Preventing others from using your IP without your consent is essential to preserve the value of your IP and to protect the investment you have made in its creation. If someone is infringing your IP rights, you may be entitled to compensation for their prior use and/or ongoing royalty payments. IP assertion involves the assertion of your IP rights against infringing third parties with a view to obtaining royalties for the infringing activity, via a licence agreement or, if necessary, by bringing legal proceedings. ipernica can assist you to assert your IP rights where they are being infringed in the same manner that we assert our rights associated with our own IP portfolio. ipernica has a portfolio of active assertion programs across various countries and legal jurisdictions that represent significant revenues for ipernica, its clients/IP owners and assertion partners. In addition to funding our own assertion activities, ipernica also utilises co-funding arrangements to support some programs, thereby minimising the direct demand on our cash. We appreciate that assertion activities can be expensive, particularly where international litigation is required, and co-funding arrangements often provide IP owners with the opportunity to defend their IP rights from unauthorised use in circumstances where they otherwise could not afford to.

ipernica's management includes experienced IP, corporate and commercial lawyers and licensing professionals with extensive experience in undertaking negotiated or litigated resolutions of IP disputes. We have experience in handling assertion programs in Europe, the UK, Australia and the US and have excellent knowledge of IP regimes in a range of other countries. If you would like any further information please contact us and we will be happy to help you.