Hi,
Looking for the best way to set up an entity to hold some IP for use by international NFPs and trade associations.
Sounds big, but it's not. There is a loose affiliation of voluntary organisations, member associations and trade bodies across the world that hold a conference and expo every two years - the 2020 one looking like it's going to be here in Australia.
Over the years we've built up some IP in the form of documents, images, logos etc - we'll probably launch a website this year.
We don't want that IP to 'live' with any one of the participating groups, but rather with a separate entity. This entity is not intended to make money above covering its costs through licensing of the IP back to the various bodies.
It will need to 'own' a few trademarks, some domain names and the website and be able to charge back a fairly nominal sum for the use of those resources.
Obviously, I have to keep costs to an absolute minimum - as close to nothing at all as possible. Hence raising the question here rather than going to the legal firm I use in the day job...
How would you go about it under commercial law?
Looking for the best way to set up an entity to hold some IP for use by international NFPs and trade associations.
Sounds big, but it's not. There is a loose affiliation of voluntary organisations, member associations and trade bodies across the world that hold a conference and expo every two years - the 2020 one looking like it's going to be here in Australia.
Over the years we've built up some IP in the form of documents, images, logos etc - we'll probably launch a website this year.
We don't want that IP to 'live' with any one of the participating groups, but rather with a separate entity. This entity is not intended to make money above covering its costs through licensing of the IP back to the various bodies.
It will need to 'own' a few trademarks, some domain names and the website and be able to charge back a fairly nominal sum for the use of those resources.
Obviously, I have to keep costs to an absolute minimum - as close to nothing at all as possible. Hence raising the question here rather than going to the legal firm I use in the day job...
How would you go about it under commercial law?