What start-ups should do with their IP - Alan Chapman
Alan Chapman gives us his view on the benefits of getting in-house IP support and what tech start-ups should be doing with their IP.
Alan has worked as in-house Intellectual Property and Patent Counsel for a number of different businesses, both large multinationals and UK start-ups. He is currently in-house IP Counsel with a large UK e-commerce business. He's also worked in different firms of Patent Attorneys both large and small. That breadth of experience gives a unique perspective on the role of IP Counsel and external IP providers and what it makes sense to do with your IP as a tech start-up.
Topics discussed include
Topics discussed include
- The difference between having someone in-house compared to having an external advisor
- How to get an in-house experience from your external advisors
- What are the things that tech start-ups should do really early on with their IP?
- What actually is an IP strategy? What does that term really mean?
- How often should you update your IP strategy?
- When getting support for that, choose an attorney who enjoys understanding business and business strategy
- What should tech start-ups do around IP risk?
- How to streamline freedom to operate work to make sure you’re not infringing someone else’s IP
You can reach Alan through his LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-chapman-57615630/
If you'd like to chat about getting in-house IP support for your business then get in touch with me sblake@matter-ip.com
I can also put you in touch with Alan if you'd like to chat with him more.
If you'd like to chat about getting in-house IP support for your business then get in touch with me sblake@matter-ip.com
I can also put you in touch with Alan if you'd like to chat with him more.
