In IP due diligence, every question needs an answer. But not every answer needs the same level of depth.
Some topics may already be fully investigated.
Others may be planned for a later stage.
What matters is that a founder can explain the difference.
Why was this assessed now?
Why is that step planned later?
What risks are accepted, monitored or actively addressed?
That is where your IP strategy becomes visible.
Not in pretending that everything is already solved.
But in showing that you understand your IP position and are managing it.
Because investors are not only looking for patents.
They are looking for confidence that the company knows where it stands, what still needs to be done and is in full control.
