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Industry-dependence of IP expertise 🎯 IP Management Pulse #47

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 ...

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Strategic networking: turning contacts into alliances

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 ...

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A Story of Strategy and IP – Module 1 CEIPI MIPLM 2025/26

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 ...

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Before the Dance Begins: Why IP Preparation Determines the Success of Partnerships

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 ...

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The innovator’s dilemma – Case study 5G/6G

“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 ...

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What the new market data means for competition, expert branding, and digital business development in German patent practice

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 ...

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Strengthening Digital Visibility in IP: Highlights from the Weickmann & Weickmann Expert Exchange

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 ...

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Could you have answered that? Cracking the CEIPI EPO MIPLM’25 Exam on IP Integration in Product Development Process

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 ...

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Positioning for IP Experts: From Expertise to Recognized Authority

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 ...

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From Niche Insight to Scalable Impact: How Sascha Kamhuber Builds Demand for Patent Intelligence in the Steel Industry

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 ...

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