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August 8, 2022ipCG Team
Invent Anything Blog

How to Stop Copycats from Using Your IP | Invent Anything with John Cronin Episode 27

John Cronin explains how to stop copycat companies, from market analysis and inventive thinking to preparing actions against IP infringement.

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In today’s episode, John will teach you how to deal with copycat companies and win the war against IP infringement. If you’ve invested time and money into your technology, the last thing you want is another company profiting off your hard-earned developments. Whether you need to prepare for this possibility, or arm yourself to deal with copycat issues immediately, this episode will give you the tools to succeed. The topics in this episode are:

1 – Definition of a Copycat

2 – Analyze Your Market Approach

3 – Inventive Thinking to Stop Copycats

4 – Creative Vigilance to Watch for Copycats

Seeing copycats circle your technology? ipCG builds IP strategies that make your inventions harder to imitate and easier to enforce, or talk to an ipCG strategist.

5 – Preparing for Copycats

6 – Actions Against Copycats

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