IP management

Management of Intellectual Property (IP) by CEDRAT Group considers 3 main issues.

Management of IP production: Production of IP is performed with different policies as regard contracts of ownerships and  exploitation. Main issues are related to the IP rights resulting form the Project (Foreground Rights) and to the existing IP rights (Background Rights). Usual policy of CEDRAT Group depends on the type of project and may be adapted or modified.

  • In a CAD Design Project for an industrial company it is to transfer the Foreground Rights to the customer and keep the Background Rights
  • In a R&D Project under Contract for an industrial company it is to transfer the Foreground Rights to the customer in its domain and keep the Background Rights and a licence on Foreground Rights outside the customer domain
  • In a Collaborative R&D Project it is to keep the Background Rights and the Foreground Rights and offer licences on Foreground Rights with favourable conditions to the Project partners

Management of IP protection: CEDRAT Group proposes various services related to the protection of IP,  in its technical domains:

  • Establishment of state-of-the art based on its knowledge of the existing patent landscape
  • Patents search and analysis
  • Identification of innovations allowing for patent application
  • Preparation of new patent applications (description, claims structure,…)

Within its R&D projects, CEDRAT Group can perform such IP services for its customers. Managing IP in R&D projects is especially important in the new technical fields where CEDRAT Group operates as they offer many opportunities for inventions, but existing IP should also be carefully accounted when starting R&D activities. Combining its technical expertise and its IP management capability, CEDRAT may help the customer to invest in free-of-rights applications, to prepare strong patents (description, claims structure,…) and to advise for selecting patent attorneys for the formal application. Such IP services are generally very useful for SMEs who have no lawyer department.

Management of IP exploitation: The exploitation of background IP rights is performed by CEDRAT Group in different ways:

  • Performance of new R&D works, based on its technologies and IP rights
  • Manufacture and sell products for professional markets
  • Sales of licences or licences options on CEDRAT background IP rights

CEDRAT Group is interested in licensing its technologies (see IP production) to various industries, especially in mass production domains (automotive, consumer goods …). Please do no hesitate to contact us for further details on IP management and licensing.