Category IP Management

Trade Secrets Audits

An audit is the examination of a specific aspect of an organization, ideally by someone independent of that organization. The purpose of an audit is to provide independent assurance that an organization’s management, governance and processes are operating effectively, and…

The process for managing trade secrets

A process is an interrelated set of activities designed to transform inputs into outputs, which should accomplish your pre-defined business objectives. Processes should produce an output of value, they very often span across organizational and functional boundaries and they exist…

IP Risks – Hide and Seek

Let’s face it, many IP risk registers are boring, one dimensional and often times contain poorly prioritised lists that lack context and often serve to satisfy a requirement rather than a purpose. IP risk registers can be of course be…