China has a wide-range of patent-specific and other patent-related policies in-place, many of which are at least partially meant to stimulate patents and “indigenous innovation.” However, the analysis in this paper discusses how some of these policies in effect can actually discourage...

Currently, brand marks and trademarks and service trademarks are used extensively in all countries - whether developing or industrialized, with a market or planned economy – and they play an important economic role in trade marketing. Trademarks serve both the interests of those providing...

In the Knowledge-Based Society, not financial assets, but knowledge and competencies have become the most important resources for most companies. This paper objective is to make an initial critical exploration of the essential condition of intellectual capital in maritime transport and it starts...

Currently, brand marks and trademarks and service trademarks are used extensively in all countries - whether developing or industrialized, with a market or planned economy – and they play an important economic role in trade marketing. Trademarks serve both the interests of those providing...

A pártállam nem múlt el nyomtalanul. Hatása az összeomlást követő átalakulásra máig is tart. Maradványai csak lassan tűnnek el. Tartósnak bizonyulnak azok a feszültségek is, amelyek a gyors összeomlás és a viszonylag lassú intézményesülés miatt keletkeztek. Csak...

Beside product quality, distribution and promotion, we have a justified tendency to appraise an asset against its market price. Customers and competition are analysed from the point of view of the microenvironment. In the case of the macro-environment the attention is directed to the continuous...

This study investigates a novel consultancy contract mode for condominium management in Taiwan by using transaction cost theory. This study finds that consultancy contracts offer property management companies lower personnel costs and a lower tax burden compared with full-responsibility...