IP Unlocked

Unlocking the untapped potential of your intellectual property

What is IP Unlocked?

For many business, the most valuable assets have historically been their brand, inventions and design.  Today, driven by digital transformation and the the rapid adoption of AI, an increasing share of business value is tied up in less visible assets such as data, software and algorithms. 

These assets can be difficult to identify, value and protect, meaning companies are often unaware of the full extent of their intellectual property. Without the right protections, businesses face a greater risk of losing valuable IP, trade secrets and confidential information as well as increased exposure to new and significant third-party IP claims.

IP Unlocked helps you to identify, protect and commercialise these often overlooked - but highly valuable - intellectual property assets that exist within your products, services and operations.

 

IP Unlocked will help you to:

  • Identify often-overlooked IP assets, which may lead to new revenue streams.
  • Harness the power of technologies such as AI to drive innovation.
  • Make informed decisions, particularly in relation to the exploitation, licensing, enhancement, enforcement, protection or sale of IP.
  • Easily extract and integrate new IP and data for M&A and group reorganisations

What does IP Unlocked involve?

It is a bespoke product that we tailor to each client's specific needs, but at its core, it typically involves:

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An in-depth audit process

This may involve analysing a few example products or services, a single business division or the entire business's processes, to identify existing valuable IP that you may be unaware of.

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Development of a tailored IP strategy

Incorporating insights from the audit, we develop an IP strategy which helps you to unlock revenue
from your IP, and take steps to address third-party IP risks.

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Implementation of the IP strategy

We help you to bring that strategy to life, ensuring it adds value. This may include new IP guides for the business to enable an "IP first" approach going forward or bespoke training for the business on the new IP strategy, demonstrating how this operates in practice as part of day-to-day activities.

Bespoke discovery and IP management platform

Where appropriate, our OC Solutions team can build a bespoke platform that provides a dynamic, holistic view of the business' IP assets. The platform can be used as real-time discovery and management tool for go-forward IP records capture and management of IP transactions. It can also assist businesses preparing for investment or sale to demonstrate the value of their IP portfolio

The work we have done so far with Osborne Clarke has given me the tools to amplify the importance and value of IP not only to senior leadership but throughout the business.” Group Head of Legal, Intellectual Property and Investigations

To find out more, connect with one of our experts