Smart IP for startups: how to avoid the common traps

Early-stage companies can face high costs and little reward if they don’t get their IP strategy right from the start, say Graham Phero and Paul Ainsworth of Sterne Kessler.

Already registered?

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk

More on this story

Trade secrets

‘Choose your IP armour carefully’: Nestlé, Novartis, HP, and Vidal

6 June 2025 Companies face increasingly complex decisions over what IP to use, particularly when collaborating. Muireann Bolger hears the dos and don’ts of protection from senior counsel.

Patents

Europe’s IP chiefs call for measures to close innovation gap

20 May 2025 European IP leaders warn the bloc is falling behind the US and China, urging deeper harmonisation and stronger venture capital backing to boost innovation and competitiveness.

Patents

Startups guide: From idea to patent

30 April 2025 Startups often have a great idea but there is plenty they should know before beginning the US patent process, says Reed Risenmay of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch.

Defending the realm: How a key MoD supplier crafts its IP strategy

WATCH: Synergy in science—navigating the landscape of pharmaceutical collaborations

AI patent trends signal tomorrow’s technologies

WATCH: Section 112 – Where has the dust settled?

A step too far? Why Stewart’s approach is dividing opinion

Vidal: Settled expectations factor is ‘unconstitutional overreach’

Decathlon win sends 'strong signal for EU design protection'

Deloitte team of tech and brand experts joins Pinsent Masons

Smart IP for startups: how to avoid the common traps

More on this story

Editor's picks

Editor's picks

More articles