Hosted by Slingsby Partners

In a world where investors are IP-savvy, join us to learn what IP actions you can take to increase your chances of securing investment and boost your company’s value when negotiating with investors.

Find out what IP activities investors undertake when assessing you, and what you can do to ensure that assessment is a positive one.

We will explore how IP shapes investors’ views of the market for your product, and the space for you in it. Learn how to tackle difficult questions about your freedom to operate around your competitors’ IP.

Hear how we guided our client CMR Surgical Ltd to use IP to secure its initial investment, and the role IP has had in its investment rounds on its rise from Cambridge start-up to the success story it is today.

Who are Slingsby Partners?

We are a firm of UK and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.

We help technology companies protect and commercialise their intellectual property across the UK and Europe. Our attorneys prepare, file and prosecute patents, trade marks and designs, manage global portfolios and handle disputes including oppositions and enforcement. We also support investors and early stage companies to understand the value of IP. From software and AI to engineering, medtech and automotive, we partner with founders, product leaders and in-house legal to safeguard innovation and reduce risk at each stage of growth.