Many IP experts in the IP community at I3PM, the HTB-EPO initiative, and IP offices and institutions in national and regional innovation systems have asked Prof. Dr. Alexander Wurzer: “Where can you be sure not to miss any important IP management cont ...

When you think of networking, what comes to mind? For many IP experts, it’s the conference small talk, the exchange of business cards, or the polite follow-up message on LinkedIn. But in reality, networking, done strategically, is a form of positionin ...

When people first encounter the idea of strategy, they often think of long lists of actions, meticulous plans, or detailed timetables. But the lecture on IP Strategy Development at the CEIPI MIPLM begins with a different truth: strategy is not plannin ...

In the world of innovation, partnerships are both opportunity and risk. They can accelerate entry into new markets, unlock synergies between technologies, and enable bold strategies that a single company could never pursue alone. But they can also col ...

“The innovator’s dilemma” was first described in 1997 by Prof. Clayton M. Christensen from Harvard Business School in his famous book with the same name. The innovator’s dilemma describes the situation in which large, traditional companies sudde ...

The latest statistical portrait of Germany’s patent-attorney market is sobering — and clarifying. Supply has expanded far faster than the demand indicators most firms rely on. From 2001 to 2024, the number of German patent attorneys grew by roughly 11 ...

On Friday, 10 October 2025, Weickmann & Weickmann hosted an all-day exchange in Munich focused on one question that increasingly shapes success in our field: how can IP professionals build digital visibility and genuine awareness without sacrifici ...

In Question 25 of the final oral examinations for the CEIPI-EPO Master in IP Law and Management, students are asked to describe the role of IP in the product development process. The exam question This year’s exam case confronts MIPLM candidates with ...

As the landscape of IP practice evolves, IP experts face a fundamental challenge: how to make their unique expertise visible, relevant, and trusted in a digital-first professional world. The new White Paper “Positioning for IP Experts”, av ...

This is the story of a specialist who turns ultra-specific expertise into market traction. As an IP Subject Matter Expert on the IPBA Connect platform and the IP Business Academy, Sascha Kamhuber doesn’t sell a generic patent database; he offers a foc ...