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For startups at the pre-funding or seed stage, what is the best strategy relating to patents and other IP. As a high-tech startup, having a patent for the developed technology would be key to acquire substantial funding in the first place, but IP protection is expensive to begin with. What approach do you usually recommend?
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What I do recommend for start-ups is that they get some professional advice regarding IP at an early stage. As my colleagues point out in the other posts here, there are a range of options available. What is important is that your IP strategy fits in with the rest of your business plan - it is worth spending a few hundred dollars (or a bit more) on advice if that will help you get your timing and form of protection right to get you the best bang for your buck as things develop.
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