IP Asset Register

A foundational aspect of an IP strategy is being able to identify your IP assets.  We can  help you go beyond spreadsheets and provide IP asset register software which will help you log and track IP assets of various types across your organisation – including registered IP (including patents, trade marks, designs) and unregistered IP (including trade secrets, domains, licences, contracts).

IP Analytics

IP databases have a lot of valuable information that you can use to your advantage. Our in-house IP analytics team uses state of the art platforms to provide insights such as novelty assessments, freedom to operate reports, landscape reports, and to provide monitoring of technology trends or competitor activity. Similarly, our trade mark team can monitor brand infringements and proactively take action against overlapping third party trade mark applications through our brand intelligence platform.

IP Audits

We can help you with a comprehensive audit of the IP in your business. We are experienced delivery partners for funded IP Audits in the UK, and can also provide customised audit projects to suit specific needs.  The audit process provides clarity and provides clear actionable advice.

IP Audits can also be used to produce reports which can help investors understand the strength of your IP portfolio.

IP Valuation

We can assist with valuation projects with activities such as preparing a register of IP assets, doing research to provide evidence of use, reporting on potential licensing opportunities and validating scope of patent claims.

IP Due Diligence

We can act on either side to assist with IP due diligence, for example as part of an investment round or as part of a merger or acquisition.

Licensing

We can help with IP licensing strategies to help you uncover new revenue streams for your business, and to help you dispose of or acquire IP assets according to your strategic goals. These strategies can inform decision making about the creation and maintenance of your IP portfolio.

Fractional CIPO

Many organisations have a Chief Intellectual Property Officer (CIPO). If you are not in the position to have your own full time CIPO, we can provide a fractional CIPO service to provide this capability for you.

Invention Harvesting

We have experience in developing, managing and administering large IP portfolios.  This includes assisting with invention harvesting.  We can help you set up an invention capture process that will include education of key staff, making sure that IP questions are asked at key checkpoints in your workflows, using targeted invention disclosure forms, and ensuring that captured invention disclosures are assessed according to your own custom criteria so that you can make informed protection decisions in line with your wider strategy.

Contracts and Agreements

Making sure you manage your contracts successfully is also a vital part of your IP management process. Whether it is suppliers, customers or R&D collaboration partners, you need to have a clear understanding of your IP position and make sure that you are protected.

Trade Secrets

Effective protection of trade secrets requires clear procedures and policies to be put in place and followed, so that you can document the secrets, control access to them and have clear legal protection to provide remedies in case of a breach.

Risk Register

Understanding the IP-related risks involved in your business is important for informing your decision making.  We can create, populate and manage an IP risk register for your business.