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Intellectual Property Theft
Intellectual property (IP) is that which is the property of an inventor or owner, pertaining to ideas, processes and outputs of a product or service. This IP is typically protected under local and international copyright law.
Measuring IP Theft
Measuring the exact cost of IP theft is a very difficult exercise. According to cyber crime experts, electronic IP theft is a growing threat. In the US alone it is thought that stolen IP costs companies in excess of US$250bn each year.
Organisations Facing IP Theft
If IP is electronic then as a business you are at risk of online IP theft. CIO.com describes the companies most at risk of online IP theft:
- Large globally distributed organisations
- Businesses in niche markets
- Companies with foreign partners
- Companies with decentralised IT
- Government relying on contractors
- Infrastructure companies - eg Telecommunications companies
- Organisations that have no focus on security issues
Source: cio.com
Develop an Online IP Protection Strategy
An Intellectual Property strategy can be integrated as part of your business strategies - marketing, capital raising, research and development or business development.
Partner with Internet Fraud Watchdog
A clever business uses IP to enhance its existence - marketing itself, its products and services.
Internet Fraud Watchdog works with companies like yours as part of their IP strategy to help protect them from theft or abuse. Contact IFW today or lodge a case to get started.