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Startups


Kick off on the right foot


The right attitude - Tackling the subject right at an early stage and seeking assistance from an Intellectual Property attorney.

Our promise
• Making the subject matter accessible to provide you a global and operational understanding,
• Providing support at every step of your project.

Control your finances - Increase your degree of autonomy and opt for a training regarding Intellectual Property basis.



Confirm your idea


The right attitude - Finding out if some patent applications have already been filed on the same idea. If yes, trying to understand why the product didn't end up in the market, or on the contrary, detecting clues of an emerging market. Finally, analysing the risks induced by the patent or patent application found during your research.

Our promise
• Drawing out a patent landscape regarding your idea,
• Extracting from your idea, potentially protectable innovations,
• Analysing risks regarding the operation of your idea.

Control your finances - Increase your degree of autonomy and opt for a training regarding preliminary prior art research.



Secure your market entry


The right attitude - Understanding that Intellectual Property rights are tools that need to be operated to create value, and with skilful use, can protect your business model. Moreover, the maximum efficiency is only obtained by combining the different Intellectual Property rights.

Our promise
• Understanding your economic reality and integrate it in our advice,
• Designing an Intellectual Property portfolio inducing the best protection of your business model,
• Providing support in operating your Intellectual Property rights at every step of your company's life.

Control your finances - Increase your degree of autonomy and choose an online self-audit in order to assess the current risks.



Exercise control over information disclosure


The right attitude - Determining the minimum level of information to capture the interest of your interlocutor, and avoiding to disclose unnecessary information As part of the information to disclose, identifying the one with a significant economic value for your project. Assessing possible ways to protect it using Intellectual Property rights. Increase gradually the level of information to disclose as the negotiations progress. Having business partners sign non-disclosure agreement regarding any information exchanges.

Our promise
• Providing support in determining the right level of information to disclose,
• Identifying the information with a significant economic value that are protectable through Intellectual Property rights,
• Providing support in the formalism to implement for information disclosure,
• Drafting confidential agreements.

Control your finances - Increase your degree of autonomy and opt for a training regarding confidentiality management.



Increase your chances of raising funds


The right attitude - Demonstrating to investors how your Intellectual Property portfolio confers you a competitive advantage, and guaranties a supranormal return on investment.

Our promise
• Highlighting the impact on the market of your Intellectual Property portfolio,
• Determining the economic value of your Intellectual Property portfolio.