{"id":15832,"date":"2016-01-18T23:30:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T22:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/?page_id=15832"},"modified":"2024-05-09T16:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:05:06","slug":"brevets_pour_startup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/en\/industries\/startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Intellectual property for startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_section&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<div class=\"imagebox wpb_content_element style-1\"><div class=\"imagebox-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/banner_startup2_wide.jpg\" alt=\"intellectual property for startups - Propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle pour startups - Geistiges Eigentum f\u00fcr Start-ups\" \/><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<style>#breadcrumb-69febf1d5bd1e li::after { content: \"\u00bb\" }<\/style><div class=\"\"><ol class=\"wwp-vc-breadcrumbs \" id=\"breadcrumb-69febf1d5bd1e\"><li class=\"visited\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"visited\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/en\/industries\/\">{:fr}Industries{:}{:de}Sektoren{:}{:en}Industries{:}<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><span>Intellectual property for startups<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_image=&#8221;15893&#8243;][vc_column animation=&#8221;fade-in-from-left&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 40px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Intellectual property for startups<\/h1>\n<p>Innovation-rich but cash-poor startups can still create an effective intellectual property strategy. Learn more about intellectual property for startups.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=&#8221;Expertise&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;c9c08126-3851-8&#8243;][vc_column_text]Most startups begin with a technological innovation. They do not usually have the sales and marketing wherewithal of established rivals and can quickly lose their edge if they do not protect their solutions through a solid patent, copyright and trademark strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Many new companies depend on external financing, from sources such as venture capitalists and business angels. Having a good patent portfolio will reassure these investors, who often hesitate to invest in a technology if it can simply be copied freely by rivals and sold without having to cover R&amp;D costs.<\/p>\n<p>But most startups cannot afford the same level of intellectual property protection as companies with deeper pockets. They often have to seek other ways of reducing or at least delaying these costs, without compromising on the level of\u00a0protection. For example, national or even provisional patent applications are sometimes used rather than filing a European application directly; international (PCT) applications are a way of postponing the costs; and opting for utility models instead of patents may be an alternative.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Experience&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1453669696668-1-8&#8243;][vc_column_text]At P&amp;TS, we made the startup market one of our priorities in 2004. It was a logical decision for our company: we were a startup that grew quickly by making innovation our core business.<\/p>\n<p>Our decision paid off \u2013 we are now a key partner for start-ups, as well as for Switzerland\u2019s specialised schools and business incubators that host them. For the past 10 years, P&amp;TS has served as an intellectual property expert for Innosuisse, an initiative of the Swiss government. We also provide a coaching service through Platinn, an entrepreneurs network based in French-speaking Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>The active involvement of both P&amp;TS and individual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/en\/our-team\/employees\/\">staff members<\/a> in the start-up industry gives us a particular insight into its specific needs \u2013 in terms of strategy and convincing investors of the value of intellectual property \u2013 without losing sight of the strict budgetary constraints.<\/p>\n<p>We also offer special rates to start-ups sponsored by the organisations and business incubators we work with.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][\/vc_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column animation=&#8221;fade-in-from-bottom&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 40px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>CONTACT<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"member wpb_content_element test\"><div class=\"member-img\"><a href='https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/en\/our-team\/employees\/christophe-saam\/'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/schreyer_2003376.jpg\" alt=\"Christophe Saam\" \/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href='https:\/\/www.patentattorneys.ch\/en\/our-team\/employees\/christophe-saam\/'>Christophe Saam<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"member-role\">Founder and CEO of P&amp;TS SA. Swiss and European Patent attorney<\/div><div class=\"member-content\"><p><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x73;&#97;&#97;&#109;&#64;patenta&#x74;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x79;&#x73;&#x2e;&#99;&#104;\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope-o minti-icon\" style=\"color:#888888 !important; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px\"><\/i> e-mail<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"newdivider align-center\" style=\"border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: #b7b7b7; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 100%; \"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_section&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_image=&#8221;15893&#8243;][vc_column animation=&#8221;fade-in-from-left&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Intellectual property for startups Innovation-rich but cash-poor startups can still create an effective intellectual property strategy. Learn more about intellectual property for startups.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=&#8221;Expertise&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;c9c08126-3851-8&#8243;][vc_column_text]Most startups begin with a technological innovation. They do not usually have the sales and marketing wherewithal of established rivals and can quickly lose their edge if they do not protect their solutions through a solid patent, copyright and trademark strategy. Many new companies depend on external financing, from sources such as venture capitalists and business angels. Having a good patent portfolio will reassure these investors, who often hesitate to invest in a technology if it can simply be copied freely by rivals and sold without having to cover R&amp;D costs. But most startups cannot afford the same level of intellectual property protection as companies with deeper pockets. They often have to seek other ways of reducing or at least delaying these costs, without compromising on the level of\u00a0protection. For example, national or even provisional patent applications are sometimes used rather than filing a European application directly; international (PCT) applications are a way of postponing the costs; and opting for utility models instead of patents may be an alternative.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25914,"parent":15432,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"en","enabled_languages":["fr","de","en","it"],"languages":{"fr":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"it":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Intellectual property for startups - P&amp;TS Ltd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Innovation-rich startups can create an effective intellectual property strategy. 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