INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION:
INCUBATORS AND ACCELERATORS' SUPPORT OF
START-UPS OPERATING IN A CROSS-BORDER ENVIRONMENT
Communication from Canada; the European Union; Hong Kong, China;
Japan; Singapore; Switzerland; the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,
Kinmen and Matsu; the United Kingdom and the United States of America
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1 Introduction
1. Start-ups
play a key role in innovation and job creation, whether locally, nationally or
internationally. Given that start-ups often have few resources at the outset
and during the early stages of their development, it is often important that
they seek support from a variety of sources.
2. These can
include incubators and accelerators. Their assistance is particularly useful
with start‑ups that are not sufficiently aware of intellectual property (IP).
3. After
defining the concepts of incubators and accelerators, this submission will
explore how incubators and accelerators can support the development of
start-ups in regard to IP and help them to integrate into the cross-border
economic marketplace.