Trade Marks & Patents
Have you adequate protection for your IPR? Are you managing your IPR effectively? Would you benefit from moving your IPR offshore?
How do you protect against franchisees and competitors taking advantage of your IPR?
A franchisor's Intellectual Property Rights: patents, licences, trade marks, brands and business processes represent the core of a franchise business. All too often inadequacies are discovered as a result of unfavourable litigation. Franchisors IPR cannot be hidden away, it must be shared with every franchisee. Straightforward registration is unlikely to prove sufficient without the support of the Franchise Agreement .
As you raise your international profile you will need to ensure that adequate protection for all of your IPR is in place.
Many international companies are now recognising the benefits of holding their IPR offshore. Franchising should be no exception. Contact us for more information.
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