Entrepreneurship, Second Edition

13.13. YOUR OPPORTUNITY JOURNAL

Reflection Point

Your Thoughts ...

Does your business have IP? If not, why not? What is your strategy to protect your IP? Does your new venture potentially infringe anybody else's IP? Do you have IP that can be patented? When will you file (remember that you have to file within one year of initial public disclosure in the United States, and prior to any disclosure in many other countries)? What "trade secrets" underlie your business? How do you plan to protect these secrets? Will you trademark your company name or symbol? What about your product name? Will you use copyright protection at all? Do you need to seek international IP protection? When and how?