5. SIMON BRITON
PARTNER @ QUANTUM LAW
R & D TAX EXPERT
WORKED FOR TOP 50
ACCOUNTANCY PRACTICES:
ARMSTRONG WATSON
CLIVE OWEN
WORKED :
BIRD & BIRD
GRANT THORNTON
KPMG
6. GRAHAM ARCHER
ASSOCIATE AT QUANTUM LAW
15 YEARS WORKING AS A PATENT
ATTORNEY
HAS WORKED FOR HOUSEHOLD
NAMES – SEGA, BLACK & DECKER,
PHILIPS
HAS ALSO WORKED FOR MANY
SME’S FROM METAL BASHERS TO
SECURITY PRINTERS GETTING
PATENTS AND THEREFORE SAVING
TAX
14. WHERE DOES THIS FIT IN THE SCOPE OF IP?
TRADEMARKS
COPYRIGHT
REGISTERED DESIGNS
PATENTS
15. TAX SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS
COMPANIES WITH PATENTS
COMPANIES WHO COULD HAVE
PATENTS BUT DON’T
COMPANIES WHO (GENERALLY)
CAN’T GET PATENTS
16. LEVEL OF INVENTIVENESS
| | | | | | | |
Copy New Redesign New with
advantages
More
advantages
Even more
advantages
Industry
changer
Industry
creator
PATENTABLENOT PATENTABLE
17. LEVEL OF INVENTIVENESS
EXAMPLE OF
INVENTIVENESS
IF APPLE WAS
BASED IN UK<
PAYING UK
CORPORATION
TAX - THIS
WOULD HAVE
APPLIED FOR
PATENT BOX
RELIEF
