US Patents are Going up in Value
Higher Values for US Patents under John Squires The new USPTO director John Squires is introducing greater certainty into the US patent system. This is good news for small and medi
IP risks, just another bump on the way to success?
It is a fact of. business life that you will hit the IP risks and bumps at some stage: These may include the following IP risks: Trademark musical chairs ! Copyright flattery (or n
Financial Trading Strategies Protected With Trade Secrets
Hedge funds Millennium and Jane Street settled on the theft of a trading strategy when two traders left one to join the other. It turned out the trading strategy was worth $1bn a y
How Do You Prefer Your Secrets? Raided or Traded?
The most valuable IP in your business is highly likely to be your trade secrets. A stark reality faces you and that is if you are not actively managing these assets they are probab
Why Investors Prefer Your IP To Be Protected
A Moat Round Your IP Why else would they invest? They need to know that their investment is safe. That the marauding hoards, your competitors even!, cannot get access to your valua
Investor Ready IP Best Practices for Tech Companies.
Easy IP Audit. The Better Way What Got You Here Will Not Get You There Your business evolves, the landscape evolves, the law evolves, your strategy evolves and the economic climate
Chat Is Cheap But Not Any More. Expensive Domain Names.
Dharmesh Shah CTO of HubSpot spotted an opportunity, buying domain name Chat.com $15.5m! Less than a year later he sold it again for $20m! The buyer none less than Open AI CEO Sam
The Great Patent Myth. What Is A Patent Really Worth?
I once worked with a small business where they had spent $1m on patent filings for a particular invention. The business pivoted away from the invention but it was assumed that ther
Your Sensitive Information Is Valuable Be Very Careful Who you Share it With
Most of us are guilty of signing NDAs, sharing information with investors and partners and thinking nothing else of it. Mainly this route turns out ok, with the major risk being in
I knew nothing about IP but I now find myself advising investors on the matter!
I knew nothing about IP but now I am advising investors on the matter
