Intellectual PropertyAshton Birch solicitors are experienced in advising on IP to start-up, medium to large international business and celebrities.”
In today’s modern world of conducting business, intellectual property has become the central focus around which a business is developed.
An expert intellectual property solicitor at Ashton Birch is dynamic, creative and forward-thinking to establish the IP assets that the business holds. To assist with registering IP assets and ensuring that unregistered IP is protected to ensure you have monopoly rights in your business. We particularly give attention to Trade Secrets that you may hold in your business, which is often overlooked by inexperienced lawyers.
As each business is different in the way it differentiates itself from its competition, intellectual property assets in each business may have different forms and types. We do not operate on a one size fits all approach and use a number of strategies to enable a business to reach its commercial goals.
Ashton Birch will assist you to protect and plan ahead to ensure that you have relevant contracts in place to protect your IP ownership and the monopoly in your business. A number of different strategies are used to put in place if you wish to share, licence, develop your intellectual property or if you wish to take action against unauthorised use.
With the implementation of GDPR in Europe and UK GDPR in the United Kingdom, the rules and regulations around data and how the data is used by businesses is important to most businesses. This has triggered impacts in many sectors and in particularly companies handling data such as software companies and firms collecting customer data through use of mobile Apps and websites or software and payment platforms.
It is a key step for operating a business in the modern world to ensure that all IP in the business is established and recorded. Intellectual Property in a business is not limited to a technology based business but is present in most businesses, including start-ups, SME’s and international organisations. Each business wishes to establish and distinguish itself in a competitive market, and relevant protection of IP rights ensure that you have a monopoly in the market place giving you a competitive edge to maximise your profits.
By not ensuring that the IP in your business is protected, you may not be utilising your business potential to its fullest resulting in a failure to monetise your assets and suffering losses as a result.
There are IP rights that arise automatically, but most could be lost due to inaction or failure to take steps for ensuring these are appropriately registered.
Ashton Birch is experienced in conducting IP audits to assist you with establishing IP, risks and steps to ensure that you are advised on necessary steps to protect the IP in your business. We work with you to determine what your business needs and keep costs to a minimum.
Ashton Birch Solicitors are experienced in advising on IP to start-up, medium to large international business and celebrities. We can advise you on individual matters or handle your company entire IP portfolio to give you peace of mind that all steps are taken in a timely manner, and when necessary. We work with our clients at each stage of their matter whilst ensuring that it is cost-effective and easy process.
Get in contact to discuss how we can help and for information about our intellectual property experts, to find out if we are a good match for your business.