…and how can it help your IP Strategy? What is an NDA? ‘NDA’ stands for ‘Non Disclosure Agreement’, and is often used interchangeably with ‘Confidentiality Agreement’. It is a contract between you and one or more other parties, setting out the conditions...
A transition across the global landscape toward knowledge-based economies has led policymakers to prioritise unlocking intangible asset funding. So what can you do to give yourself the best chance of successfully financing your innovation with IP? Facts and figures A...
It is true to say that China’s intellectual property regime has earned a bad reputation in the past. And its reputation for copying others’ products and selling them for less is even worse. Which has led many innovators to think, “it isn’t worth patenting...
Know-how, confidential information and trade secrets, are not, strictly speaking, intellectual property rights. However, there is some overlap, and they tend to be treated in much the same way as formal IP rights when it comes to valuing or selling a company, so they...
Of course, many SMEs do understand the value of patents, and routinely file patent applications to protect their innovation. However, UK innovators are lagging behind those in many other countries when it comes to patent ownership. Perhaps it is no surprise that Japan...
