IP Strategy for Deep-Tech Companies and Investors
Great technology creates business opportunity. A strong IP strategy helps turn that opportunity into your sustainable competitive advantage
Innovation is the lifeblood of the 21st century and intellectual property is the currency that unlocks value in your business.
IP Arkitek works with deep-tech startups, scale-ups and investors to understand where value sits in a technology business, what makes that value defensible, and how intellectual property can support growth, investment and exit.
We provide independent IP strategy, investor due diligence and fractional IP leadership, connecting commercial strategy, technology and intellectual property.
We work with:
Investors
Insight into the IP held by the target
Supporting the management team to add value to your investment
Increasing the valuation on exit
Start-ups
Efficient protection, fit for purpose
Value of your IP assets
Planning, budgets, and strategy
Tech Enterprises
Managing portfolios & external service providers
Risk identification & mitigation
Staff training, mentoring & coaching
What our clients say
Noel Moore, CEO of Oxford deeptech business
“Hi Charles, I love working with you. Your no nonsense, straight to the point approach is very welcome.”
Nadine Griffin; Flutter Shutter Ltd
"Charles was absolutely instrumental in helping us, providing clear direction as to what we should be doing with our IP. His pragmatic approach has helped to save us considerable outlay and focus our efforts where it really matters for our business. We would highly recommend Charles”.
Paul Padaruth, Head of Commercial, Innovate UK
“IP Arkitek are a pleasure to work with and Charles’ expertise really helped my team and I to understand intellectual property issues from an innovative business’s point of view. His pragmatic and straightforward approach helped us to understand the challenges of bringing together SME’s and large corporations for collaborative innovation. It has highlight3.5ed the importance of an IP framework that allows entrepreneurs to understand the value they can bring to partnerships, while protecting their business interests and enabling growth.”
Jonathan Tudor, principal partner at The Clean Growth Fund
“Investing in innovative businesses requires us to understand the importance of intellectual property. IP Arkitek have helped our portfolio businesses to identify the value of their intangible assets and fit them into their strategy for growth. In turn, this will help us to grow our investments and we look forward to continuing the relationship with Charles.”
Unlocking the value of creative minds
We believe that more businesses should identify and preserve their ideas to unlock their value.
We help businesses by providing fractional IP leadership
We help investors to make informed decisions based on commercial value of the IP
Meet Charles Clark, one of the World’s Leading IP Strategists
Charles believes that more businesses should identify and preserve their ideas to unlock their value. The IP playing field needs to be levelled out so that innovative businesses can grow, remain ahead of competition and take a seat alongside multi-nationals to collaborate and deliver for their customers.