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World Entrepreneurs’ Day 2022: common pitfalls to avoid
With World Entrepreneurs’ Day 2022 on the horizon, Mathys & Squire wants to share some common pitfalls that innovative early-stage businesses may fall foul…
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Calling all young innovators: Young Innovators Award applications are now open!
Once again, Innovate UK has opened its Young Innovators Programme to support 18- to 30-year-olds with creative and ground-breaking business ideas to commercialise their…
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Do you have standard terms or agreements in place to be used when engaging external agencies, consultants or freelancers?
A common misconception when engaging external agencies, consultants or freelancers is that the ownership of IP may transfer to the contractor upon payment. However,…
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What is the difference between a ‘sale’ and a ‘licence’ in the world of IP?
Intellectual property is an intangible asset and can be a subject of transactions, where it can be bought or in-licensed, and equally, it can…
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Fourth Industrial Revolution: Deep tech innovation in smart connected technologies
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have teamed up for the first time to issue a joint study that…
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Ownership of IP rights: Do you see IP as an asset and consider its licence, sale or purchase as part of your commercial strategy?
Intellectual property (IP) is an asset to any business, and as such can be subject of transactions. In other words, IP can be bought…
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Ownership of IP rights: Do your employment contracts make reference to IP?
Although different conditions apply to different kinds of intellectual property (IP) rights, as a general rule in the UK, the employer owns by default…
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2021: A record-breaking year for UK spinouts
A recent publication from Beauhurst and Parkwalk has highlighted the success of UK spinouts in raising record levels of equity investment in 2021, to…
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Barclays Eagle Lab and Mathys & Squire event: Protecting your innovation
In partnership with our partner Barclays Eagle Lab, Mathys & Squire will be hosting this interactive session to discuss top tips to develop a…
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