Intellectual Property Governance

1. (noun) The acts of controlling, directing, and standardizing the conduct, actions, and solutions associated with the oversight of Intellectual Property Management.

2. (noun) The documented set of policies, standards, rules, and controls that define how one or more Intellectual Property Items are to be registered, tracked, and managed within an Organization.

3. (noun) An Organization, or organizational unit, whose primary responsibility is to establish, oversee, and enforce the policies, standards, and controls governing the management of a set of Intellectual Property Items.