An intellectual property audit provides a structured, evidence-based review of your organisation’s intellectual assets, ownership position and associated risks.
Whether you are preparing for investment, growth, collaboration or exit, an IP audit ensures your intangible assets are properly identified, secured and aligned with commercial objectives.
Our audit services can be customised to fit the needs of your business, from UKIPO part-funded audits where available, through to comprehensive reviews of IP portfolios, IP protection opportunity assessments, contractual reviews, market benchmarking and IP risk analysis.
We combine legal and commercial expertise, with extensive practical experience, to assess your current IP position and provide clear, prioritised recommendations to enhance your IP strategy.
A good IP audit should not simply confirm whether patents, trade marks or designs are registered. It should look at the business as a whole: its products, technology, brands, data, software, trade secrets, processes, contracts, people, markets and commercial objectives.
We help clients understand not only what IP they have, but whether it is properly owned, properly protected, commercially relevant, and aligned with the direction of the business.
An IP audit should identify both problems and opportunities, for example:
