In its broadest definition IP includes patents, trademarks (reputation), copyright, knowhow, designs and trade secrets and is vital for a business to survive. Without some form of IP there is very little to stop a competitor with deeper pockets copying your idea, taking your market share and driving you out of business.
Although we are not patent attorneys we do know attorneys in a number of practices (and independent IP practitioners) who can help to draft patent applications as required. Our principle consultant is an inventor on 10 applications and his company owns and has exclusive licences to eight pending and granted patents, two registered designs and a trademark. Our consultant has helped inventors file their own trademark, registered design and patent applications at the UK patent office and OHIM saving the inventors a small fortune on attorney fees. He represents his company himself in front of the European (EPO) and US (USPTO) patent offices and deals directly with patent attorneys across the world.
“I have worked with Ian within the Enterprise Hub and have found his input and support to be really valuable. He is very bright and has the direct business experience to impart to clients which is difficult to find these days. I look forward to working with him in the future and would have no hesitation recommending him for any role.”
Robert Biggs
SEEDA Mentor, High Growth Coach and Owner of Mentornet
Our principal can also help you to identify, value and promote all your intellectual assets, through his work with Inngot. If you want to find a little more about IP please click here
We can also perform an audit and help a company to identify what IP they currently have and advise on how to protect it including using confidentiality agreements (non-disclosure agreements) before discussing their ideas with potential partners. We can also outline the options available to protect future IP and indicate whether a trade mark, patent or registered design is a suitable course of action or whether copyright or database rights are an option. We can guide a client on when a patent attorney is required and indicate likely costs that can be expected and their timings.
We are the Client Engagement and Relationship Manager in the UK for KAnalysis India who provide prior art searching, freedom to operate and technology landscaping services at a competitive price. If you want to find out how strong your IP is, or to challenge / invalidate someone else’s IP their services can give you the information that you need.