IP Support for Innovator Founder Visa Holders

Secure Your Indefinite Leave to Remain with Panoramix IP

As a boutique intellectual property law firm, we specialise in helping entrepreneurs and innovators protect their ideas and meet the criteria for one of the criteria for Indefinite Leave to Remain as an Innovator Founder. We are also the leading provider of IP services to Innovator Founders in the United Kingdom.

The Innovator Founder Visa is a UK immigration route designed to attract talented entrepreneurs with innovative, viable and scalable business ideas. A strong IP portfolio can significantly bolster your Indefinite Leave to Remain application, helping to demonstrate both innovation and long-term commercial potential. However, this is not enough on its own. It is also vital for Innovator Founders to demonstrate that they have undertaken substantive R&D which is supported by the IP portfolio.

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How the Innovator Founder Visa Works

To be eligible for the Innovator Founder Visa, applicants must:

Present a business idea that is new, innovative and scalable
Be endorsed by a Home Office-approved endorsing body
Demonstrate that they are playing an active key role in the business
Show evidence of ownership or rights to any intellectual property central to the idea

This is where we step in. Our team works closely with innovators, business owners and the three endorsing bodies to ensure that innovations, brands, and designs are protected, strengthening the visa case from day one. If required, we can perform an intellectual property audit to explore existing rights and any IP a business has already to find the most effective, strategic course of action.

We are the UK’s leading provider of IP services to Innovator Founder Visa holders.

How Panoramix IP Can Help:

We offer strategic patentability advice for Innovator Founder Visa holders. This can include: patent searching to identify similar earlier rights; drafting and prosecution of patent applications aligned with visa timelines; fast-tracked IP support tailored to meet Home Office criteria; and ongoing support for IP strategy, enforcement and commercialisation.

We offer a fixed price for preparing and filing patent applications for the purposes of securing Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). If you have already received endorsement from an endorsing body, we can work with your account manager to ensure all key deadlines are met. If you do not already have endorsement, we can introduce you to an account manager at one of three Home Office approved endorsing bodies.

Beyond filing for a patent application, we can provide pre-endorsement patentability reports if requested by your chosen endorsing body. We can also provide comprehensive R&D reports to strengthen your ILR application.

Why not speak to us to understand your options and plan your IP strategy.

Get in Touch

Whether you’re working with one of the endorsing bodies for the Innovator Founder Visa or approaching us directly, we’re here to help you navigate the IP and strengthen your application for Indefinite Leave to Remain as an Innovator Founder.

If you need an introduction to one of the endorsing bodies, we can arrange that for you too.

Speak to one of our IP attorneys today to take the first step in securing your intellectual property and your future in the UK.

How Else Can We Help You?

IP Contracts

Clear, well-structured contracts form the backbone of successful IP transactions.

Buying, Selling or Transferring IP

Acquiring or divesting intellectual property can be a key to spark business growth, but it can also bring legal and financial challenges.

Licensing

Licensing allows IP owners to generate revenue while expanding the reach of their innovations.

Joint Venture Agreements

Joint Development Agreements

Starting a joint venture that involves intellectual property, it is crucial to address legal and commercial aspects early in the process. A well-structured agreement can help avoid future disputes and ensures that all parties’ rights are clearly defined and protected.

Software

As intellectual property specialists working across UK, EU & US jurisdictions, we understand the unique challenges that software developers and tech businesses face when protecting their intellectual property (IP) across borders.

Patent Application & Filing

Filing a patent application can be complex, requiring thorough technical detail and compliance, especially when filing in multiple jurisdictions. Our patent filing services help you navigate the varying timescales, requirements, and fees of each country with ease.

Patent Infringement & Protection

Patent infringement can erode your market share and diminish returns on research and development, and identifying infringement of a patent can be difficult, especially in industries where technological advancements happen daily.

Patent Licensing & Joint Venture

Licensing or entering a joint venture can unlock your patent’s full commercial potential.

Patent Protection

Securing patent protection is key to fostering innovation and maintaining a competitive edge.

Patent Strategy

A solid patent strategy lays the groundwork for long-term organisational success. Considering a patent strategy at an early growth stage can bolster expansion into new markets more quickly by ensuring intellectual property is safeguarded across multiple jurisdictions.

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Client Testimonials

Truly exceptional work and service

Panoramix are my company’s go-to partner for Intellectual Property and contractual matters. We’ve worked with them on many projects over the years and the level of input, service and speed has always been outstanding. They are true partners to our business and would highly recommend them.

— Oscar Daws

First rate IP lawyers

I always recommend my clients use Panoramix when they are looking into any IP or trademarking matters for their companies, regardless of whether it’s for the UK, EU or another territory. The team are absolutely first rate, extremely knowledgeable and very professional in all their dealings.

Many business owners are not certain of what they can and can’t register as IP/TM, so Kevin and his team guide them through what can be a minefield, brilliantly.
I would absolutely suggest an initial call with the team for anyone serious about protecting their company’s IP assets

— Valda Smits

Fantastic IP Law Firm

I have been working with Kevin and Panoramix for several years now and would always recommend their professionalism, expertise and friendly approach when dealing with clients and partners alike. If you want IP advice, there’s only one place to come!

— Richard Royce

Excellent Service and Performance.

Responsive, competent and able to deal with complexity and nuance. I would recommend the services of Panoramix without hesitation.

— LockOn Ltd

I’ve worked with Kevin since 2019…

I’ve worked with Kevin since 2019 before he had even started Panoramix. He has been a reliable and invaluable partner, protecting my IP over a number of products including Trademarks, Design Registration and Patents. I will continue to work with him, and his team, for many years to come.

— Anthony Dickens

Greta service. Amazing customer service

Great service, easy to communicate, quick respond.

— Piotr

Panoramix IP are a reliable

Panoramix IP are reliable, affordable and trustworthy IP lawyers. They have given me excellent advice and gave further ideas on how to get the most protection from my patent. I have worked with them on a number of projects including getting IP in the USA/Patent/Trademarks, they certainly know their stuff and come highly recommended!

— AC

Good Commercial Advice

Panoramix have helped me multiple times across my businesses, and they provide a great service each time.

— Thomas Atkins

Great European Patent Lawyers

Kevin, Joel, and the entire Panoramix team have provided timely service and insightful advice for our US-based clientele seeking European patent protection. The team is talented and has excellent systems and processes for delivering top-notch IP services.

— Joshua Van Hoven

Great partner

I am working with Panoramix as a cooperating agent since the company started its operations and I must say it is not easy to find someone as dedicated and trustworthy as Kevin, Amelia, Serena, Patrick and the rest of the Panoramix team is. I’ve been working with multiple US and UK IP firms before and Panoramix is my number one go-to partner for IP work for my clients in those countries.

— Agnieszka Musiał

Panoramix IP is a great professional legal firm

Panoramix IP provides great professional legal services. Gittings-Grima Group (G3) has been Panoramix IP’s clients for several years. Kevin Hanson is well-suited for his legal profession with a high-level of competence. G3 highly recommends Panoramix IP for all IP and patent legal needs.

— George Grima

I would like to recommend this firm

I would like to recommend this firm. I originally spoke with Kevin Hanson and he gave me partial advice that was very helpful. I then came back some time after to seek their legal services in relation to the initial advice. Kate McCormick is who dealt with my case on the second contact and she did a very good job. I am pleased with the outcome we had.

Knowledgeable advice and promptly done, helping me also with a short deadline. I recommend them.

— Ricardo G M

Know their stuff!

We’ve used Panoramix for some years now. Courteous, helpful, knowledgeable and able to guide us through the labyrinth of IP difficulties with a light touch.

— Peterborough User

Trusting and consummately professional

Kevin and his team are always completely professional and always exact in their advice and actions working for you. There is no one better to have as part of your ‘team’

— Mr Burlton

Kevin Hanson is straight to the point…

Kevin Hanson is straight to the point and is a trusted pair of hands when it comes to IP matters and associated corporate negotiations.

— Alex Korenkov

Great company helping with trademarks

Great company helping with trademarks, worked with them for a few years and appreciate all the advice and help!! Thanks guys!

— Zain Peer

Innovator Founder IP questions

How does intellectual property support an Innovator Founder Visa application?

A strong, protected IP position helps demonstrate that a business idea is innovative, viable and genuinely owned by the applicant — qualities endorsing bodies look for. Registered or well-documented IP, a clear ownership trail and a sensible protection strategy can strengthen your case. We help founders get their IP in order and articulate it as part of a credible business proposition.

Why is protecting my IP important as a visa-route founder?

Because your idea is central to both your business and your application. Unprotected or unclearly owned IP is a weakness – it can undermine the innovation case and cause problems when you raise investment or scale. Putting the right protection and contracts in place early shows you’re building something real and defensible. We can advise on the IP side alongside your immigration adviser.

Can you help with the IP side of my business plan for endorsement?

Yes. We help founders identify what IP they have, protect the assets that matter, document ownership cleanly, and present a clear IP strategy that supports the innovation and scalability your business plan needs to convey. We focus on the intellectual property dimension and work alongside your immigration advisers on the visa requirements themselves.