Anna Taylor-Maughan

IP Moat

Anna Taylor-Maughan is the CEO and Co-Founder of IP Moat, a SaaS platform that helps businesses protect their intellectual property by removing counterfeit products, copied images and trademark infringements from online marketplaces and websites. Today, IP Moat is trusted by hundreds of SMEs to safeguard their brands across global ecommerce platforms.

Anna founded IP Moat after experiencing patent infringement first-hand with her previous business, Rehook, following its appearance on Dragon's Den. Faced with widespread copying across marketplaces including AliExpress, Alibaba, Amazon and eBay, she taught herself the complex processes involved in enforcing intellectual property online. That practical experience became the foundation for IP Moat, an automated platform that enables businesses to defend their brands more effectively.

Drawing on years of hands-on experience, Anna has developed extensive expertise in how counterfeiters operate, how online marketplaces handle intellectual property complaints and the most effective strategies for protecting brands in the digital marketplace.

Anna regularly speaks about the realities of online counterfeiting, practical intellectual property protection and the lessons learned from building a technology business from her own experience as a founder.