IP Awareness

What We Do

KASS: Empowering You with IP Awareness

At KASS, we believe that knowledge is power. Our IP Awareness programs are designed to educate and empower businesses and individuals about the importance of Intellectual Property (IP). Learn how to protect your innovations, navigate IP laws, and leverage your IP assets to gain a competitive edge. Stay informed and stay ahead with KASS.

Frequently Asked Questions Workshops

Many companies are faced with increasing per unit labour costs but without any corresponding increase in productivity. Coupled with this, there is no or very little innovation in manufacturing process or products. Companies which fail to innovate will soon go out of business.

The best way to overcome this dilemma is to impart knowledge to management and production staff on the creation and use of Intellectual Property Rights such as patents, industrial designs, trademarks, copyright, etc. and the contractual terms involved. We have formulated and conducted in-house awareness programs for many manufacturing companies, business owners, directors, managers, R&D teams, scientists and researchers on the importance of IP in their business and research activities.

  • Public Awareness Programmes

We work together with associations and organizations to help generate public awareness on the importance of IP and its relevance in today’s day and age.

  • In-House Talks

We conduct talks in-house on various aspects of IP as they relate to businesses locally and overseas. Contact us to see what’s coming up.

  • Tailor-Made Training Programmes

We formulate customized IP training programmes, based on our clients’ wants and needs. The duration, content, speaker, programme and cost will vary accordingly.

  • Advice to Senior Management on the Strategic Use of IP Assets

We provide consultation for companies in all stages of the business life cycle, understanding the company through thorough discussions with the senior management team and designing strategies relating to the optimal use of their IP assets every step of the way.

Our sessions provide participants with the understanding of all these and more:

  • the different types of IP and how each of these rights inter-relate
  • the ownership of IP rights
  • the key issues in negotiating IP-related contracts
  • the critical issues when licensing-in and licensing-out IP
  • the various strategies in commercially exploiting IP assets
  • the ways in which IP assets enhances a company’s competitiveness
  • technology mining and its advantages
  • common IP prosecution mistakes that can be avoided
  • common myths and misconceptions pertaining to IP rights
  • emerging IP related issues in the global market scene
  • cost-cutting strategies to be implemented by R&D teams

For a look at other topics we have covered over the years, check out our events page.

Do feel free to contact us for a discussion on how you and your business can benefit from our IP awareness programmes.

Our Publications to Raise Awareness

As a conscientious intellectual property firm, one of our initiatives to spread intellectual property awareness has been to create a value-added service where our clients and associates can get a hold of updates on intellectual property law as it happens, along with insights on the intellectual property landscape in Southeast Asia through our regular publication – KASS eureka.

Our monthly e-newsletter covers updates on IP issues in the Southeast Asian region, and includes KASS news, upcoming KASS events, and our recent media appearances. Our IP updates are sent to our subscribers once a month via e-mail (usually reaching your e-mail inboxes by the 4th week of the month).

The KASS eureka keeps you informed of interesting IP cases, changes in IP legislation, government initiatives and other newsworthy information related to IP in the region in a laypeople-friendly manner. This is also where you’ll be updated on our scheduled office closures due to national holidays.