aws Innovation Protection advice

How do I secure my business model for my innovations?
(Business model canvas, value proposition canvas, strategic classification of the exploitation of intellectual property)

• Analysis of value propositions and customer segments
• Identification of spheres of exclusivity as perceived by customers
• Comparison with market and structural competitors
• Protection through a combination of various innovation protection instruments

How can I protect my innovations by means of intellectual property rights?
(Patent, utility model, trademark, design, copyright)

• Information on IPR basics
• Research (field of technology, competition, state-of-the-art technology)
• Internationalisation (country selection for registering intellectual property rights)
• Defence and enforcement of intellectual property rights

How can I protect my trade and business secrets?
(Know-how protection through confidentiality measures)

• Legal basis
• Organisational, contractual, technical and operational measures
• Identification and proper documentation of trade secrets

How can I protect software and data in particular?
(Relevance of data protection strategies and data-related business models)

• Legal basis (e.g. EU AI Act)
• Protection of data as a core element of innovation protection, especially for companies in the field of software and data models

Is there a risk of violating the rights of third parties when entering the market?
(Freedom to Operate (FTO) for services and products)

• Support in the implementation of an FTO analysis
• Help for self-help, e.g. through targeted preliminary research (patent databases)

Which contractual agreements support my innovation strategy?
(Cooperation agreements, NDA, licence agreements, employment contracts, service contracts)

• Dealing with intellectual property (foreground, background, sideground IP) in cooperative arrangements
• Information on ownership, joint inventions, employee inventions, inventor compensation, enforcement rights and obligations, licences, and contract lengths and succession arrangements

What informal innovation protection strategies can be used?

• Generating competitive advantages through network effects
• First-mover activities
• Aim for exclusive cooperative arrangements/resources
• Build and maintain know-how in the company
• Defensive publication
• Technical protective measures

Who else offers support in the area of ​​innovation protection?

• Contact suitable network partners at the regional, national and international level