Clearing IP Risks is very important before starting a business. A mistake with respect to this can kill a start-up. Some basic IP clearance steps to be taken by all start-ups and entrepreneurs are: Patent Risk Clearance Check if your business idea is the subject of any IP/Patent protection by another person or entity. Perform a patent search to check if any patents cover any aspect of your business. If your business or technology falls within…
This checklist provides some of the basic steps every start-up must take to protect its intellectual assets.
Patent Protection
Identification of inventions with potential for patent filings
Patent Search and Patentability Analysis
Inventor Assignment Agreement Execution – To transfer all rights to the start-up
Provisional or complete patent filing
Foreign Filing Permit, if required
PCT, or foreign patent filing
Patent pending notice on relevant materials
Trade Mark Protection
Shortlisting of Marks
Identification of relevant classes of business
Trademark Clearance Search…