Intellectual Property Management

Increasing productivity and efficiency are goals in every organization developing software. Third party code, internal code, and open source code are just a few components that developers use to shorten time to market and reduce production efforts. However, any product containing software can be potentially infringe the Intellectual Property (IP) rights of someone or some organization that originally developed all or part of that software.

Protecode's solutions detect, identify, record and report on all the IP attributes of any software repository, enabling one-time, periodic or continuous real-time software IP governance:

Enterprise IP Analyzer™ analyzes and identifies all code in a directory, producing customizable reports that identify all IP attributes and potential violations.

Developer IP Assistant™ is an Eclipse or Microsoft Visual Studio plug-in that operates on a developer’s workstation, detecting in real time all code brought into the development environment.

Build IP Analyzer™ analyzes all code that is consumed as part of a build, creating a detailed report on all components used in the final product and ensuring there are no violations against enterprise policies.

Protecode IP Audit Service™ is a software due diligence service that provides expert analysis and reporting of an enterprise code portfolio. It establishes the IP attributes of existing code and is effective and accurate in the preparation of mergers & acquisitions or commercial transactions.

Protecode products are policy-based, and utilize Protecode’s Global IP (GIPS) Signatures database or a local Enterprise IP Signatures (EIPS) database that is updated regularly. The Protecode solutions ease developers from interpreting the complexities of software licenses and provide full scalability – from a single developer to hundreds of developers globally distributed.

The Protecode product portfolio addresses all aspects of IP management – the establishment and administration of code pedigree policies, enterprise code mapping and assessment, pedigree audits of each software load build, and a preventive approach to clean software.