Looking after your business can be tough, there are many different things to consider at all times. You have to keep on top of your books, your tax returns and your employees. Whilst managing all this, directors often forget to protect their vital assets.
Well, one of these is Intellectual Property advice. Intellectual property (or IP) is an area which is often over looked and which specialised advice should really be sought.
So what happens if you have written material that you wish to keep exclusively within your domain? What would the consequences be if senstive or confidential information was released in the public domain? Maybe someone took out some of the chapters of your book or your manuscript and got them published? What would you then do if they earned money off the back of this and you got nothing?
Keeping your written documents really safe does mean protecting your IP. Keeping these documents safe it often not enough, people will still find a way to get access. IP solicitors are consulted for copyright of written material.
If you have such documents in your possession, think carefully about copyright and the consequences of the loss of precious material. Independent IP Lawyers will help you to get these under legal protection to avoid what could amount to theft and free use.
Or perhaps you have co-written your documents or manuscript? What would you do if your co-author says he wrote everything? What happens if a 3rd party claims that they composed the material not you? Imagine those long hours of hard work all going to someone else for credit and possible large financial gain? Friends and colleagues may not always be as loyal as you might like to think.
Specialist IP Lawyers will help if there is a dispute about ownership of written material. He or she will be able to advise you on what to do in order to claim back your material.
This area of law is complex and why it is important to contact lawyers who have the experience and the ability to provide you with top quality intellectual property advice. Leaving I P protection to chance means leaving it wide open to risk - and theft.