and specific issues relevant for the academic sector. The lack of attention to the protection of intellectual property rights has negative consequences on business entities, but also research organizations. However, adequate intellectual property right protection requires capacities, which in many cases may not be sufficient at individual institutions. The need to build them up can be facilitated by appropriate government policies. The importance of clearly specified institutional intellectual property right policies is also emphasized. Discussed aspects of intellectual property rights are relevant for a broad range of academic disciplines including technical ones.