Ask someone to name a form of intellectual property (IP) and they will inevitably mention one of the more traditional, registrable forms of IP – patents, trademarks or design rights. Which is why, looking through the table of contents in August’s issue of Global Corporate Venturing, I could not help but pause at the following headline: “Are partners worth more than… Continue reading Where the know-how goes
Author: Stephen Robertson
Truth about non-disclosure
According to Wikipedia, venture capital (VC) is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high-risk start-up companies on the back of a novel technology or business model – so is it really any wonder so much emphasis is placed on maintaining the confidentiality of information related to an entrepreneur’s innovation, novel technology or business model? While… Continue reading Truth about non-disclosure
IP: protect a start-up’s core value
The first of a three part series looking at intellectual property.