Protecting and exploiting your IP

More and more business value is ending up in intangible things, like software, client lists, brands, knowhow and procedures. People don’t think about protecting these things until they come under attack – usually from a former employee or business partner.

We’ll help you identify what valuable IP you have, and then put in place structures and strategies to protect, enhance and exploit it.

Call us on 1300 654 590 for a no-obligation chat about getting an effective IP strategy in place.

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Who owns the IP?

So, you’re running a business and need to develop a system to identify trends in customer activity on your website. You’re about to hire a software engineer to lay some code, and the question of who will own the IP comes up in your negotiations over the Software Development Agreement…

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