Intellectual Property Management Solutions...

Imperial Consulting provides complete, focused solutions as well as customized training for organisational and individual learning in Intellectual Property Management in the following areas:


Patenting

Patents have changed dramatically since they were first granted in England and Wales over 400 years ago. Since then, patents have become sophisticated, complex, and lengthy documents. A lot of care and attention must be given to the form and content of a patent. The drafting of patents is an important part of the patent process, which is a complex and difficult task due in large part to difficulties associated with articulating particular aspects of technology in the form demanded by patent law and in striking the best balance between validity (i.e. scope of claims) and infringement (i.e. scope of the monopoly). We assist our clients in drafting national and regional patent applications.
Patents are only granted after a series of formal procedures are complied with. These procedures differ depending on the patent sought (e.g. GB, EP, US, PCT). We assist our clients comply with these filing and amending procedures.



Licensing

The owner or proprietor of a patent determines when and under what conditions a patent can be assigned, licensed, or mortgaged.
We assist our clients determine the most economically rewarding way to manage their rights and responsibilities that flow from the grant of a patent. In addition, we assist our clients identify tradable technology that can be licensed or mortgaged in support of corporate innovation and growth. In this regard, we have been at the forefront of the licensing and comercialisation of probiotic ingredients in the food and nutritional sciences.



IP Portfolio Management

The effective management of IP assets has become a top priority in many companies. IP portfolios represent strategic and operational value, the realisation and optimisation of which is often hindered by complexity and inexperience.
We assist our clients to better understand (i.e. organisational fit, strategic importance, and financial value) and exploit their IP position using commercially sound auditing, analysis, and mapping techniques. In this regard, we assist our clients identify and procure strategically important IP assets thereby maximising competitive position and market returns.