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For startups, intellectual property is often the most valuable asset. Here's how to protect it from day one.</p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><h2 class="font-heading text-2xl font-bold text-primary mt-10 mb-4">Types of IP Protection</h2></p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-bold text-primary mt-8 mb-3">Trademarks</h3>
Protect your brand name, logo, and tagline. Registration with KIPI (Kenya Industrial Property Institute) gives you exclusive rights nationwide.</p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-bold text-primary mt-8 mb-3">Copyrights</h3>
Automatically protects original creative works — software code, content, designs. Registration with KECOBO strengthens enforcement.</p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-bold text-primary mt-8 mb-3">Patents</h3>
Protect novel inventions and processes. Requires registration with KIPI and grants exclusive rights for 20 years.</p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-bold text-primary mt-8 mb-3">Trade Secrets</h3>
Protect confidential business information through NDAs and internal policies.</p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><h2 class="font-heading text-2xl font-bold text-primary mt-10 mb-4">Steps for Startups</h2></p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><li class="ml-4 text-text-light list-decimal">*<em class="text-text-light italic">Audit your IP</em><em class="text-text-light italic"> — Identify all intellectual property assets</li>
<li class="ml-4 text-text-light list-decimal"></em><em class="text-text-light italic">Register trademarks</em><em class="text-text-light italic"> — Protect your brand early</li>
<li class="ml-4 text-text-light list-decimal"></em><em class="text-text-light italic">Use NDAs</em><em class="text-text-light italic"> — Before sharing ideas with partners or investors</li>
<li class="ml-4 text-text-light list-decimal"></em><em class="text-text-light italic">Copyright your code</em><em class="text-text-light italic"> — Register key software with KECOBO</li>
<li class="ml-4 text-text-light list-decimal"></em><em class="text-text-light italic">Employee IP clauses</em><em class="text-text-light italic"> — Ensure employment contracts assign IP to the company</li></p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><h2 class="font-heading text-2xl font-bold text-primary mt-10 mb-4">Cost Guide</h2></p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"><li class="ml-4 text-text-light">Trademark registration: ~KES 15,000–30,000</li>
<li class="ml-4 text-text-light">Patent application: ~KES 50,000–150,000</li>
<li class="ml-4 text-text-light">Copyright registration: ~KES 5,000–10,000</li></p><p class="text-text-light leading-relaxed mt-4"></em>Don't wait until there's a dispute. Protect your IP from the start. Contact our IP team for a comprehensive strategy.*
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