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How we can help you...
your knowledge; your future
At Terri Janke and Company we empower you with skills and tools so you have greater control over your knowledge. We add value and resilience to your intellectual property rights. We understand that successful enterprises and organisations take an holistic approach to managing their knowledge assets. We help you identify your intellectual property and advise you on your options to leverage opportunities. We provide strategies to deter and repel threats from pirates, predators, poachers, parasites and free-riders.
What is Intellectual Property (IP)?
Much of the growth in the Australian business sector has been due to the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) assets. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has valued Australian IP at over $170 billion per annum. However, while more and more business owners become concerned about their IP rights, only a portion take full strategic advantage of their IP assets to establish an advantage against their competitors, protecting their corporate identity and increase profits.
Our Services: how we help you
At Terri Janke and Company, we recognise intellectual property is a central theme to the following service packages we provide, including;-
- copyright © : advising you how to assert your IP rights and leverage them against competitors;
- intellectual property management plans: failing to plan, is planning to fail;
- drafting agreements and release forms: getting your rights in writing and managing your risk;
- trade marks ® : registering your brand registered in Australia and internationally;
- litigation for enforcement and defence: our focus is on transactional intellectual property and minimising the need to resort to lengthy litigation;
- information technology law: advising you regarding domain names, ecommerce, privacy, website hosting, social media and other digital related legal issues;
- competition and consumer law: advising your business on IP related matters;
- corporate governance: advising boards, editing and interpreting; constitutions;
- transfer of business: providing certainty over IP assets;
- employment agreements: including digital and social media clauses;
- advising on confidentiality agreements: to protect your knowledge and assets;
- protocols: to codify your values as a precursor or substitute to legislation;
- Indigenous cultural intellectual property (ICIP): your culture is your future;
- workshops and public speaking: person to person.
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Intellectual Property (IP) Management Plans - failing to plan, is planning to fail. An IP management plan is an holistic plan for your business or organisation, that creates a management strategy for all intellectual property that is created and used by the business or organisation. Intellectual property is an asset and just like real property it can be rented or sold for competitive advantage. However many businesses do not keep accurate records of their IP, or have a strategy in place for the development and management of their IP. An IP management plan is more than just a pre-cautionary measure; it clarifies the present with a vision to the future prosperity of the business.
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Agreements and Release Forms - get it in writing, manage your risk. We have a suite of templates to create agreements and forms specific to your needs and goals. We also assist clients in reviewing existing forms/agreements to achieve consistency (avoid confusions and contradictions, which lead to lost time, conflict and inefficiencies).
- Trade Marks ® are powerful tools that communicate the branding of your goods and services to distinguish you from similar entities. Trade marks deter 'predators and poachers'. How do we help you? We make it easy for you, as the trade mark application process is lengthy and bureaucratic. We help you describe your goods and services and identify the trade mark class(es) for registration. We keep you informed and we keep the process cost effective. Ask about our TM Status Reports and our network of international legal agents.
- Corporate Governance - In the last decade we have witnessed an increase in the responsibilities demanded from company directors and board members. It is important to ensure compliance with statutory and legal requirements for corporations and organisations. Yet often the challenges are far greater than differences in personalities and politics. We are experienced at assisting clients with interpreting the constitutions and amending outdated and unworkable clauses to assist boards achieve their goals. Our expertise also extends to advising boards on governance.
- Transfer of Business - Buying or selling a business can be stressful, with large sums of money on exchange and the need for; secrecy, speed, due diligence and certainty over the mix of IP assets. Know your risks and opportunities. Understand what is on offer (stock? trade marks? web sites?), what isn't (debts? existing disputes?) and what's in the 'grey area's' (3rd party agreements?) When you need more than a handshake to sleep at night... we can help.
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Employment Agreement - Get it right at the beginning. The quality of the relationship between an employer and employee will determine the success of an SME or organisation. It's about communication within the team. In the last few decades, the trend has been for an increase in both rights and responsibilities in the workplace, plus there has been a huge impact relating to information technology, social media and intellectual property. A clear and concise agreement leads to a confident and more productive work environment.
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Confidentiality Agreements - Many transactions in business begin with each party handing the other a confidentiality agreement and each party battling over whose “form” controls. However, it’s common for both parties to overlook the fact that there is no “one-size-fits all” form. Before entering into an agreement, we provide advice to ensure that the agreement makes sense for your business. This means protecting your information, while not going so far as to subject the other party to confidentiality procedures that can create issues down the road.
- Protocols - codify it, as a precursor or substitute to legislation. TJC have drafted policy and protocol documents for organisations, statutory authorities and government agencies, we have provided advice on legislation and drafted consultancy agreements.
- Indigenous cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) - Terri Janke and Company is the international authority on ICIP. The firm provides advice, protocols, models and agreements for dealing with museum repatriation issues, heritage sites, arts, language use and recording; traditional knowledge of plants and animals and its use in bio-prospecting, publishing and other domains. In 1998 Terri Janke wrote Our Culture: Our Future, a report about Indigenous IP. This theme was expanded in 2009 when Terri wrote “Beyond guarding ground: a vision for a National Indigenous Cultural Authority”.
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Workshops - We present the following popular workshops (at our venue or yours):
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Looking Out For Business: an introduction to Intellectual Property and IP Management Plans for organisations and SME's (two hour workshop + course materials).
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Looking Out For Culture: an introduction to Indigenous Arts, Copyright, Trade Marks and Designs (one day workshop + course materials).
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Public Speaking. Terri is a popular Keynote Speaker, she is enthusiastic, articulate, engaging and adds humour, whilst linking personal perspectives with contemporary situations.
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