Welcome to the IPM 20 Questions About IP

Introduction

20 Questions Directors Should Ask About IP was originally developed as a collaboration between the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the ICM Gathering. The objective was to develop a short list of strategic questions that Boards could ask to get an overview of the company's situation with respect to its IP portfolio and IPM capabilities. Additional background is provided in the report that can be obtained following the completion of an assessment.

Creating an Assessment

After selecting "Create Assessment" from the Main Menu, please work through the matrix, making three selections for each factor as follows:

• Use the "Current" pull-down menu to select the statement that best describes the current position of your organization;
• Use the "Future 1" pull-down menu to select the statement that best describes where you think your organization will be one year from now;
• Use the "Future 2" pull-down menu to select the statement that best describes where you think your organization should be four years from now.

You may suspend your assessment session at any time by logging out. The system saves your choices as you go along, and will resume from where you left off when you next login.