13 December 2022 · Articles, Innovation, Software
If the product/service at the core of the company is built on too much opensource, the company may not actually be in a position to claim ownership of core business intellectual property (such as proprietary code, copyright and trade secrets) which in turn may yield a company valuation far less than desirable.
Read More12 December 2022 · Personal
Rare we get a decent fall of snow these last few years so you have to take the chance when you can and get out and about. Great to see the kids out sledging and snowballing like we used to, but sad to see so few. Is it because indoor (software) games are more appealing […]
Read More9 December 2022 · Articles, Innovation
Switzerland to ban EVs to save energy! Just as Delhi considers banning petrol and diesel cars to reduce pollution and the UK opens a new coalmine! Not a good example of joined up thinking to solve a supranational problem
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8 December 2022 · Articles, Trade secrets
Banks are very sensitive about loss of confidential information and know-how as it can be easily transferred to benefit a competitor. Financial services companies now cite trade secrets theft as a major worry and it seems a few of them are seeking to control losses using a range of means. I suspect this falls under risk management rather than business intellectual property, but it is certain that intellectual property can be used to defend against deliberate theft and misappropriation of confidential information especially when they are classified as trade secrets.
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7 December 2022 · Articles, Trade secrets
The law around trade secrets has been tightened up over the last seven years in all major economies and hence Trade secrets are much more effective than ever before. Once you start looking you will find numerous recent trade secret cases, see the list below:
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6 December 2022 · Articles, Trademark
A common belief is that registering a company name at Companies House automatically provides you with the rights to trade with that name and that trademark protection has been acquired – it hasn’t!
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5 December 2022 · Articles, IP Value
How do you transform a family owned plastic children’s play brick business that is much copied and counterfeited into one that sits alongside luxury goods brands?
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30 November 2022 · Articles
Merger. What should you do with old websites and domains? Treat them with care Why? Because someone else might be able to gain access to your email, sensitive information, social media accounts and billing etc by re-registering your old domain name! Providing big opportunities for fraud. In some countries lists of expired domain names are freely available to anyone!
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28 November 2022 · Articles, Innovation, IP Value
Innovation Incentive Schemes explained by Claritas Tax. Innovation incentives are designed to support innovative and high growth companies. R&D Tax Credits and Patent Box are two such schemes in the UK. The R&D tax credit scheme has been around for over 20 years and the patent box scheme for about half of that time. The […]
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25 November 2022 · Articles, Innovation, IP Value
Programmes to identify and capture know-how and trade secrets will mean you businesses is less reliant on key individuals, I’m better able to identify and enter protect the items from which it derives competitive advantage in the marketplace.
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24 November 2022 · Articles, Innovation, IP Value
Can I still claim on Patent Box if my patents aren’t granted yet? You can still claim for the time between patent application and grant Once the patent is granted you can make a claim for the profits arising from the patented product or service, for the time from when the patent application was submitted and the time it took to obtain the granted patent.
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22 November 2022 · Articles, IP Value
Is it your employees, partners or hackers? Everybody has the right to earn a living and many people think this right extends to removing confidential information from one employer and moving it to the next. What do I mean by confidential information? Business plans, test results, competitive analysis, customer database, non-patented inventions, software code, algorithms, […]
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