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Protecting Ownership of Your Intellectual Property

Whichever way you look at it, when you're putting time, effort and money into developing and marketing a new product idea or invention, you have to make use of ways to protect your ownership of it.

Getting Your Patent And Design Illustrations Right
Getting Your Patent And Design Illustrations Right Most patent applications require accompanying drawings of the invention. But are they really necessary and should you have a go at drawing your own? Professional draughtsman, Andrew MacGowan gives us some answers . . . keep reading
Protecting & Profiting From The Intellectual Property In Your Idea
Meeting audio & summary
Protecting & Profiting From The Intellectual Property In Your Idea We brought together two IP professionals to tell us how IP works in real life. To stop your idea being copied, and to make sure that it has value you can profit from by licensing or otherwise selling rights. If you missed the November She's Ingenious! meeting, here's your chance to listen in . . . keep reading
Tracking Down The Right Lawyer To Help With Your Intellectual Property
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
Tracking Down The Right Lawyer To Help With Your Intellectual Property Before you grab the Yellow Pages and look up your nearest patent attorney or IP lawyer, make sure you listen to Margaret Briffa's low-down on the different species of lawyer in IP, how to hunt down the right one for you and how to get the most out of them . . . keep reading
Registering Trademarks - Good News You Should Know
Cally Robson
Registering Trademarks - Good News You Should Know Thinking of filing for a trademark for your business? On 1st October 2009 the UK Intellectual Property Office announced two initiatives affecting its trademark services that should definitely help solo inventors and businesses . . . keep reading
Product Fakes Sold On eBay or Amazon?
31 May 09
When you've gone to all the effort and expense of developing a new product, it's horrifying to think you'll find fake copies being sold on the web. . . . keep reading
The Quick Guide To Know-How & Confidential Information - IP Basics 6 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
The Quick Guide To Know-How & Confidential Information - IP Basics 6 of 6 Knowing how to guard the important information in your new product or business idea is key to keeping ownership of it. IP lawyer Margaret Briffa hands out some useful tips on managing confidentiality and secret information . . . keep reading
The Quick Guide To Trademarks - IP Basics 5 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
The Quick Guide To Trademarks - IP Basics 5 of 6 When you're thinking about a name for your new product or service, it's a important to understand how a trademark will add value to your business. IP lawyer Margaret Briffa explains how to avoid trouble from the outset . . . keep reading
The Quick Guide To Registered Design - IP Basics 4 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
The Quick Guide To Registered Design - IP Basics 4 of 6 If your new product doesn't qualify for protection by patent, then you may be able to prevent others from copying it by registering a design. While registered designs are a useful form of Intellectual Property, IP lawyer Margaret Briffa explains what to watch out for . . . keep reading
The Quick Guide To Design Right - IP Basics 3 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
The Quick Guide To Design Right - IP Basics 3 of 6 If you've designed a 3-D object and manufactured more than 50 of them, you might not be aware that your new product is protected by automatic design right. Even though it has its limitations compared to design registration, it is useful to know how this relatively new right works . . . keep reading
The Quick Guide To Copyright - IP Basics 2 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
The Quick Guide To Copyright - IP Basics 2 of 6 If you've created any designs, text, artwork, music, boardgames and even software, copyright is the form of Intellectual Property right you need to know about. It's an automatically granted right, but for it to protect your work, you need to know how to make the most of it . . . keep reading
The Quick Guide To Patents - IP Basics 1 of 6
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
The Quick Guide To Patents - IP Basics 1 of 6 Find it hard to relate to info about patents? Listen to Margaret Briffa's quick guide to patents and why this could be the strongest form of Intellectual Property protection for your new product or technology . . . keep reading
How To Do A Quick Patent Search To Check Your Idea Really Is New
Cally Robson
How To Do A Quick Patent Search To Check Your Idea Really Is New When you've done Internet and offline checks to make sure your new idea isn't on the market already, it's time to check the patent databases. This tutorial shows you how to do a quick patent search Worldwide from your own computer. . . . keep reading
Tools To Protect Your Idea - The Basic Types of IP
Margaret Briffa interviewed by Cally Robson
Tools To Protect Your Idea - The Basic Types of IP The Intellectual Property in a new idea is the seed of its long-term success. As you develop your idea, there may be more than one aspect to protect. Margaret Briffa, expert IP lawyer, gives a great summary of the tools available to protect your IP - patents, copyright, design right, registered designs, trademarks, and know-how and confidential information. . . . keep reading
Don't Skimp On Professional Help Where It Matters (Tip 3 of 5)
Mark Sheahan interviewed by Cally Robson
Don't Skimp On Professional Help Where It Matters (Tip 3 of 5) You might think it saves money to prepare your own patent application or negotiate your own licensing deal. But in the long run it could cost you your new idea itself. If you're tempted to skimp on professional help, take serial inventor Mark Sheahan's advice on the three Ps you should definitely pay for. . . . keep reading
How Do Protecting Your IP And Grant Applications Work Together?
Alan Eklid interviewed by Cally Robson
You need cash to take you through the first steps of prototyping and patenting your idea. Find out how making a grant application needn't be at odds with your Intellectual Property if you handle it the right way. . . . keep reading
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