Intellectual Property Rights

The intellectual Property (IP) held by an individual or organisation, in the form of expertise, innovation and knowledge is often its most valuable asset. Joint Solutions offers a range of intellectual property services to ensure that the maximum value is gained.

Intellectual property advice to inventors
Currently, inventors go directly to potential commercial partners with their ideas. The disadvantages of this method is that they may not approach the most appropriate company for their invention, they may disclose unique and valuable ideas prior to proper protection being in place, and they may agree contractual terms which do not have the inventor's and product's best interests in mind.

Joint Solutions has the experience and expertise to work with inventors as independent business partners to maximise the potential of innovation. Joint Solutions will conduct an initial business case assessment of an idea to determine its value. We will then conduct an initial IP search to check the idea is unique, and will present the client with the best intellectual property rights (IPR) options. These will protect the client's ideas and enable them to move ahead through product development to commercialisation.

Commercialisation consultancy for companies and inventors
When an invention is in development, the most appropriate path to successful commercialisation is important to find. This may include sale or licensing of IPR, or business advice on raising investment or establishing the right vehicle for independent commercialisation. Joint Solutions will partner companies or individuals to find the right route to market for their ideas.

Corporate Consultancy
Joint Solutions also offers consultancy services to organisations on management strategies for knowledge, intellectual property, and technology transfer. Organisations, both (private and public, in the healthcare market very often have a large patent portfolio. Much IP may be lying dormant that could be utilised through sales, development or licensing, or through technology transfer. Joint Solutions offers an intellectual property analysis service that can provide appropriate IP management strategies for organisations. Joint Solutions also offers advice on raising funding where this is a desired strategy.