IP HealthCheck
Manta® developed it's IP HealthCheck™ service offering as a means to help organisations with a preliminary assessment of whether their approach to IP and it's management was effective and appropriate for their business. These IP HealthChecks are typically brief, high-level reviews which involve Manta consultants carrying out a number of activities, often including:
- A brief review of the organisation's current IP position;
- Suggestions as to how to improve or implement relevant IP management practices to support the organisation's commercial objectives;
- Implementing a simple filing system for their IP portfolio;
- The provision and population of a simple IP asset register to record key details of the organisation's IP portfolio;
- Advice on using simple 'defensive measures' to assist with the management of valuable IP assets;
- Introduction to some simple searching utilities on the Internet which can enhance the monitoring of the 'IP environment';
- Provision of a basic IP management reference document; and
- A summary report of the key findings of the IP HealthCheck.
Benefits for clients include:
- An enhanced understanding of their IP position and direction for future activities;
- An easy to use and understand records management system that can grow with their IP portfolio;
- An improved ability to maximise the cost-effectiveness and benefits of relationships with professional IP advisors such as legal counsel and patent & trade mark attorneys;
- A heightened 'IP awareness' within their organisation; and
- Acquisition of some basic tools and knowledge to enable them to better manage their valuable IP assets.
Please feel free to contact us for more information about IP HealthChecks.