Your intellectual property is the product of the creativity of your business. Like any other property it can be bought, sold or licensed. Because it is valuable it is worth protecting.
Moving your business into overseas markets requires you to review the protection of your intellectual property. You are exposing yourself to wider risk and the protection you enjoy in the UK may not extend abroad.
Copyright
Copyright does not require any formal registration. It becomes yours as you produce it. Most countries internationally have signed up to international laws which recognise copyright, although the strictness with which these are enforced can vary. Continue reading
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