Today on StartupSmart, we outline the five intellectual property traps you need to ensure your start-up doesn’t fall into.
Research out earlier this week found that nearly 70% of Australian micro businesses don’t have any kind of IP protection, potentially leaving themselves vulnerable to copycats.
The growth of the internet means that your idea, brand or logo could be infringed both in Australia and overseas. We’ve picked out the five IP mistakes you need to avoid if you’re to properly protect your assets.
Elsewhere, mentor Marcia Griffin explains when you should take on an accountant and Optus launches a new start-up seed fund.
COMMENTS
SmartCompany is committed to hosting lively discussions. Help us keep the conversation useful, interesting and welcoming. We aim to publish comments quickly in the interest of promoting robust conversation, but we’re a small team and we deploy filters to protect against legal risk. Occasionally your comment may be held up while it is being reviewed, but we’re working as fast as we can to keep the conversation rolling.
The SmartCompany comment section is members-only content. Please subscribe to leave a comment.
The SmartCompany comment section is members-only content. Please login to leave a comment.