Discussion Forum 4

In Discussion Forum 4, post your response to the following discussion questions. Your initial posting should include three or more resources, which must be referenced using APA style.

Please review all of the other postings in the forum and make a minimum of four comments on the responses of at least two other classmates. Make substantial and quality comments as stated in the Discussion Forums section of the course Syllabus area.

There needs to be certain measures put in place as a technology or application is being developed in order to protect the intellectual property to maximize the lifecycle of a product and return on investment. Describe in detail at least three methods that can be applied to protect technology or application and strategies that can be applied to license technology in order to maximize the lifecycle and profits.