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It’s firstly important to understand that patents protect technological advancements. As such, if your business idea is not technological in nature it probably can’t be patented. What’s technological? So what do we mean by technological? It’s not just good enough to be using technology to implement the invention, there needs to be an advancement in […]
Cast aside what you may have heard from your friends or read on the internet – obtaining a patent for software is possible in Europe. However, this is a specialist area, and obtaining a patent for these topics can be problematic without expert guidance. Below is a rough guide to what may be, and what […]
There are two categories of intellectual property (IP) rights: yours and everyone else’s. Both need to be taken seriously. We are now going to concentrate on the latter: IP rights owned by people external to your business, for example a competitor. These might be referred to as third party IP rights. Why should you care about […]
If you’ve worked hard to obtain one or more intellectual property (IP) rights, it’s in your best interest to make these rights known to others. One way to do this is “marking”. For example, by identifying something as a registered trade mark, or identifying a patent number on a patented product. Marking is useful in that […]
Developing new products, ironing out bugs and flaws in your existing systems in a non-obvious way, or designing a particularly stylish clothing range may all give rise to intellectual property (IP) rights. An IP capture process will help to ensure your company is able to identify potential IP rights as they are created, and will […]
If you’re a designer, a software developer or are using a name to sell your goods or services, you probably already have some protection for your intellectual property (IP) without realising. There are three main types of IP rights that exist automatically, without you having to do anything but create something. These are copyright, unregistered […]
According to The Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve 75% of business value lies within intangible assets . So whether you’re creating the latest gastro pub, a slick new fashion label, the next blockbuster novel, a new smartphone app, or a product providing huge advancement in technology, you need to understand intellectual property (IP), the […]