Course description
On top of the legal protections afforded to products and processes using UK and EU patents, the ‘Patent Box’ can also provide a reduction in corporation tax on worldwide profits earned from these patented products and processes. Whilst the rules tightened in 2016, the Patent Box scheme can still provide significant benefits, as long as you are up to speed on the most recent developments.
Jonathan Markham presents this concise and informative webinar which will look at different patent filing strategies which can be implemented to enable businesses to tailor and optimise their approach to protect their innovation whilst also taking advantage of the tax benefits of the Patent Box.
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Introduction
UK and European patents have always provided legal protection for products and processes.
However, through the ‘Patent Box’, they can also provide a reduction in corporation tax on worldwide profits from patented products and processes.
The Patent Box scheme was introduced in 2013 and, whilst the rules were tightened in 2016, the scheme can still provide significant benefits.
This session will look at different patent filing strategies which can be implemented to enable businesses to tailor and optimise their approach to protect their innovation whilst taking advantage of the tax benefits of the Patent Box.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- General background update on patents and procedure
- Background to Patent box
- Patent box for innovative UK companies
- Identifying and categorising inventions
- Identifying inventions on the edge of the patent exclusions
- Patent box filing strategies - managing disclosures and balancing patent costs against benefits
- Business-specific filing strategies - worked examples
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