This thesis analyses the utilization of intellectual property rights (IPRs) by small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), their contribution to economic and technological
development and policies to be implemented for the SMEs to make more use of the system
in order to reach a desired level of growth.
Small and medium-scaled enterprises constitute more than 90 % of all firms almost
all over the world and a substantial proportion of employment and turnover. This fact bares
the necessity for the SMEs to make more use of the intellectual property rights system which
is one of the components of innovation and technological growth, in order to achieve the
desired level of economic and technological development.
This paper discusses the existing and possible contribution of the IPRs obtained by
SMEs to economic and technological development and the policies to be implemented in
order to encourage intensive utilization of the system by the SMEs. The results of surveys
previously carried out both in Turkey and abroad are incorporated within the results of a
survey which was organized in the context of this thesis among 86 enterprises in 12
organized industrial zones all over Turkey. The latter survey measures the IPR utilization of
the SMEs and the reasons behind under-utilization. Among the firms studied, 60 % of them
are R& / D performers, 34 % have a distinct R& / D department while 56 % of them reported to
have developed a new product, process or design. However only one third of these
innovative firms have had an IP application and the percentage was even lower with IPR
supports / only 2.3 % of the firms applied for IPR supports. The main reason for this underutilization
of both IPRs and IPR supports was found as lack of awareness. Policy proposals
were tried to be put forward depending on the findings of the survey and raising awareness
was defined as the most important measure to be taken.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607226/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 May 2006 |
| Creators | Sozer, Sebnem F. |
| Contributors | Yalciner, Ugur G. |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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