Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Brand and Reputation | Resilient Business Continuity Leaders

One in three UK small businesses suffers intellectual property infringement — most without ever realising it. In this session of Resilient Business Continuity Leaders, Clive Bonny of Strategic Management Partners Ltd joins Helen Lipscombe to unpack why IP protection is a resilience issue, not just a legal one, and what small business owners can do about it before it costs them their brand. Resilient Business Continuity Leaders is a free, monthly webinar series from Resilience Continuity Consulting, bringing together business continuity professionals and senior leaders from around the world. What Clive covers: Why IP infringement affects an estimated one in three UK small enterprises, and why most cases never become public (settled out of court under NDA) Trademarks vs registered designs vs copyright — and why registered protection carries criminal, not just civil, weight Why registering a company at Companies House offers no brand protection on its own Real cases: the Trunki vs Kiddicase design dispute (a £6m lesson in registering design variations), EasyJet Wash vs EasyJet, and a copycat advent calendar that cost its creator dearly Domain names, cybersquatting, and why "TM" doesn't mean what people think it means (only the registered ® symbol does) How AI tools are creating new copyright and design infringement risks for small businesses Licensing IP for passive income How Helen protected the ResilienceContinuity brand — and the trademark search process behind it Mediation vs litigation costs (as low as £200–300 vs £5,000–10,000+) Live Q&A with attendees on consequential liability, cybersquatting, and protecting brand names with distinctive design Next session: Resilient Business Continuity Leaders takes a break in August and returns in September to discuss "When Plans Fail." Speaker: Clive Bonny, Strategic Management Partners Ltd Connect with Helen on LinkedIn or email [email protected] Follow ‪@ResilienceContinuityConsulting‬ Continuity Consulting for announcements on the September session Visit resiliencecontinuity.co.uk If you found this useful, please like, subscribe, and share with a colleague who'd benefit.