Category: MIPLM Industry Case Studies

Modulo has revolutionized the production of free-form lenses for glasses and shows in worldwide installations which increases in productivity are possible for German SMEs in mechanical engineering with Industry 4.0.

RainTunes was one of the digital highlights at the world’s leading trade fair focusing on the responsible management of water and energy in buildings, the ISH 2019 in Frankfurt/Main. It shows the trend of digitization for modern bathroom design and in ...

The building industry is a very traditional and conservative trade. To develop new digital business models the Umdasch Group founded Umdasch Group Ventures, which is an independent company next to the formwork company Doka with the purpose to develop ...

Kleenex is synonymous with paper tissues, Aspirin with pain killers, Scotch with adhesive tape, and BIC with correction pens. In fact, these brands have lent their names to entire product categories, evoking direct associations with quality and functi ...

Starting with the case studies from Hilti fleet management and Claas 365 FarmNet the MIPLM discussed the new role of IP within digital business models and how IP is integrated in business development in a era of digital transformation. This module was ...

People are a key resource for companies in the knowledge economy. So human resource management (HRM) and leadership are core competencies and sources of competitive advantages for IP-driven companies. In the 5th module of the MIPLM in IP management, t ...

Under the motto “Wilo brings the future”, the pump experts from Dortmund won the German Innovation Award 2018. The Stratos MAXO is the smartest heating pump in the world with built-in intelligence, far beyond the usual high-efficiency pump ...

SMEs are a backbone for innovation in Europe. However, many SMEs lack a patent strategy – a phenomenon which has received much scrutiny. The European Patent Office has initiated a project to reveal SME patent strategies and document them for learning ...

The 360° IP strategy for the Thermomix TM5 was consistently and systematically designed in such a way that it covers all key customer benefits in its proprietary IP portfolio. The TM5 is not just a market leader in terms of the physical device, but it ...

W.O.M. is the world leader in some areas of minimally invasive surgery. The company is a typical hidden champion in Germany. In the field of minimally invasive medicine, W.O.M. develops devices and accessories to enable doctors to operate with small i ...