As a startup founder, your intellectual property is your competitive advantage. But applying the standard intellectual property protection strategies of large companies is a good way to burn through your budget. This book solves that problem. The Founder's Guide to Intellectual Property Strategy helps tech entrepreneurs and startup founders strategically protect the intellectual property that attracts customers, impresses investors, increases valuations, and expedites exits without breaking the bank.
The strategies discussed in this book were developed from author Stephen J. Kontos's extensive experience helping startup founders, small businesses, mid-sized businsses, and large companies protect their intellectual property. The concepts presented in this book have been modified to be startup-friendly, regardless of your stage.
This book will teach you how to:
- Apply basic and advanced patent strategies to protect your innovative products and software
- Launch trademark strategies to protect your brand names and logos in the US and around the world
- Set an intellectual property budget for patent and trademark services that eliminates billing suprises
- Find the right intellectual property lawyer who can help your startup achieve its goals
- Decide what intellectual property is worthy of patent or trademark protection
- Maximize the impact and value of your patent and trademark applications by filing at the right time
- Identify the countries in which you should pursue patents and trademarks
- Generate revenue from your intellectual property portfolio
- Encourage employees to generate innovative ideas that will propel your business
