Legal Aspects of Managing Technology addresses the ways in which law protects a wide range of intellectual assets that must be understood by any manager involved with technological innovations. Legal, social and regulatory issues are intertwined with intellectual property discussions. Concepts are defined and supplemented with excerpted court cases. Additionally, hypothetical and real-world thread cases show students how to critically think about legal choices for new intellectual property. This book focuses on integral technology topics, analyzes the most current and interesting issues, engages readers in controversial and important social issues, and demonstrates the public policy process.