Protecting inventions, brands and designs.

Intellectual Property Protection.

Keep your idea safe from competitors to protect your earnings.

It’s an exciting time when you decide to develop an idea into a physical product, but your success could be at risk if you don’t protect your intellectual property (IP). Working with an IP specialist is the safest way to protect your idea and ensure its commercial success. Some types of IP protection can take several years to come through, so the sooner you start, the better.

It’s important to keep your invention and product designs secret until IP protection has been applied for. If you do need to disclose your idea before protection has been applied, always make sure you use a confidentiality agreement, sometimes called an NDA (non-disclosure agreement). This is a legal contract that will keep your idea safe. We automatically use an NDA with all our clients to keep all information confidential.

We have established relationships with experienced IP specialists who can keep your idea safe to create more opportunity for commercial success, whatever the size of your business. We’ve helped register designs, trademarks and patents for solo entrepreneurs right up to global corporations.

Why use
Cornelius Creative?

We treat your products like our own; it strengthens our motivation to protect them.

Established partnerships

We partner with trusted IP protection specialists who have vast experience in a range of different industries.

Honest feedback

One of our core values is to be authentic with our clients. So, we’ll always be completely honest and evaluate your concept for commercial viability before you commit.

In safe hands

We have a proven track record of bringing successful products to market, and several of our designs hold patents.

Diverse knowledge

With experience across many different industries, our team understand which designs have the most potential for success.

What type of intellectual property do you have?

There are several different types of IP, and how you protect it depends on the type of work created. Some are automatically protected, while others you have to apply for.

Protect an invention

Patent

A patent is used to protect an invention – something new and inventive that can be made or used. It’s expensive to apply for a patent and can take several years to come through.

Protect your brand

Trademark

A trademark can be applied to protect your brand. It includes product names or logos and lasts indefinitely but must be renewed every 10 years.

Protecting original work

Copyright

Copyright is automatically applied to artistic pieces of work, such as films, photography, music and written content. How long the copyright lasts depends on the type of work.

Protecting product look

Design registration

Design registration protects the look of a product you have designed – its appearance, shape, packaging and configuration. It must be renewed every 5 years and lasts for 25 years.