What are trade secrets? Does my company need trade secrets?
Trade secrets are one of your most valuable IP rights yet most companies have not taken simple steps to identify, value and protect them You don't really have trade secrets until y
Do I really need a trademark?
Trademark registration depends on your business objectives for that trademark: For example do you envisage that you will be trading in France in the next five years?
Is Patent Box only for engineering companies?
Engineering companies do benefit from the Patent Box, but so do companies in a range of other sectors.
What is due diligence?
Would you hire a head of cyber security who had links to the KGB ? Such due diligence is usually quite a serious and thorough exercise. However, it appears due diligence
Patent box: Does the whole product need to be patented?
Only one essential element of how the product or service works needs to be patented to qualify for patent box relief
Breaking news…..Patent Box could save you 60% on corporation tax.
In the UK if you have a patent on a product that is successful in the market place you might be able to reduce your corporation tax by 60%
When is the right time to get Intellectual Property ?
The answer is as soon as you are clear on the commercial value of your product, service or invention …
Is Intellectual Property important when expanding overseas?
Do you have 'freedom' to operate in your chosen market? Or will a rival accuse you of Intellectual Property infringement? Biocompatibles: “The UK patent minnow in the US patent
How valuable is reputation?
Reputation is a very significant intangible asset that no one person in any business is managing
How do you price versus your rivals?
Aldi price match Tesco’s price match campaign vs Aldi is helping which business the most? The supermarket’s repeated value benchmarking of Aldi in a cost of living cris