The management of intellectual property rights within network contracts.

Abstract

The network contract is one of the major legal tools through which companies can rule the cooperation among different undertakings within a network. It allows them not only to share resources and capailities but also to have access to both tangible and intangible assets. This work will focus in particular on the latter category by analysing the role played by intellectual property rights within a network contract and will take into account the critical aspects that make their management problematic within a network contratc.