IP Foundry articles

How do I protect my brand around the world?

Your end goal is world domination. A household name spanning continents, recognised by all. But how can you enforce this?

Why should I care about intellectual property?

Put simply, because it can bring huge value to you and your business. Boost the value of your business When Google bought Motorola for $12.5 billion in 2012 the value of Motorola was 63% higher th...

How do I inform others about my intellectual property?

If you’ve worked hard to obtain one or more intellectual property (IP) rights, it’s in your best interest to make these rights known to others. One way to do this is “marking”. For example, by iden...

Do I have any intellectual property?

If you’re a designer, a software developer or are using a name to sell your goods or services, you probably already have some protection for your intellectual property (IP) without realising. There...

Do I have any intellectual property protection for my software?

As soon as you put finger to keypad and develop your code you have some intellectual property (IP) protection for your software in the form of copyright.

Someone’s copied my work, what can I do?

‘Help! Someone’s stolen my work. I don’t have any registered intellectual property (IP) rights for it. Is there anything I can do?’ Well, there might be. Whether it is a photo, music, film, code or...

Am I free to use my brand?

You’ve chosen a trade mark to use on the goods and services you provide. You’re preparing to launch. There’s one big question… are you free to use that trade mark? It is important to undertake trad...

Can I patent my business idea?

It’s firstly important to understand that patents protect technological advancements. As such, if your business idea is not technological in nature it probably can’t be patented.

I’ve got the domain name and X (Twitter) handle for my brand, isn’t that enough?

No! Firstly, just because you have a domain name or social media handle doesn’t give you any right to use the trade mark. Someone else could own the registered trade mark for that name or even just a ...