Intellectual Property: The Smart Bomb in Marketing's Armoury

The author asserts that in the next decade marketers will have opportunities to create long term competitive brand advantage by applying the laws of protection to their brands.

Intellectual Property.

The smart bomb in marketing's armoury.

Derek RalstonMountainview

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