HLK is committed to helping the next generation of technology businesses flourish. Visit our IP support for start-ups page for more information.
HLK is committed to helping the next generation of technology businesses flourish. We understand the financial challenges start-up and spin-out companies face during their early stages before they secure external investment.
To help with budgeting, we offer flexible payment arrangements for start-ups and spin-outs, so their IP costs can be aligned with scheduled milestones or investment rounds. These include fixed or retained pricing for specific services, giving certainty of costs.
We also offer contingency fees for eligible companies yet to secure seed funding, where we defer payment of half our fees until seed funding is secured, demonstrating our commitment to building long-term, collaborative relationships with new businesses.
For further information, please contact a member of our start-ups team.
The UK IPO’s new financial support scheme for SMEs
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) recently announced the welcome return of their IP Advance scheme (also known as the IP Audit scheme), which offers much-needed funding to SMEs looking to understand, protect and commercialise their intellectual property (IP) assets.
Read our quick guide to how the scheme works here.
