Atkinson and Company Ltd - Patent, trademark and design Attorneys

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Intellectual Property Rights

Portfolio Building

Our Approach
Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual Property is the creation of the artist, designer, developer or inventor. It is the result of their creative endeavour. Whether it is aesthetically pleasing or provides a technical solution, it may have substantial commercial value. When the creation is placed on the market it becomes part of the known art and is open to exploitation by competitors. Various legal processes may protect the commercial value of your intellectual property. These establish Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) which may be created automatically or may require a registration process. The approach taken by Atkinson & Company has been developed over a number of years and is being continually refined to derive maximum benefit through the experiences gained from our successes. We work within a commercial framework, which allows clients to maximise their business opportunities. Our focus is on the registration of Intellectual Property Rights, which may be summarised as: Patents – For technical innovation and invention Trade Marks – For the goodwill associated with a brand Registered Designs – For the non-functional attributes of industrial design
	How We Help You to Build an IPR Portfolio 1. Identify the commercial objectives. What type of protection is required and where is it required? 2. Develop a policy document that describes a preferred or default procedure for obtaining patents, trade marks and designs. 3. Receive technical depositions from inventors to determine what may be inventive. 4. Put proposals to management setting out how the commercial objectives may be satisfied and identify budgets for the proposals. 5. Prepare patent specification(s) so as to place the technology in its best light for reaching the commercial goals. Establish a claim set and describe the technology in a way that best supports the invention as claimed. 6. Report back to management indicating what has been achieved. 7. Monitor the prosecution of the applications on a regular basis and submit amendments and divisional applications where appropriate. 8. Review the portfolio as a whole to facilitate portfolio management. 9. Re-appraise the policy document and amend where appropriate. <<Back to top
Inventor-Net We appreciate that our approach is only afftective when placed in a wider commercial context that includes searching, market research, financing, product development and sales. We work with many professionals in these fields and we can put forward a collective approach under the Inventor-Net scheme. www.inventor-net.com <<Back to top

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