Aberdeen Report | November 2006

Protecting Product IP Benchmark Report

A collaborative report from Aberdeen Group

In Q4 2006, Aberdeen Group examined the product intellectual property protection procedures, experiences, and intentions of approximately 150 enterprises in a wide range of manufacturing industries. Responding participants completed an online survey that included questions designed to determine the following:

• The current challenges to protecting product IP in global markets.
• The effectiveness of existing product IP procedures and infrastructures.
• The use of automation to aid their product IP protection initiatives.
• The results and benefits of successful technology, organizational, and process approaches aimed at improving product IP protection.

The study aimed to identify emerging best practices for protecting product IP and provide a framework by which readers could assess their own IP protection capabilities.

Underwritten, in part, by Linx/AS and several large software companies, the resulting Benchmark Report contains significant information on:

• Globalization and IP Protection
• The Importance of Product IP Protection
• Key Business Value Findings
• Implications and Analysis
• Recommendations for Action