Strategic legal and business advice to Sports Industry stakeholders on Intellectual Property issues.
SPIN Sports IP Consultancy was created with the mission to connect the worlds of Sport and Intellectual Property ("IP"). We advise Rights Holders in the Sports Business arena on the creation, protection and exploitation of Intellectual Property Rights ("IPR"s), and help them navigate the legal and practical complexities of the IP landscape.
Intellectual Property rights are at the heart of Sports Business - they are the building blocks for the commercial programmes and they help build recognisable and aspirational brands, allowing Rights Holders to engage with their fans and successfully exploit their events and performances. IPRs are of paramount importance even more today, as the playing field changes at high speed with new digital platforms and technologies. Rights Holders need to keep up!
We bring extensive experience and a modern mindset that will help you develop and streamline your IP strategy in a cost-effective manner, and stay on top of your game.
Use the contact form at the bottom of this page to enquire whether our services are right for you. Please let us know what are your goals and we will do everything to help you achieve them.
Contact
mail@spin-sports.org
Areas of Expertise
IP CREATION
iP development STRATEGIES
Traditional IP rights such as trademarks, designs and copyrights can be value-creating assets and key elements of your Brand-building exercise, provided the right strategies are used. We help our Clients identify what they have, how they should manage it and what else they can do in this space.
brand MANAGEMENT
The most important step to standing out in an increasingly crowded and sophisticated competitive landscape is to create an integrated Brand strategy, with assets that are both creative, recognisable, protectable and exploitable. Branding, Marketing and Legal considerations all play a role to achieve this, and we can help bring them together.
IP PROTECTION
rights/brand protection
Developing your IP rights and your Brand is hard work. It takes time, money and longterm commitment. The next natural step is to protect these valuable assets as best as you can. A comprehensive programme that tackles all of todays threats and abuses is therefore needed, and we are specialised in doing just that.
ENFORCEMENT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Infringements of your rights and conflicts with other stakeholders are an inevitable part of business. Defence is the best offence and so we advise on the best preventive strategies to protect your rights. But you also have to be able to detect and then tackle the abuses when they happen. We are on the frontline with you to identify the best tools and approach for each case.
IP EXPLOITATION
commercial partNerships
Once you have created and protected your IP rights and brand, it is time to reap the benefits. Developing a commercial strategy that maximises your rights portfolio and generates different revenue streams for your enterprise is the one most important step towards success in Sports Business.
BUSINESS MAPPING
The Sports Business landscape can be a bit messy. There’s a lot of stakeholders involved and the rules can seem confusing at best. We help you identify your allies and your opposition, and the rules that frame everyone's activity. Once you understand the playbook and the playing field, you will have better chances of succeeding. We can help you be two steps ahead .
“Intellectual property is the oil of the 21 century. Look at the richest men a hundred years ago; they all made their money extracting natural resources or moving them around. All today’s richest men have made their money out of intellectual property.”
“If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.”
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”