# IP audit before fundraising or M&A

Source: https://luatbanquyen.com/en/services/ip-audit · Updated: 2026-08-28

Builds the inventory of what IP the company holds, who actually owns it, and the gaps an investor will ask about.

The common gap is not a missing registration but ownership sitting in the wrong place: code written by a freelancer with no assignment clause, a logo designed by an agency under a contract silent on copyright, a trademark registered to a founder rather than the company.

- **Who may perform this:** Corporate lawyer working with an industrial property representative
- **Timeline:** Typically 2–4 weeks depending on portfolio size
- **How pricing works:** Quoted by the number of assets reviewed and contracts to be read.

## Deliverables

- An IP inventory with the legal status of each item
- An ownership map showing breaks in the chain of title
- A remediation list ranked by impact on the transaction

## What you provide

- The list of products, brands and materials in use
- Employment, contractor and partner contracts

## Contents

- [The author and the copyright owner are not always the same person](/en/copyright/author-vs-copyright-owner)
- [Startups and IP — the cheapest steps, most often skipped](/en/insights/startups-and-ip)
- [Assignment and licensing](/en/copyright/assignment-and-licensing)

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Reference material only; it does not replace legal advice on a specific matter.