Intellectual Property Management
IP Asset Management
Our cadre of technical and legal experts based in Luxembourg will manage your domain names, trademarks, patents and designs—no matter where you are located. We have a multilingual team with fluencies in Chinese, English, German and French languages. Our specialized technology platform allows efficient management of all IP assets, reducing burden and costs to the client.
To develop and protect your IP assets, we recommend four key management strategies:
1. Audit and Recommendation
Regularly audit all your IP assets. Our team will provide a thorough review of a company’s IP assets. Strengths and vulnerabilities are identified and assessed, focusing both on legal risks and opportunities for increasing IP value. Based on the audit findings, we then recommend to the client strategic actions to protect and to develop the IP portfolio.
2. Registration and Transfer
Updating and monitoring IP rights are critical to the protection of IP assets. With our innovative technology, the complex proceedings of registering and transferring IP rights are followed throughout the world. Our experts also prepare the documentation required to substantiate registration or transfer of trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and domain names.
3. Centralization
Reduce the burden and risk of IP asset management through a single point of contact. Centralizing IP assets through VAYTON and utilizing our myIPMonitoring technology will ensure timely and transparent IP management. Another benefit of centralizing IP assets in Luxembourg through VAYTON is reducing the need for multiple attorneys in different countries.
4. Valuation
Companies are driven by financial results and reporting must be provided to stakeholders. In the case of merger and acquisition or transfer of previous/existing IP rights into a new subsidiary, the value must be translated into numbers. We offer consultation for choosing the right valuation method.
Domain Name Management
A robust Domain Name management strategy is critical to prevent disruption and damage to the company, product or service. Loss of revenue, a damaged reputation, and security compromises (for the business and the customer) are three of the most severe consequences.
VAYTON offers centralized Domain Name management services, including registration; transfer; renewal and recovery; and, monitoring new registrations. Our IP technology platform brings the client assurance of timely monitoring and worry-free management of the domain name portfolio.
VAYTON. Brand Capital Domain Name Management recommends the following:
1. Stay informed about best practices in managing Domain Name portfolios for optimal brand protection and valuation.
2. Assess your current Domain Name portfolio management system benchmarked against best practices.
3. Seek expertise and technologies for effective and secure Domain Name management.
IP Technology Platform
Our cutting-edge, web-based platform myIPMonitoring.com centralizes trademarks, patents, registered designs, domain names and all related strategic files and contracts. Your team members will have a dashboard of information to view and manage all IP holdings.
A single technology platform allows access to trademark, registered design, domain name, patent and contract modules and to integrated search engine and IP reporting and statistics modules.
1. Domain Name Module
The Domain Name module enables clients to access their complete domain name portfolio. All Whois Information, domain name status and screenshots of the website are viewed from one central place. An integrated reporting module in CSV or PDF format makes reports easily accessible for board members or directors.
2. Trademark and Patent Module
The platform is considered the central repository of all trademark information, documents, agreements and proceedings. An upload function allows IP managers to store in one place all agreements, consents, and contracts related to their trademarks.
3. Search Engine functionality
We carefully studied the ergonomics of websites and user-friendly functionality to develop a unique search engine module. The module has the capability of searching a specific name and retrieving the results with the highest relevancy. In a specific brand search, for instance, the engine will retrieve related trademarks, domain names, patents and even documents.
Luxembourg IP Law
Developing Research and IP protection in the country
Businesses can expect a low 5.72% tax rate on income generated by trademarks, domain names, patents, designs, models and software in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg government initiative intends to promote the development of intellectual property and new technologies in the country.
What Kinds of Intellectual Property Apply? Net revenues generated by trademarks, domain names, patents, registered designs as well as copyright on software are granted up to an 80% tax exemption.
What Are the Requirements for Qualifying? The two main conditions are: (1.) Intellectual Property was created or acquired after December 31, 2007, (2.) Intellectual Property is licensed by a Luxembourg company or patents are used internally by a Luxembourg company
Who Benefits from the Tax Exemption? New companies and businesses that regularly launch new products, brand owners and domain names owners, software designers, architects or franchisers with international development operating within Luxembourg will benefit from this new law.
We recommend to use the advantage of the Luxembourg IP law to better protect your Intellectual Property assets.