Intellectual Property Consultants – Paul Aucamp Strategic Advisors

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Please note this service is offered by Palladium Zimbabwe only.

Palladium is proud to introduce its Intellectual Property Division and to welcome on board Mr. Simbarashe Makahamadze. The division’s major concern is to help clients procure intellectual property rights as well as litigating or otherwise resolving intellectual property problems.

Palladium’s significant role involves helping clients maximize the value of their intellectual property while minimizing the risk of liability. Patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights, and other intellectual property can represent a substantial portion of a company’s asset value. Palladium Strategy & Intellectual Property Consultants, through its IP Division help clients commercialize their technology and other IP assets, align their IP management practices with the company’s overall business goals, implement methods to preserve and protect IP assets, and analyze the real value and commercial potential of intellectual property, whether it is developed by the client or acquired.

Services Brief:

IP Awareness and Training for business entities

Palladium offers Intellectual Property training which is a long-term investment, but a cost-effective one, leading to better utilization of intellectual capital, more effective internal IP management policies and procedures and higher efficiency with regards to out-licensing and partnership development.

Our approach is highly interactive and participatory providing needs-specific Intellectual Property training that is customised to meet individual company goals and engage staff members of our clients. We have also presented at various local, regional and international fora.

Contact us and find out how we can help educate you on IP matters that are pertinent to your business.

IP Audit

Most organisations face numerous problems in managing their own Intellectual Property, notwithstanding the lack of knowledge on the existence of the intellectual property. IP is a prized strategic and financial asset for every organisation. As with other resources, IP should be judiciously managed and the value be known. With inappropriate management, organisations may be unaware of their IP assets, the value or benefits, or may find themselves in unnecessary risks especially with IP owned by third parties.

Palladium IP offers IP Audit as an ongoing undertaking which creates a comprehensive register of client’s IP assets, and establish methods of management. Normally, this process also entails the identification of underutilised or unused intellectual property assets, whether owned by client or owned by third parties.

IP strategy

A detailed appreciation of the overall business goals and strategy is critical in coming up with an effective IP Strategy which addresses a business’s intangible assets and establishes the best way to protect those assets.

An effective IP Strategy will also mirror and support the overall goals of an enterprise as well as creating an effective decision-making basis. At Palladium, we endeavour to create and implement IP strategies that deliver value in relation to the overall business objectives of our clients.

We strive to get a deeper understanding of our clients and their business operations. Our approach is a participatory one which is designed to educate and involve our clients in the IP strategy design. This way, we have always achieved a sense of ownership and acceptance of the overall IP Strategy by our clients’ staff at all levels.

IP Management

At Palladium, we understand that in today’s expanding global economy, companies cannot afford to take a passive approach to managing their intellectual property (IP). Rapid and continual advances in technology have completely reshaped industry landscapes, opening doors to a seemingly endless number of competitors. As a result, sound IP practices have become critical for any growing organization to best defend and monetize its core products, services, brands and technologies. Protecting your core products, services, brands and technologies through well-defined IP practices is simply too important to ignore.

It is a complex process that should be managed by a team of experts who possess the required know-how and skill thereby allowing you to focus on the most important part of your business – delivering value to your customers as Palladium does the same for your business.

IP Filings
IP Enforcement
IP Risk Management
IP Governance
IP Portfolio Management

Board Assessments And Evaluations

Palladium will assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the Board and skills set required as well as the performance of the board, its committees and individual directors. In addition, it will make recommendations for the achievement of effectiveness and efficiency.

Legal And Compliance

Palladium assists with both basic and specialised legal advice by conducting legal reviews, preparation of opinions on commercial transactions and contract management. Compliance audit services will be provided on request, and both listed and unlisted companies will be assisted in ensuring compliance with legislation and regulatory requirements.

Brand/Advertising Agency Support

If you are a brand agency, design or marketing services company you will be very familiar with the need to register and protect IP, not just those brand names, designs or logos created or developed for your clients. However, it is highly unlikely that your company offers its clients Intellectual property protection as an integrated part of their services for the obvious reason that it is just not part of your core business.

Palladium IP provides advertising or brand agencies with the opportunity to offer Intellectual Property services and protection for their clients’ newly created trademarks and designs – as part of a seamless end-to-end service for clients. Whatever the size of your clients’ business, Palladium IP can help ensure they are fully informed about the risks associated with not protecting their Intellectual Property and the benefits of registration.

In addition, we can provide you with various additional benefits through partnering with us. We can also provide agencies with trademark clearance searches as part of any brand naming process that they might be conducting for their clients.