Strategic support in IP helps technology projects, startups, innovation teams and companies build a system of intellectual property protection across different jurisdictions.
Depending on the project, the strategy may cover patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, software, databases, know-how, trade secrets and other intellectual property objects.
A core element of strategic support is patent research carried out throughout the entire period of project development and further, up to the beginning of a new project or startup.
The first stage is pre-planning patent research aimed at determining the state of the art and development trends in the selected field.
At the development stage, we may provide methodological support for the project, including the use of TRIZ, OTSM and other approaches aimed at developing creative thinking and creating new, effective and original solutions.
At the same time, strategic support is not limited to individual application filings, but involves planning and coordination of actions. It helps determine what exactly should be protected, when it is advisable to begin formalising legal protection, which procedures and protection mechanisms to use, and how different intellectual property objects can complement each other within a single strategy.
Support for projects at early stages and during development, including planning of legal protection, filing priorities and coordination of different IP objects.
Structuring and coordination of IP objects with regard to business goals, territorial priorities and long-term development plans of the project.
Application of TRIZ-based approaches in the development of technical solutions, preparation of patent materials, development of claim drafting strategy and planning of strategic legal protection.
Tailored support in matters requiring coordination of legal, technical, procedural and commercial aspects.
Advance planning helps reduce the risk of loss of novelty, premature disclosure of information or missed filing opportunities.
Development of a territorial strategy helps determine in which jurisdictions legal protection should be secured first and which routes may be more effective.
A structured IP position may support negotiations, investment discussions, licensing and commercial transactions.
Technical and commercial development may require adjustment of strategies for patent protection, industrial design protection, trademarks and confidential information.
Projects often include several forms of legal IP protection that should be coordinated within a single approach rather than considered in isolation.
Different jurisdictions may provide for different filing procedures, timing requirements, document sets and local representation rules.
Planning national, regional and international procedures before choosing a specific protection route.
Preliminary searches for risk assessment and informed decisions on application filing.
Transition from strategic planning to preparation, filing and registration procedures.