How can i optimise the management of my Intellectual Property rights ?

• Ensure the patentability of an invention by avoiding any disclosure prior to filing the patent application
• Verify the freedom to exploit the invention with regard to the rights of third parties  
• Define who will be the patent owner with regard to the inventor’s status

• Verify the availability of the sign (trademarks, domain names, organisation names …)
• Define who will be the trademark owner (person, company)  
• Ensure the validity of the sign (non-descriptive, distinctive…)  
• Define the best adapted and most legally reliable descriptions of products and services 
• Complete protection by the reservation of one or more Internet domain names
• Choose the best formula for applying for the patent abroad (national / international / European channels)

• Anticipate by applying as soon as possible
• Make a regular inventory of your rights (strengths and weaknesses)  
• Select which trademarks to renew and/or the patents to maintain or abandon  
• Develop your rights by, for example, granting licences  
• Exploit your trademarks to avoid forfeiture actions 
• Check deadlines (not only those for renewals)  
• Establish contracts which accompany the exploitation of the patent or the trademark.

• Define a real strategy with your French Patent and Trademark Attorney  
• Train your personnel (marketing, legal…) about intellectual property   
• Create an "intellectual property" culture in your enterprise
• Communicate about your rights  
• Define short- and medium-term objectives 
• Watch the competition
• Regularly perform a legal and financial audit of your entire portfolio in order to calculate the return on investment from intellectual property   
• Evaluate patents and trademarks especially with regard to new partnerships, a sale, or a transfer…  
• Be aware of the value of your rights
• Enforce your rights and attack in case of counterfeiting