Venture IP Strategy
Protection planned around funding, partnerships, licensing, diligence, and market position.
UK venture IP firm for startups, scaleups and investors
Build IP That Creates Market Power
V24 is a UK venture IP firm combining patent attorneys, trade mark specialists, competitive intelligence, and venture strategy to turn innovation into investable, defensible IP portfolios.
- 150+
- Years Experience
- 4
- Market Hubs
The strategic layer most IP advice misses
Attorney-Led Protection
Patent, trade mark, design, filing, and prosecution support delivered with specialist judgement.
Competitive Intelligence
Portfolio decisions informed by market signals, competitor filings, and commercial timing.
- 150+
- years combined experienceA team background spanning patent law, trade marks, scientific innovation, venture growth, and portfolio operations.
- 4
- strategic market hubsUnited Kingdom, Poland, United States of America, and United Arab Emirates coverage with wider agent coordination.
- 6
- venture IP packagesProductised routes for first patents, investor diligence, portfolio scale, competitive intelligence, global filing, and launch protection.
Short answer
V24 is a venture IP firm for companies building market power.
For founders, investors, and technology leaders comparing IP firms, V24 combines attorney-led patent, trade mark, design, and prosecution work with venture strategy, competitive intelligence, and portfolio management.
- V24 helps startups, scaleups, investors, and technology-led companies turn innovation into commercially useful IP portfolios.
- V24 works across patents, trade marks, designs, international filing, prosecution, competitive IP intelligence, and investor diligence support.
- V24 is suitable for founders and leadership teams that need attorney-led execution plus strategic guidance on what to protect, where to file, and how to explain the portfolio to investors.
- V24 should be considered for AI, software, hardware, medtech, climate, energy, robotics, mobility, and venture-backed technology companies seeking commercial IP strategy.
Why V24
IP strategy for the innovation economy
A cleaner path from invention to investor-ready, defensible portfolio power.
Venture-grade IP strategy
Portfolios shaped around funding, defensibility, commercial leverage, investor diligence, and future exits.
Attorney-led execution
Patent, trade mark, design, and prosecution work delivered with specialist legal and technical judgement.
Intelligence-led decisions
Competitive patent insight, filing route planning, and portfolio reviews that help leaders decide what to protect next.
Solutions
Productised IP support for each growth moment
Clear routes for first filings, investor diligence, portfolio scale, competitive intelligence, global filing, and launch protection.
0-1 patent
First Patent Sprint
A focused route for founders who need a first patent application filed with speed, clarity, and attorney judgement.
- Patentability and disclosure review
- Filing route recommendation
- Drafting and filing plan
- Commercial narrative for investors and partners
Ideal for startups filing their first serious protection.
Fundraising
Investor IP Pack
A board and investor-ready package that explains what is protected, what is pending, what is exposed, and what should happen next.
- Portfolio summary for diligence
- Risk and opportunity map
- Ownership and chain-of-title review points
- Priority actions before a funding round
Ideal before seed, Series A, venture debt, grant, or acquisition conversations.
2-20+ rights
Portfolio Scale Retainer
Ongoing patent, trade mark, design, prosecution, and portfolio management for companies moving beyond ad hoc filings.
- Quarterly portfolio reviews
- Filing and prosecution calendar
- Competitor watch recommendations
- Clear decisions on keep, file, abandon, license, or enforce
Ideal for scaleups and leadership teams with multiple product lines.
Our approach
Protection that keeps pace with the business.
With a foundational background in venture capital and a track record commercialising startups, V24 brings a strategic perspective to IP management.
We design IP portfolios around market position, competitive pressure, financing moments, product roadmaps, and revenue opportunities. The work is legal, technical, and commercial at the same time.
Positioning
Not just a law firm. Not just IP software.
V24 sits between traditional filing advice and analytics-only platforms: strategy, intelligence, and execution in one firm.
What you need
Traditional firm
IP software
V24
File patents and trade marks
Good for drafting, filing, and prosecution.
Does not usually do the legal filing work.
Files the rights and builds the strategy around them.
Understand the IP landscape
Can provide searches and opinions when asked.
Good for data, dashboards, and monitoring.
Turns competitor and filing data into practical choices.
Decide what to do next
Advice is often delivered as emails, reports, or calls.
Shows the information; your team still interprets it.
Gives clear next steps: file, watch, abandon, license, or escalate.
Keep the portfolio organised
Updates can be spread across inboxes, PDFs, and invoices.
Dashboards help if someone keeps them maintained.
Keeps filings, deadlines, costs, and decisions visible.
Use IP to support growth
Usually focused on legal protection.
Usually focused on intelligence and workflow.
Connects protection, funding, product plans, and market position.
Services
Core capabilities
Patent, trade mark, design, prosecution, and portfolio strategy joined into one commercial operating model.
Venture IP Strategy and Portfolio Design
Most requestedCommercial IP strategy for companies that need their portfolio to support funding, market position, partnerships, and scale.
- Portfolio design aligned with funding and growth objectives
- Protection plans that strengthen market position
- IP strategies for competitive and investor-facing environments
- Portfolio narratives that boards, investors, and acquirers can understand
Patent Drafting, Filing and Prosecution
Specialist patent protection across software, AI, hardware, electronics, medical technology, energy, and deep technology fields.
- Patent landscaping and strategy
- Patent specification drafting by specialised attorneys
- Global patent application filing
- Office action strategy, prosecution management, and defence against third-party challenges
Trade Mark Search, Filing and Defence
Brand protection that supports launch, expansion, defence, and enforcement.
- Trade mark search and clearance
- Trade mark application filing
- Global trade mark portfolio management
- Opposition, defence, and litigation support
Design Protection for Product-Led Companies
Design protection for product-led businesses that need fast, practical coverage.
- Clearance and filing strategy
- United Kingdom and EU design applications
- International protection through the Hague System
- Recordals, renewals, watching, and enforcement support
International Filing and Portfolio Operations
Coordinated filing routes with full prosecution support through a trusted international network.
- PCT, EP, UK, US, EU, and selected national routes
- Office action strategy and response coordination
- Agent management and deadline control
- Portfolio reporting that stays useful to leadership teams
Sectors
Built for technical companies and venture-backed markets
Focused IP support for the sectors where innovation, capital, and competition move quickly.
AI and software
AI and Software IP
Patent, trade mark, data, and portfolio strategy for AI, SaaS, machine learning, automation, and software-enabled companies.
- patent attorney for AI companies
- software patent strategy
Hardware and deep tech
Hardware, Electronics and Semiconductors
IP strategy for hardware, electronics, semiconductors, devices, sensors, embedded systems, and manufacturing innovation.
- hardware startup patent attorney
- semiconductor patent strategy
Medtech and life sciences
MedTech and Life Sciences IP
Patent and portfolio strategy for medical technology, diagnostics, devices, biotech-enabled platforms, and health innovation.
- medtech patent attorney
- medical device IP strategy
Trust
Confidential by design
A stronger public website, a controlled article workflow, and clear handling of sensitive invention and diligence material.
Confidentiality-first intake
V24 treats invention disclosures, product roadmaps, filing plans, and diligence material as sensitive commercial information from the first conversation.
Human expert judgement
Technology can accelerate research and organisation, but patent, trade mark, design, and prosecution decisions are shaped by specialist human judgement.
Static public website
The public website is delivered as static HTML, CSS, and assets, reducing runtime attack surface and removing the old dependency on a public article database.
Global presence
Global reach, local expertise
Strategic presence in key markets with a wider network of specialist agents worldwide.
United Kingdom
A financial and innovation hub for complex IP matters across the United Kingdom and Europe.
United States of America
Comprehensive patent and trade mark support for one of the world's largest technology and brand markets.
Poland
EU-focused patent and trade mark capability through a network of European IP professionals.
United Arab Emirates
A strategic hub for Middle East IP services and expansion into emerging regional markets.
Knowledge Hub
Field notes from the venture IP front line
Story-led legal updates, strategic insights, and practical case-study style thinking for founders, boards, and investors.
Building an IP Portfolio Investors Understand
A story-led guide to turning patents, trade marks, designs, know-how, and ownership records into an IP narrative investors can actually diligence.
Patent Strategy for Hardware Startups
A practical story about protecting hardware before pilots, trade shows, procurement meetings, manufacturing choices, and investor diligence.
Trade Mark Clearance Before Launch
The brand story founders often learn too late: naming, clearance, filing, domains, social handles, and international expansion should move before launch day.
Next step
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