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The benefits of early IP advice and guidance
Service Introduction At Strachan IP, we endeavour to offer an ‘immersive’, rather than purely transactional service. This means that we like to get to know you, your business and your aspirations right from the start, so that we can tailor our advice and service to exactly what your business needs to thrive. Service Overview What…
Read MoreProtecting your AI-based innovation
Do you know how to protect your AI-based invention against your competitors? Does the cost of patents put you off? Do you worry that trade secrets may not be enough? Can you use both? Do you know the difference in terms of the protection they offer? These questions have never been more pressing than now, as AI-related innovation…
Read MoreCopyright and the Software Developer
Are you a software developer? Do you know how to protect your own work? Do you know what would infringe another’s copyright? Read on to find out more… Software programs are often complex innovations that include various artistic, creative and functional aspects, any or all of which can be protected by one or more of the different IP…
Read MoreDo you know about…Confidentiality Agreements or Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)?
Confidentiality Agreements or Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) can be used if you need to disclose your innovation to someone before you have filed a patent application. Most innovative businesses are aware that you must file your patent application before there is any public disclosure of an invention. However, it might not be practical to keep something completely secret during…
Read MoreDid you know…a robust IP strategy can be crucial to your business?
A robust IP strategy can be crucial to your business, whether or not you deal in conventional ‘technical’ innovation. IP is an asset arising in virtually all of the unique parts of your business, that can be used, not only to protect or increase your market share, but also to credibility and value to your business. Nevertheless,…
Read MoreDid you know…Intellectual Property should ideally be reviewed at every stage of the product development cycle?
Intellectual Property should ideally be reviewed at every stage of the product development cycle, not just to ensure that your product is protected at the time that it is launched, to ensure at every step along the way that the full power, potential and value of the associated IP can be recognised and leveraged. Many innovative…
Read MoreDid you know…your R&D can help fund your business?
Most innovative business owners know only too well the cost of research and development, but did you know that your investment in R&D can be used to reduce your tax bill or even claim cash back as a proportion of your R&D spend? R&D tax credits are a UK tax incentive designed to encourage investment in…
Read MoreDo you know…about the value of Unregistered Intellectual Property rights?
Did you know…that there is more to protecting the heart of your business than by registered intellectual property rights like patents, registered designs and trade marks; and that unregistered intellectual property rights can be just as valuable, if not more so in some businesses, than registered rights? BUT only if you know they exist, which part of your…
Read MoreDid you know…a patent can do more than protect your innovation?
Did you know…that simply adding something to, or changing an element of, a patented invention does not necessarily result in something that does not infringe a patent owner’s rights? Even if your changed or improved product is patentable in its own right, and even if you secure your own patent for it, this does not give…
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