5 Minute IP Audit – Questionnaire

    Business Details

    Business/Company name:

    Business/Company address 1:

    Business/Company address 2:

    Business/Company town/city:

    Business/Company postcode:

     

    Contact's Details

    First name:

    Surname:

    Contact’s position within the Business/Company:

    Telephone Mobile:

    Telephone Land Line:

    E-mail address:

    Website domain name:

    Business Information

    Description of products and/or services offered by the Business/Company:

    Number of employees:

    Q1. Does your Business/Company own any registered Intellectual Property Rights?

    Patents:

    YesNo

    Trade Marks:

    YesNo

    Designs:

    YesNo

    Q2. Does your Business/Company use any of the following works?

    Logo or Stylised Brand Name:

    YesNo

    Marketing/Advertising Material:

    YesNo

    Manuals e.g. Instruction or Training:

    YesNo

    Publications e.g. News Letters or Magazine:

    YesNo

    Software:

    YesNo

    Photographs:

    YesNo

    If YES - Does your Business/Company own copyright in such works?

    E-mail address:

    Website domain name:

    Logo or Stylised Brand Name:

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Marketing/Advertising Material:

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Manuals e.g. Instruction or Training:

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Publications e.g. News Letters or Magazines:

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Software:

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Photographs:

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Q3. Does your Business/Company use any unregistered trade marks, brands or strap lines?

    YesNo

    If YES - Please identify:

    If YES - Does your Business/Company own the rights in such unregistered trade marks, brands or strap lines?

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Q4. Does your Business/Company operate and maintain a database of customer contacts?

    YesNo

    If YES - in what format is the database maintained?

    On ComputerIn Paper Form

    If the database is maintained on a computer, is access to the database, password protected?

    YesNo

    Q5. Does your Business/Company use any of the following types of information?

    Recipes:

    YesNo

    Formulations:

    YesNo

    Source Code:

    YesNo

    Production Methods:

    YesNo

    Test Results:

    YesNo

    Marketing Plans:

    YesNo

    Sales Information:

    YesNo

    Price Lists:

    YesNo

    Q6. Does your Business/Company use any Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party?

    YesNoDon’t Know

    Q7. Does your Business/Company operate a website?

    YesNo

    If YES:
    In whose name is the domain name registered?

    Enter Name:

     
    Don’t Know

    Does your Business/Company own copyright in the source code of the website?

    YesNo

    Does your Business/Company own copyright in the ‘look and feel’ of the website?

    YesNo

    Does your website display or incorporate:

    Full contact details of the Business/Company?

    YesNo

    Terms and conditions of acceptable use?

    YesNo

    Q8. Has your Business/Company been involved in any dispute concerning any Intellectual Property Right?

    YesNo

    If Yes – Which Intellectual Property Right did the dispute concern?

    Patent:

    YesNo

    Trade Mark or Trade Name:

    YesNo

    Design Right:

    YesNo

    Copyright:

    YesNo

    Domain Name:

    YesNo

    Confidential Information:

    YesNo

    Q9. Is your Business/Company a party to any of the following types of agreement?

    Contracts of Employment:

    YesNo

    Licence Agreements:

    YesNo

    Manufacturing/Supply Agreement:

    YesNo

    Terms & Conditions of Sale or Purchase:

    YesNo

    Collaboration/Joint Venture Agreements:

    YesNo

    If your Business/Company is a party to any of these types of agreement, do the agreements incorporate provisions dealing with the use, ownership and/or infringement of Intellectual Property Rights?

    Contracts of Employment:

    YesNoDon’t Known/a

    Licence Agreements:

    YesNoDon’t Known/a

    Manufacturing/Supply Agreement:

    YesNoDon’t Known/a

    Terms & Conditions of Sale or Purchase:

    YesNoDon’t Known/a

    Collaboration/Joint Venture Agreements:

    YesNoDon’t Known/a

    Q10. Does your Business/Company have written in-house policies and procedures which deal with the creation, maintenance and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights?

    YesNo

    Does your Business/Company provide training on Intellectual Property - best practices to members of staff?

    YesNo

    Does your Business/Company have a designated Intellectual Property manager?

    YesNo