IT Services space - is it too stretched ?

New IT Services startup's seem to be chanting new mantras. Focusing more on creating IP(In law, intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain names, written and recorded media, and inventions. The holders of these legal entitlements may exercise various exclusive rights in relation to the subject matter of the IP. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect. The term implies that intellectual works are analogous to physical property and is consequently a matter of some controversy.

Intellectual property laws and enforcement vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. There are inter-governmental efforts to harmonise them through international treaties such as the 1994 World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), while other treaties may facilitate registration in more than one jurisdiction at a time. Disagreements over medical and software patents and the severity of copyright enforcement have so far prevented consensus on a cohesive international system) has been the way to go. With improving cyber laws and regulations,IP should be a good selling point.

Helping customers build/maintain IP(not just a product), is the right way to go!



Plain vanilla IT services companies are out. Start-ups in the Indian IT sector are witnessing a sea change with the new entities becoming more focused and attempting to create intellectual property (IPs).

The scale game in IT services segment which requires hiring of people in thousands becomes a very high barrier for any new entrant into this segment. Start-ups are becoming more specialized with focus on select segments, where they have deep expertise.Sudin Apte, senior analyst at Forrester, says, “Our experience in the past 12-18 months shows that start-up activity have grown and we believe the trend is more on IP... very seldom we have seen any one planning for plain offshore services

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