Intellectual property filing strategy

For owners seeking to establish or strengthen rights in inventions, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright works and related assets.

• Companies
• Startups
• Researchers

Protect the right assets in the right markets at the right time. The strategy allocates resources by market and priority date instead of treating filings as isolated events.

• An asset, owner, market and right-type matrix.
• A Vietnam/international route and priority timeline, including PCT/Paris, Madrid or Hague where suitable.
• An evidence checklist and prosecution/associate-coordination plan.

Required materials depend on the right, disclosure history and intended markets.

• Applicant, author/creator and ownership information.
• Technical disclosure, marks, design views or copyright material.
• Disclosure dates, earlier filings, priority markets and business deadlines.

1. Review the asset, ownership and disclosure history.
2. Select rights, markets and filing routes.
3. Prepare the dossier and agree decision/cost milestones.
4. File, monitor and coordinate responses with offices or representatives.

Pre-filing disclosure, incorrect ownership, missed priority deadlines or an unsuitable international route can weaken rights and increase cost.

IP GROUP designs and coordinates filing strategy around the asset, markets and commercial objectives of each matter.