Small Steps for a Company – A Giant Leap Towards IP Strategy

Embrace the world. As in life in general, changes happen every day in the business world and at an accelerating pace. A deal is closed, CEO fired and a new one hired and a new co-operation is launched. There are always numerous decisions to be made that have implications for the overall business strategy and even IP strategy, the work is ongoing. Still, there are some fundamental elements of IP strategy to consider, and actions to be taken, that do not change whether a company is a digital age start-up singing in the choir of disruption or a multimillion-euro company producing familiar old-stand-by types of products.

There are few small steps every company should and can take in order to get closer to receiving the benefits of a well-structured IP strategy. A word of warning, though: this does not require superpowers, digitalization, IoT, disruption or lots of money, but only a clear business strategy and some hard work.

Is it a personal branding scheme? No, although that has been a hot topic lately. This is a to-do-list to get you closer to having something you can call an IP strategy. The beauty of intangible rights is that you have to document them to make them visible. My list is harshly oversimplifying it, but still, the core does not change even though it would be fleshed out in practice with consulting terms and more detailed instructions.

Now, I will not promise to write more on this subject when the snow comes, because it just might do that any given day! You can always rely on the short and cold Finnish summer. Luckily, you can take on the above list despite of the weather!