IP Playbook
Start your IP portfolio strategically.
Eliminate unknowns.
The problem for most business owners with IP is not knowing what you don't know. The IP Playbook gives the practical advice you need.
Protect your ideas.
Intellectual property is all about protecting your ideas—your inventions, brand, content, etc. The IP Playbook tells you how.
Be investment-ready.
IP is a major consideration for investors and prospective buyers. We include a one-page investor fact sheet to show you're on top of it.
We Learn Your Business
In an initial 1-hour workshop, we’ll get to know your company, including:
- Your brand vision.
- Your products and services.
- Your business goals.
- Your fundraising goals.
- Your technology.
- Your development roadmap.
- Your budgets.
We Build Your 5-Year IP Playbook
Following our initial workshop, we will develop your tailored 5-Year IP Playbook. Your playbook will include:
- What's important for you to protect.
- Your IP Strategy (and our reasoning behind it).
- Your recommended 5-Year Action Timeline.
- Recommended Next Steps to get started.
- Your Investor Fact Sheet to share the short-term future state of your IP portfolio with investors.
We Present Your Playbook
After we finish building your 5-Year IP Playbook, we will hold a second 1-hour workshop with you to present your playbook to you. During this workshop, we will cover:
- Your IP Strategy (and our reasoning behind it).
- How to use your 5-Year IP Playbook.
- Any questions you have on your 5-Year IP Playbook.
- Recommended Next Steps to get started.
Total investment:
$2,950
We’ll do quite a bit as part of this project:
- 1-hour workshop to review your business and current IP status with your leadership.
- Ownership and status audit of your current IP.
- Assessment of IP-related strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
- Definition of your IP strategy.
- Compilation of your current IP portfolio.
- 5-year target IP portfolio based on your business strategy.
- Timeline and budget for what needs to be done to get to the target IP portfolio.
- 1-hour workshop to review your IP Playbook and receive your candid questions and feedback.
- Finalization of your IP Playbook after the second workshop.
Start by Booking Your Discovery Call
Start by Booking Your Discovery Call
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is this different from the other "playbooks" I've seen?
Our 5-Year IP Playbook is different from most “playbooks” others talk about because it’s tailored to your product, brand, and business strategy. Based on the workshops, we develop an actionable plan for your business to build an IP portfolio.
Do I have to keep working with Stake?
While we hope you’ll stick with us to implement your 5-Year IP Playbook, you don’t have to. We’ve designed the IP Playbook as a standalone resource that you are welcome to use to guide your business’s IP portfolio.
Why choose Stake over another IP law firm?
Lawyers are sadly known for being cryptic, hard to get an answer out of, and always saying “no.” Our approach is different.
We are globally experienced. We’re not an ordinary IP boutique. The aggregate of our clients’ patent portfolios extends over 60 countries worldwide. We are able to support you wherever you go.
Your business comes first. We start by getting to know your company and your needs. Then, we can tailor an IP project or even a whole-company IP strategy to fit your needs. We have even told clients to not use our services on a project because it wouldn’t serve their business.
We speak English. Lawyers often try to dazzle with legalese. The problem is that’s not always helpful. We strive to communicate with our clients in crystal clear English. Don’t worry, we can also dazzle with legalese when it helps our clients.
We’re strategy-first. IP is only valuable if it serves a business purpose. That’s why we aren’t a “job shop” and we start with strategy.
Our fees are transparent. We are committed to providing total transparency in the fees we charge. We provide our services using bespoke flat fees or our subscription for growing companies ready for day-to-day IP legal support.
What if I just need a patent or trademark?
We regularly file patents and trademarks for clients whether or not they start with an IP Playbook. Since we’re a strategy-focused firm, we’ll even start with a strategic conversation around the invention or brand element you’re looking to protect.
However, the IP Playbook gives a holistic plan tailored for your company to build an IP portfolio efficiently and effectively.
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual Property, or “IP” is what sets your company apart from everyone else. IP includes your company’s inventions, know-how, brand, creative works, and more. You can’t touch it, but any successful founder or investor will tell you your IP makes up your most important assets. IP can be protected using patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
Your 5-Year IP Playbook will help you determine what you need—and what you don’t.