http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/9706 2026-05-15T15:01:02Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/9708 Start-up Ecosystem: Bringing Financial Synergy by Effective Intellectual Property Utilization Pandey, Suresh Chandra; Pandey, Saurabh In the present scenario, starting a new business can be a daunting task and not something for the faint hearted people. There are a multitude of reasons why promising start-ups don’t make it big and suffer a slow death, persistent errors are there that hamper start-ups from the capital raising process to launch, but the most common one’s may surprise you and includes improper management of intellectual property (IP) of the business. The start-ups have various plans for different parts of their optimization strategy, but they miss out on one of the most important aspects with respect to innovation that is the IP rights associated with it, which may be helpful in shaping the future and to give an edge in negotiating with other parties while raising low cost capital. In the present paper, we shall seek to appreciate the importance of recognizing the potential of IP assets, and the importance of a well-thought-out IP strategy, which can be used by the start-ups to utilize their assets at their fullest potential in order to launch a successful business. We shall look into the IP strategies from business as well as legal perspective as to ensure that the start-up is ready to take proactive measures in safeguarding its IP assets to reduce the costs of not taking appropriate action and special emphasis is laid on start-ups seeking expert guidance and anticipating their IP needs as to up their game, and have a better chance of success than the competing firms. 2019-06-06T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/9707 Intellectual Property for Technology Start-ups: the Growth and Expansion via IP Licence Damdoo, Kamlesh; Bhuva, Abhay; Navadiya, Vivek Creativity is one of the most effective tools for creating economic value. The set of vision for an academia is on research and practice, whereas the set of vision for the industries is finished products and profitability. Building the bridge between the academia and the industries is the need of the nation for enhancing the value and utility of the researches in performance to the commercials developments. India ranks 44th in the US Chamber’s Intellectual Property Index in 2018 and made a progressive jump of eight places to rank 38th in 2019. Indian market policy makes a clarion call “Creative India; Innovative India”. The paper describes the criteria for start-up setup and stages that needs to follow for setup of new industry considering market policy. The paper focuses on the intellectual property (IP) for technology start-ups by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and discusses the challenges and implications for IC measurement. The paper highlights the IP as a tool in growth and expansion stage of the company and remarks the factors that must be focused while perusing an IP licence. 2019-06-06T00:00:00Z