One Stop IP
A One-Stop-Shop for IP Management

Only the innovators can tell you how hard it is to bring an idea to fruition. It takes years of hard work, grit, sheer passion, and a complete conviction in the concept and its uniqueness before it takes wings from the drawing board to see the light of the day. Subsequently, the protection of ideas becomes paramount to foster innovation once innovators or business entities have done the hard yard of developing them.

To protect ideas and help businesses and innovators reap their inventions’ full benefits, the governments across the globe have strict IP laws in place. The government entities consider a business entity or individual as the owners of the intellectual property only if they have created it and meets the requirements for copyright, a patent or a design, bought IP rights from the creator or a previous owner, and has a brand be a trademark. That is why securing appropriate protection for intellectual property is a no-brainer to prevent any unlawful use of the IP and steer clear of any legal troubles. However, managing all the IPs proves to be an arduous task for enterprises as their IP data is scattered across different teams and locations within an enterprise. Without a unified view of entire IP products, organisations often fail to take prompt actions, which leads to lapses and enhanced risks. The compelling need is to have comprehensive solutions to gain a holistic view of their IP to prioritise actions and take timely decisions. On an equal footing, organisations also need experts who can help them mitigate any risks and stay on top of all the IP management requirements without burning a hole in their pockets.

Enter One Stop IP, a Jersey-based legal services company with end-to-end solutions and services for IP products, including access to global registration, renewal, and licensing, allowing organisations to manage and protect their IP—all in one place. One Stop IP offers a web portal that enables organisations to consolidate all their IP data—social media accounts, domain names, contracts, and licenses—at a single location to get a holistic view for efficient IP management. The portal also allows them to review their IP status, monitor progress, and request services.

An Intuitive and Robust Portal

Back in 2012, when the cornerstone of One Stop IP was laid, IP management was one of the most complex and puzzling processes, keeping organisations at bay for their IP-related issues. The existing solutions took months to implement, but organisations also had to burn the midnight oil to train resources on those solutions. Besides, once the trained resources would leave the organisation, they had to go through the entire cycle of training new resources again, making IP management more cumbersome.

Acknowledging the existing pain points, One Stop IP leveraged Salesforce to develop a robust and intuitive web portal that provides easy management and implementation solutions for IP products along with enhanced ease of use. “Our portal provides an end-to-end visibility into all of the organisations’ IP products with user-friendly features, global availability and impeccable security standards,” states Matthew Hives, Director at One Stop IP. With the portal’s collated data, organisations can easily keep track of all their assets, perform full audit trails to take necessary actions, prevent lapses, and mitigate risks, resulting in improved, seamless, and cost-effective IP management. Further, the portal offers an online case update service, enabling organisations to stay on top of important dates and escalate critical tasks.

Along with the web portal, One Stop IP renders a complete suite of services through its services and partners in patents, designs, domains, trademarks, and copyright. The company helps organisations ascertain the uniqueness of their IP by assessing all the relevant and similar registrations. Besides, the company also helps them obtain professional opinions and directions by facilitating their conversations with the appropriate attorneys. “We talk to the attorneys on our clients’ behalf to protect their interests and ensure that all their needs are met at a reasonable cost,” informs Hives. Notably, the company has partnerships with attorneys across several countries to ensure its clients’ breezy IP journey. “We provide all the relevant information to the attorneys, discuss the licensing cost with the client along with the management fees upfront, and manage the entire process for the clients ensuring a hassle-free IP process,” explains Hives. The company also updates all the progress on its web portal to help clients always stay informed about the entire process. Also, as most of the attorneys use legal jargons, One Stop IP translates those interactions into accessible and layman’s terms to demystify its clients’ entire process.

What’s more, the company also provides services for the registration of IP. It paints a clear picture of the entire registration process’s cost so that the organisations can decide if the investment justifies the potential rewards. After completing the registration process, One Stop IP manages the entire IP lifecycle, empowering organisations to make the most out of their investments.

Delivering a Distinctive Edge

While many other players also offer an online platform for IP management, One Stop IP has taken a different approach by providing a portal alongside impeccable support services. “We don’t just have people who are administering the process; we have experts who know the clients’ entire accounts and manage them with great aplomb,” extols Hives.

The company is also very particular in its client onboarding process and only works with those organisations to work as an extended arm of their IP management team. “We first try to understand what the client wants to accomplish with their IP from a business perspective and then manage it with them to improve their bottom line,” explains Hives. Most importantly, whilst other IP service providers only work at the behest of organisations that can often result in lapses of licenses and risks, One Stop IP pre-empts any critical tasks or possible risks to prevent any losses to its clients. “Since the inception of our company, we have never lapsed a single IP right and have always repaid the trust that our clients bestow upon us,” states Hives.

Another distinct factor for One Stop IP is its transparency. The company keeps its clients in the loop regarding the risks and the price points, enabling them to be prepared for any possible contingencies. Nonetheless, the company provides a fixed price quotation in advance without any hidden costs, so the clients are always aware of their expenses.

A typical client for One Stop IP is any organisation—large or small—that does not have a consistent view of their IP and struggles to make the most of their IP assets. The company helps them collate their entire IP data at a single source by performing an upfront audit and works alongside their internal IP teams to manage them efficiently. Hives shares a success story of a trading client that did not have a trademark strategy for their business. Upon getting onboarded, One Stop IP understood the client’s processes and sorted through their entire IP and helped them define their complete IP policy.

Staying on Top of the IP Game

When the entire world is reeling in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, organisations need to be thinking on their feet and use their IP smartly. “We perceive that there is much pent-up demand to buy products and services, but people will want better value, so organisations need to assess their IP budgets more effectively,” says Hives. To this end, the company is collaborating with its clients to help them invest smartly in all the areas pertaining to IP. Furthermore, as the IP arena keeps changing dynamically, One Stop IP offers pro bono services and gives free advice to startups to understand the market at the edge. This helps the company in reflecting all the acquired knowledge for its clients’ benefits. “We always keep our innovation wheels rolling to stay on top of any developments in the IP arena and help our clients at each step of the way,” concludes Hives.