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IP Guide for Start-ups

Your IP is one of your most valuable assets. Our IP Guide for Start-ups offers practical advice to help you understand, protect, and make the most of your IP. This guide contains the essential information that every early-stage tech business should know. Topics include:

What IP is and why it matters
How to identify and protect your inventions, designs, and brand
The patent process and how to avoid early pitfalls
How to capture innovation and avoid risky disclosures
Freedom to operate and how to assess IP risk

The guide draws on Keltie’s real-world insight, with tips and advice to help you identify, protect, and manage IP as your business grows. Click here for your free guide.

The Patent Process

This video takes you through an exemplary patent process journey, step by step, from filing through to grant. Watch the video to see the process come to life. Learn about:

Filing an initial application to establish a priority date

Receiving a search report to obtain an initial view on patentability

Timing of filing further applications

International (PCT) patent applications

Publication and examination

Keltie has decades of experience working with clients to secure valuable patent protection across the world.

The Trade Mark Process

Watch this video to gain an overview of the process of filing trade mark applications. It covers the key points to consider before you file. Topics include:

The importance of searching to ensure that your chosen mark does not infringe any earlier rights

The different types of trade marks, such as logos, a word, or combination of distinctive features

The priority period and how to use it effectively

Jurisdictions including the UK, EU, and international registrations

How to define your scope of protection and relevant classes

You’ll learn about all aspects of the trade mark filing process, including the examination stages, registration and renewal.