Services for Companies and Investors

 

We act as, or assist the IP Manager.

For investors we assess the IP of possible investments. We also help develop and display the value of the company before exit.

By bridging the gap between technology, marketing and IP, Leogriff helps:

  • increase sales and market share
  • lower patent and trademark portfolio costs
  • document created value

We take part in, strengthen and improve projects from early concept to commercialisation or license.

We solve immediate problems

Together with the client, we help design and implement solutions to issues requiring urgent attention.

Examples of this may be:

  • Launching a product tomorrow, without having reviewed and secured intellectual property rights
  • Infringement of patent or trademark rights
  • Employee leaving the company to start a new competing business
  • Need for valuation of IP as in-kind contributions in spin-offs

We create results in innovation projects

In innovation projects, such as product development, we can help project managers to use IP in ways that can help realize short term project objectives. At the same time we ensure that long term values are handled within the organization. To manage IP implies managing and mitigating risks of conflicts in later phases of commercialisation and licensing.

Typical activites and focus areas:

  • To screen technologies, look for inspiring prior art, discuss patenting
  • Assess patentability: earlier publications and patents, inventive step, objectives with regard to commercialisation
  • Freedom to operate evaluations
  • Review collaboration and commercialisation contracts
  • Manage technology-related IP-issues, including drafting and filing of applications 
    • Patent and utility models,  trademark, design, domains
    • Trade secrets, copyright, defensive publications
  • Manage branding-related IP protection, including drafting and filing of applications
    • Screen proposed mark, propose acceptable and registrable marks (naming), define geographical and field extensions, manage filing
    • Handle domain registration and acquisition

Our work is tailored to the individual needs and requirements of each project.

Building IP competence in the organization to generate revenue

We help to develop the IP competence of the organization by transferring project experience and competence to the organization, through strategic support and assistance in handling urgent matters.

Things we typically help doing:

  • Aligning IP policy and IP strategy with your business strategy
  • Putting in place IP management processes, like Invention Disclosures, employee remuneration, handling Non Disclosure Agreements, selecting IP Management supporting software
  • Surveillance and business intelligence based on patent and trademark searches
  • Trade secret structuring
  • Purchasing patent and trademark attorney services
  • Preparation of IP for Due Diligence or valuation
  • Anticipating and avoiding conflicts and litigation with competitors or employees
  • IP Portfolio management

Leogriff also supports companies in the situation of purchase, sales, and licensing.