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IP Clean-up: how to prepare for due diligence and secure your speedboat’s value

Before you seek funding, decide to sell your company, or even when you are approached for collaboration with established companies, you need to make sure that all your information regarding the security of your speedboat is up to date (which should

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Why IP maintenance matters for start-ups and scale-ups

When you launch your business, or your speedboat business is setting sail, it is important not to lose sight.  You will need a constant balance between innovation, entrepreneurship and IP strategy.

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Why an IP check-up is important

A check-up of your own IP situation (your own IP and that of third Parties) is crucial for all Speedboat Business.  As budgets are limited, you can not afford to hit a large container vessel with a strong IP portfolio!  A proper Check-up

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Securing versus protecting

When launching a business, the last thing you want is to put up fences around your product or service that limit growth, lock in development, or block shifts in your business model. You want to set sail with freedom, without being held back by

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Challenges of speedboat businesses with classical IP strategies

Speedboat business characteristics present challenges when developing an IP strategy for scalable growth. Adaptability vs IP boundaries IPR require clear boundaries of protection, which can be problematic if changes are needed after filing.

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Why we call start-ups and scale-ups speedboat businesses

Picture by Peter Lindenau via Pixabay Speedboat businesses  are small, fast-moving companies that operate with agility, experimentation, and a strong focus on customer needs. Like speedboats, they are nimble, quick to respond, and built to

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How the choise of a business model can influence the Patent Drafting

For years I have acted as a sounding board for companies that are taking their first steps in the world of patents and in that capacity I have been able to read and analyze many patents. It strikes me how the basic choice of WHY a patent is chosen

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What if Genrich Altshuller would perform his TRIZ research again?

As an innovation addict, I am always interested in reading, hearing and listening to innovative ideas. whether they are incremental, strategic or disruptive,... it doesn't matter. So for somebody like me, we live in great times. Technologies are

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Data Value Mapping

It is right for the customer to be important and we must definitely focus on the customer experience and a better understanding of his needs and requirements. But... I like to view things from the product and process itself and look at the world

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How mathematics can help you to stretch towards exponential thinking