Intellectual Property creates "invisible wealth" – but what are the biggest and most common mistakes when it comes to protecting it?

Liz Ward is an intellectual property specialist. The former chemist retrained as a lawyer and has been running her firm, Virtuoso Legal, since 2007. She takes us through some critically important "need to knows" when it comes to protecting your intellectual property (IP) and what to do if you accidentally infringe somebody else's.

How do you value your IP? What is one of the essential ingredients of a patent? How can you uncover the invisible wealth within your knowledge? Should you use AI-generated legal agreements, and what are the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on IP and the creative industries?

Liz also covers interesting developments in cyber-squatting and Companies House tightening up its due diligence.

Plus: how market dynamics in the legal industry have changed, how finance from BEF enabled Liz to grow her business, ownership of IP you create with partners and even suppliers, and why an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure".

This podcast has a wealth of actionable insights from Liz and you can learn more from her in her book, "If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? 10 Ways to Take Your IP to the Bank", her podcast, and at www.virtuosolegal.com

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• This podcast is produced and edited by Jamie Veitch https://www.jamieveitch.co.uk/
• The music is "Aerosol of my Love" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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