Investor don’t want to sign NDAs
Without an NDA the investor can know the value of your trade secret but not the mechanics - eg no one in their right mind would reveal their 'Google search algorithm' to anyone, ne
No NDA, No Play
Sometimes investors or partners say we are too busy we do not sign NDAs. Don't work with them. No NDA, No Play
Big Strong Lasses Fight Cancer with a 10k
What a privilege to spend Sunday morning with this awesome team of ‘big strong lasses’. They all completed the London Winter 10k last weekend, in aid of cancer research.
Why have you not heard about trade secrets?
Trade secrets are the most valuable intellectual property right however most people have not heard about them. This is not because it is a new IP right, just that trade secrets hav
Capture and value innovation and creativity or lose it
You business is innovative yet you are in danger of losing good ideas Capture and value innovation and creativity or lose it You business is #innovative yet you are in danger
What are you really protecting with cyber security?
What does your cyber security programme defend? The answer is stuff! Meaning all the valuable and critical data and processes, needed to run the business. If you break this down yo
Entrepreneurs think about IP when it is too late
Most entrepreneurs think about IP when it is already too late. Think about IP early on in your business journey. Why? Because you will be developing your brand, reputation, innovat
What is in a name? The one you love is not always right.
Choose your trademark or brand name carefully Why? Because you do not want to attract the attention of Facebook, Paypal, Hugo Boss, Harrods or LVMH, worried about trademark similar
What is Intellectual Property (IP) actually?
What does the intellectual property (IP) jargon mean? Why is there so much jargon in IP? What are the key IP terms? Too many people confuse the terms, because IP ‘jargonese&#
When is patenting a good idea?
To patent or not to patent? To patent or not to patent? Patents are not what they used to be, because if you patent in one country then the whole world gets to learn about your inv