You may think that if you don't work in research and development, intellectual property (IP) doesn’t matter to you, but IP is a critical company asset.  In fact, estimates show that an average of 40 percent of a typical company's value may consist of intangible assets not recorded on a balance sheet.  Every employee needs to understand the importance of exploiting and protecting our company’s IP, and that managing it is critical to competing successfully in our global economy...