PR and Marketing Strategy

Once your idea takes off, it is almost inevitable that you are going to be copied. Short of becoming a regular at the High Court, what can you do about it? Adam Jolly investigates.

Legislation and Regulation

Infringement of intellectual property rights is the top concern for owner-managers of fast-growing UK businesses, a survey has found.

Legislation and Regulation

David Bowie's done it. Guess? has done it. Dunkin' Donuts has done it. And Yale University has done it. They have all created special purpose vehicles for their intellectual property, writes Thayne Forbes, joint MD of brand valuation consultancy Intangible Business.

Technology

If you are an early-stage company whose technology has reached an initial strategic breakthrough, you will need to radically rejig your organisation and overhaul your intellectual property protection to reap the financial whirlwind.

Legislation and Regulation

If you've invented a ground-breaking product that could fundamentally change a business process, you'll need to get a patent strategy. Without one, investors will shun you and commercial vultures may steal your idea.