Scottish Enterprise Intellectual Assets Specialist Team

Scottish
Enterprise
Intellectual Assets
Specialist Team
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THE INTANGIBLES
INTELLECTUAL ASSETS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
KNOW HOW
BRANDS
GOODWILL
REPUTATION
TRADE SECRETS
CUSTOMERS DATABASES
BUSINESS PROCESSES
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PATENTS
COPYRIGHT
TRADEMARKS
DESIGN RIGHTS
PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS
WHAT VALUE IS INTANGIBLE
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UK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
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Tasked to help stimulate innovation and raise the international competitiveness
of British industry through Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Baseline Survey Identified that:
 Only 11% of UK businesses know that disclosure of an invention before
filing will invalidate a patent
 74% of UK businesses could not correctly identify the owner of copyright
when using a subcontractor
 Only 4% of UK businesses have an Intellectual Property policy
 IP Resources and Information available at GOV.UK website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
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COMMON MISTAKES WITH IA
•Completely
•Focusing
overlooking IA entirely
on one particular aspect e.g. patents
•Inadequate
recording of processes and know-how
•Disclosure
and failure to safeguard/protect
•Insufficient
clearance searches
•The
assumption that just because an organisation has paid for something that
it owns all the rights associated with it
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IA MANAGEMENT PROCESS
STEP 1
IDENTIFY
STEP 2
PROTECT
STEP 3
PACKAGE
STEP 4
VALUE
STEP 5
COMMERCIALISE
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WHAT WE DO
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LICENSING
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Assisting clients to frame a licence agreement
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BRANDING
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Building and strengthening brands in both UK and Global markets
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VALUATION
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Aiding in the valuation of IP for investment purposes
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PROTECTION
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Developing an IP strategy to ensure optimum protection
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COLLABORATION
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Supporting clients in protecting and realising their assets in collaboration
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STRATEGY
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Supporting the development of a robust IP strategy
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THE TEAM
Alison Butchart
David Hughes
Martin Layton
Catherine Potts
Stuart Watson
T: 0141 951 3060
T: 0141 951 3072
T: 0141 951 3099
T: 0141 951 3032
T: 0141 951 3091
E: Alison.Butchart@scotent.co.uk
E: David.Hughes@scotent.co.uk
E: Martin.Layton@scotent.co.uk
E: Catherine.Potts@scotent.co.uk
E: Stuart.Watson@scotent.co.uk
Ewen Macaulay
T: 01463 244226
E: Ewen.Macaulay@hient.co.uk
Team email:
IATeam@scotent.co.uk
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