Dragon IP Ltd ServicesIntellectual Property Portfolio Management
Dragon IP can provide clients with any or all of the following intellectual property and related services, as and when and to the extent needed. For clients with larger portfolios, or practices handling larger client portfolios, Dragon IP can co-ordinate these procedures as desired. All services can be provided in-house at the client or practice or fully outsourced.
For clients who require assistance with the setting and/or implementation of an intellectual property strategy in line with their core business strategy, and technology transfer or investment, please click here Dragon IP Strategics
Commercial, Technology and Patent Searching
Dragon IP uses experienced cost-effective searching services for competitor and competitor activity and technology searches, and patentability, freedom to operate and validity searches. The client can undertake the analysis of the search results itself, or if required Dragon IP can provide clients with the relevant analyses and opinions.[top]
IP Landscaping, Freedom to Operate and Validity Opinions
Dragon IP can provide commercial risk management for the client by providing full analysis of the competitor IP landscape and an attorney opinion on the freedom to operate and commercialise a product, technology platform or service in that landscape, and as required assessing and providing an opinion on the validity of any possible problem IP, and advising on and assisting with solutions, such as product modification, licensing or acquisition.
Dragon IP can work as the client decides, anywhere from an ad hoc basis to working with and/or implementing a full StageGate development process.[top]
Patentability Opinions
Dragon IP can provide budgetary risk management for the client by providing full analysis and an attorney opinion on the IP directly protecting the client’s product, technology platform or service, and as required advising further IP where possible to block wider areas to the competition. Dragon IP can work as the client requires, anywhere from on an ad hoc basis to working with the client in a planned IP programme to match the client’s development programme.[top]Intellectual Property Drafting, Filing, Prosecution, Defence etc.
Dragon IP drafts, files, prosecutes and defends patents, and other registration rights, to client requirements, such as through the client’s own formalities or agents, or direct to the UK or European Offices or elsewhere through its own associates.[top]IP Due Diligence Reviews and Opinions
Dragon IP can provide an IP due diligence review, analysis and report on the commercial relevance of the client's own intellectual property portfolio and freedom to operate with the product portfolio, and a review of associated contracts. This may be an ongoing monitoring process in the life of a business, in response to e.g. aneed to review the relevance of a contract [top]Intellectual Property Training
Dragon IP has cost effective training courses for those who are not intellectual property professionals but who in their commercial life will benefit from a working understanding of intellectual property, e.g. in a commercial R&D environment, in managing intellectual property or in due diligence for investment or technology or business transfer.[top]Portfolio Budgeting and Cost Management
Two of Dragon IP’s cost effective offered services are portfolio budgeting and optional portfolio cost management for the client or Dragon IP to manage intellectual property expenditure, which, e.g. is often a major 3-year commitment to global patent costs from an initial filing. Dragon IP annual projections and if desired unique cost management variance figures and recommendations are provided by a qualified accountant, experienced in IP and a range of industries.[top]Click below to find out how we can meet your requirements:
