02
Patents can be used to support business model extension. If imitation is easy, protecting inventions with IP rights is paramount to safeguard your investments. See the Picote (machine tools) case study.
-
Commercialise Your IP
- Support and Resources for Businesses
- Benefits of IP Protection
- Taking IP Global
-
Using IP to Grow your Business
- What is intellectual property?
-
How do I use intellectual property to grow my business?
-
Tooltips
- Border Measures
- Injunctions
- Stop others from infringing my IP
- Claim damages
- IP enforcement
- Be first to market
- Exclude Competitors
- Develop my own business idea
- Signal innovation
- Increase company's value
- Strengthen position in negotiations
- Enjoy new opportunities for business collaboration
- Be free to operate - License (IP) to and from others
- Attract investors
- Access to grants and subsidiaries
- Improve success rate at initial public offerings
- Secure credit
- Attract venture capital
-
Tooltips
- 4 Reasons 4 Copyright
- 4 Reasons 4 Trademarks
- 4 Reasons 4 Design Rights
- 4 Reasons to Patent
- IP Case Studies
- Licencing
- Tools for Business
- Knowledge Development Box
- Find a Registered IP Agent