Patent infringement guide

‘Freedom to operate - using IP to reduce your business risk’

Patent infringement is a serious and real risk for many businesses. The media is littered with examples of firms having to withdraw products from the market and pay out huge amounts of money as a result of infringing a competitor’s patent. In several cases these firms had their own patents in place, but did not understand that they didn’t have freedom to operate.

Putting steps in place to help avoid IP infringement can be straightforward. In this free guide, Phil Sanger, Chartered UK and European Patent Attorney explores:-

• the myths around patents and protection

• what risks patent infringement present to your business

• how you can reduce those risks

• what you can do if you fall foul of patent infringement

The guide also includes an offer to trial Vault IP’s watching service for free for 6 months. As explained in the guide, a watching service is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways you can avoid patent infringement.