IP Portfolio Management

Successful organizations develop a portfolio of patents, along with other intellectual property. As a part of an intellectual property strategy. These rights require management. Maintenance fees and annuities need to be paid, and periodic reviews of the portfolio are necessary to spend the limited budget of any organization wisely.

Successful organizations also develop a portfolio of trademarks, to protect their brands, logos, and slogans, along with other intellectual property. These rights require management. Maintenance fees and annuities need to be paid, statements of continued use need to be filed, trademark infringement detection should be conducted, and periodic reviews of the portfolio are necessary to spend the limited budget of any organization wisely.

Likewise, copyright owners also need to maintain good records of their copyrights, the works they cover, and have a registration program that makes sound economic sense. In the case of web sites and software, there are other issues to consider regarding protection of computer code, trade secrets and infringement detection.

Arnold & Knobloch has many years of experience in intellectual property portfolio management. Please contact us to see how we can assist your organization.