Ser∙vice
/ˈsəːvɪs/
the action of helping or doing work for someone.
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Helping you to navigate the complexities of the patent system with clear, jargon-free advice.
We offer a comprehensive range of patent services. From assisting you with identifying what intellectual property you may have and what to do with it, to finding out what third party patent rights are out there and what you can do to mitigate risk, to anything else we can help you with.
With over a decade of experience in advising individual inventors, start-ups, SMEs, and global multinational businesses, we understand that every business is different. Our services are always tailored to meet your needs.
Protecting your ideas
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patent drafting; invention harvesting; patent filing and prosecution; IP strategy
We can help you take your ideas and inventions and protect them as your intellectual property. Whether you’re a patent novice or an experienced inventor, we’ll guide you through the process of defining your invention, capturing that invention in a patent application, and filing it at a patent office to try to get your intellectual property protected.
If you don’t know which of your ideas might qualify for patent protection, or if anything you’ve been thinking about can be protected as intellectual property at all, then let’s have that conversation. Patent systems can be complicated, but we’ll take the time to break down the steps into what your options are, how to implement them, and why you might decide on a particular course of action. Contact us to arrange a free 30 minute meeting to get started.
Identifying and mitigating risk
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freedom to operate work; validity opinions; patent portfolio analysis; oppositions; third party observations
Although you may decide that filing your own patent applications is not the right option for you, your competitors might have decided that it’s the best option for their business. That means that you could be at risk of infringing someone else’s patents - whether you’re aware of them or not. We can help you to find out what patents are out there that could affect your commercial activities, and - more importantly - what to do about them.
If you already know about an existing patent filing that is a concern, we can explore your options for what to do about it. A first step could be an assessment of the validity of the patent or patent application, optionally followed by taking action to either prevent the patent being granted or to have it revoked. Alternatively, we can advise you on the potential for designing around the scope of a third party patent, or the possibility of a more commercial solution, such as licensing. Contact us to discuss your options.
Virtual IP Department
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commercialisation advice; licensing; policy development and implementation; portfolio management; IP training and education
We have first-hand experience of working in house at a corporate IP department, and understand that every decision to do with patents has to align with your company’s business plan and overall strategy. If you need to temporarily or permanently outsource some of your work from your IP department, we can help you with this. Contact us to let us know how we can be of assistance.
If your business is at the stage of needing regular IP support, but not to the point of having a full time employee dedicated to that role, then there are a number of ways in which we can support you. Contact us to have a conversation about how we can help.
We also appreciate the value of IP training within organisations of any size, and can help you to provide people in your business with the information about intellectual property that they need in their role, whether it be in R&D or commercial functions.