Five Plans for Perfect Patent Protection
Every business plan should include an IP strategy (intellectual property), to maximise the value of your intangible assets. Patents, which provide a 20 year monopoly for new inventions, can be a valuable part of your portfolio. Patents protect function, not form Patents relate to technical innovations, not style. What matters for patentability is how things work, not what they look like. Whether developing a new product, improving an existing product, or creating a better industrial process, your work may be…