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🌸✨ Happy Nowruz from Twelvivo! ✨🌸 As Persians welcome the new year, Nowruz reminds us that every fresh start is an opportunity for growth. Just like spring, it’s a time for renewal, resilience, and new possibilities. Wishing our community a year of success, innovation, and prosperity! Eid-e Shoma Mobarak! #Nowruz #PersianNewYear #FreshBeginnings #Twelvivo #Innovation

IP Strategy: The Bridge Between Innovation, Business, and Technology Too often, Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy is seen as a legal formality. In reality, it plays a pivotal role in shaping a company’s business model, technology roadmap, and competitive positioning. As this framework shows, IP Strategy is not separate from business—it’s an integral part of it. Key Connections: ✅ Business Strategy Alignment – IP must support market positioning, M&A strategies, and revenue models. ✅ Technology & Innovation – From R&D investments to commercialization, IP protects breakthroughs and enhances competitive differentiation. ✅ Business Planning & Growth – A well-crafted IP strategy influences fundraising, partnerships, and long-term scalability. Companies that integrate IP into their core strategy gain stronger market positions, higher valuations, and sustainable competitive advantages. Don’t let IP be an afterthought—make it a driver of innovation and growth! 💡 Want to learn more about best practices in IP management? Check out this sample from the ISO 56005 guidance document: https://lnkd.in/gs755FEg #IPStrategy #Innovation #BusinessGrowth #Technology #StartupSuccess #CompetitiveAdvantage #IPStrategy #Innovation #BusinessGrowth #Technology #StartupSuccess #CompetitiveAdvantage

📢 Key Investor IP Questions: Are You Ready? Investors scrutinize your IP strategy—can you confidently answer these? 🔹 What makes you unique, and is it protected? A strong competitive advantage is only valuable if it’s safeguarded through patents, trademarks, or trade secrets. 🔹 Have you verified your uniqueness by conducting IP searches? Conducting professional IP landscape and patentability searches help assess novelty of your innovation and your competitive advantages. 🔹 Do you own your IP with full exclusivity? Ensure your startup—not a former employer, contractor, or co-founder—has clear legal ownership of all IP assets. 🔹 How are you managing IP risks? Conducting freedom to operate assessments, opting in for an IP insurance plan, and forging alliances with bigger IP players can clearly communicate to investors that you are proactive toward IP risk management. Having a cohesive and proactive IP strategy that addresses all of these, is what you need to communicate your IP-readiness to investors. Beyond these, your IP strategy could further include acquiring IP rights first and foremost, and then enforcement, licensing, and planning for monetization. At Twelvivo, we help startups get investment-ready with a solid and bold IP strategy. Let’s talk. #IPStrategy #StartupInvesting #Fundraising #Twelvivo

What are the IP risks holding back the Canadian Energy Storage sector? With international players like Toyota, Samsung, LG, Sumitomo, Gotion, and Panasonic holding vast portfolios and enforcing their patent rights, new entrants may face significant Freedom to Operate challenges. Our Energy Storage IP Intelligence Reports helps you understand the risks and opportunities in Energy Storage:   🚨 Potential Freedom to Operate challenges: 🟢 Complex IP Landscape: Many patents in the sector cover broad and overlapping technologies, making it difficult for new entrants to develop solutions without infringement concerns. 🟢 Expensive Licensing: Foundational technologies—like core processes, materials, or system designs—may be patented by industry leaders, requiring costly licenses or alternative solutions to mitigate legal risks. 🟢 Litigation Threats: Established players, as well as non-practicing entities, may actively enforce patents, leading to costly legal battles. 🛡️ Risk Mitigation Strategies: 🟢 Prioritize IP Ownership: Owning your IP increases its value and your company’s resiliency. IAC’s Upskilling program empowers companies to develop and maintain solid, scalable, and forward-thinking IP strategies. 🟢 Landscape Monitoring: Reviewing patent landscape studies like IAC’s Energy Storage report helps organizations helps organizations navigate risks and identify opportunities. 🟢 IP Insurance: IP liability insurance can help ease the financial burden of defending against IP infringement claims and enforcing your own IP rights. Contact ipinsurance@ipcollective.ca to learn more about IAC’s IP Insurance coverage. Our report dives deeper into these challenges, providing actionable strategies and insights to help you take advantage of global opportunities.

We’re proud to announce our official partnership with VANTEC Angel Network! This collaboration represents an important step in our commitment to empowering innovative startups with the strategies and tools they need to succeed. As part of this partnership, Twelvivo will be facilitating an exclusive IP Strategy Workshop every month, to help founders prepare for the VANTEC pitch event and their conversations with investors. These sessions are designed to provide selected startups with practical insights into intellectual property strategies that fuel growth and competitiveness. We’re genuinely excited about the chance to connect with the startup community, share our expertise, and contribute to turning bold ideas into impactful ventures. A special thank you to Aaron Stuart for making this partnership possible. Your dedication to fostering innovation has been a key factor in bringing this collaboration to fruition. To all the incredible startups out there: We look forward to seeing you at these events and working together to shape a brighter future for innovation! #Startups #Innovation #Partnership #VANTEC #IPStrategy #Twelvivo #AngelNetwork #Entrepreneurship

At Twelvivo, we love collaborating with innovative teams like PavePal! At Twelvivo, we’re inspired by teams like PavePal, whose cutting-edge technology and dynamic vision are shaping the future. Strengthening their IP strategy has been an exciting way to kick off the year. Here’s to driving innovation and success in 2025! #Innovation #IPStrategy #Collaboration #Twelvivo #PavePal

2024 has been an exceptional year for us, marked by meaningful partnerships and impactful collaborations. We had the privilege of working with numerous new startups, supporting their journeys, and helping our existing clients achieve remarkable growth. As we look forward to 2025, we are excited to expand our collaborations with startups across Canada and around the globe while continuing to strengthen relationships with our valued partners. Together, we aim to create even greater impact in the year ahead. A heartfelt thank you to our partners, clients, and collaborators for being an integral part of this journey. Here’s to another year of shared success! #Partnerships #Collaboration #Startups #Growth #Innovation #2025Goals

Merry Christmas from all of us at Twelvivo! Wishing you a holiday season filled with joy, love, and memorable moments #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Twelvivo

As 2024 comes to a close, let’s reflect on the year’s major milestones in intellectual property (IP) for startups in Canada. The numbers tell a powerful story of growth, innovation, and the increasing importance of IP in building resilient, scalable businesses. #Innovation #Startups #Entrepreneurship #CanadianStartups #IPStrategy #Patents #Trademarks #Copyright #TechStartups #CleanTech #AIFuture #HealthTech #Web3 #Sustainability #FundingInnovation #StartupFunding #ScaleUp #CanadaInnovation #EcosystemBuilding

How Patents Drive Startup Success Patents are more than legal tools—they fuel growth and innovation. 📈 Opportunities: Drive M&A deals, generate licensing revenue, and attract investors. 📱 Snap Inc.: AR patents powered its $24B IPO and billions in ad revenue. 🌱 Impossible Foods: Patented heme tech helped dominate the plant-based market with a $7B valuation. Patents create competitive moats, boost valuations, and transform businesses. Ready to unlock your startup’s potential? Let’s connect! #Patents #Startups #Innovation #Twelvivo