Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is both an asset and a risk. We can assist you to optimise, commercialise, exploit and protect your IP and help you to avoid infringing the IP of others.

For example, when you engage contractors to do creative work, you need to ensure that you become and remain the owner of the IP created and document that arrangement. This can be vital to prevent your business from being captive to the contractor if developments arose.

We audit businesses to identify any IP and then develop internal procedures and policies for the management of IP within the business. We can also deliver training sessions to you and your staff to embed those policies in daily practice.

Finally, we have substantial experience in negotiating and documenting agreements for the conduct and financing of research and development, and the “start-up” businesses that R&D often fosters.