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Research Methodology and IPR
A research methodology gives research legitimacy and provides scientifically sound findings. It also provides a detailed plan that helps to keep researchers on track, making the process smooth, effective and manageable. A researcher's methodology allows the reader to understand the approach and methods used to reach conclusions.
Having a sound research methodology in place provides the following benefits:
Other researchers who want to replicate the research have enough information to do so.
Researchers who receive criticism can refer to the methodology and explain their approach.
It can help provide researchers with a specific plan to follow throughout their research.
The methodology design process helps researchers select the correct methods for the objectives.
It allows researchers to document what they intend to achieve with the research from the outset.
Intellectual property rights (IPR) refers to the legal rights given to the inventor or creator to protect his invention or creation for a certain period of time.[1] These legal rights confer an exclusive right to the inventor/creator or his assignee to fully utilize his invention/creation for a given period of time
