Nature of the company: A small manufacturing company
Why they approached us:
The company was making innovative products but did not have a system to analyze the same, and file for patents.
The company was facing continuous copying of its innovations by competitors, and some times customers.
Several instances of employee misappropriation of drawings, and other design data were happening, but the company could do nothing about it.
What did we do:
Helped the company devise…
Nature of the company: A leading food products company
Why they approached us:
Filed more than two thousand trade marks, but the portfolio was in disarray.
Spending lot of money on duplicate filings, and maintenance of dead marks.
Needed a third party review of the value of their trademark portfolio.
What did we do:
Performed a thorough due diligence, and compliance check.
Analyzed the value of each mark based on business/legal parameters.
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Our previous post in this series discussed the value Intellectual Property brings to business and why managing the life cycle of IP systematically and efficiently becomes imperative. However, efficient management of the IP life cycle comes with its share of challenges that need to be addressed continuously and consistently to ensure smooth prosecution life of the IP. Today’s post is aimed at discussing some of the challenges professionals in IP face while managing IP portfolios.
Challenges with respect to timelines…
The following article is brought to you by the IP Portfolio experts of BananaIP (BIP)Counsels, India's leading new age IP firm. This post will help you understand the meaning of intellectual property portfolio management, the value that it brings to businesses and the strategies to be adopted for effective IP Portfolio management.
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