Category: Research Project

The central question of this research project is: How do digital inventions come about? Under the keyword Industry 4.0, digital transformation is taking place across industry borders in business and this makes the ability to patent digital inventions ...

This MIPLM thesis deals with the possibilities of using artificial intelligence for a freedom to operate analysis for patents in the field of digital business models.

One of the most important imperatives in IP management is the alignment of IP management with the business model of the respective business. In an ideal case, the alignment of IP management with the business may use the S-curve characteristics of inno ...

Very recently, Ursula von der Leyen, new head of the European Commission, has announced the nomination of Margrethe Vestager, former head of the competition directorate of the EU, as new head of the European Directorate for digitalization.

The Regional Innovation Scoreboard provides a comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU regions. The report of 2017 confirms that Europe’s most innovative regions are located in the most innovative countries.

The World Economic Forum in 2015 has warned that humankind is standing on the brink of a new industrial revolution that will change the way we live, work and relate to one another. This revolution is characterized by a fusion of new technologies that ...

At the beginning of the new millennium, the next technological quantum leap began to emerge, which is now known as the fourth industrial revolution – or Industry 4.0 for short. New technologies permit the development of new business models. In general ...

At the beginning of the new millennium, the next technological quantum leap began to emerge, which is now known as the fourth industrial revolution – or Industry 4.0 for short. New technologies permit the development of new business models.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems are no longer niche playgrounds for scientists working in fundamental research. In fact, practical implementations of such systems in real-life applications are already in circulation and a ...

Formal Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), mainly including Patents, Trademarks and Design rights, play a key role in creation of competitive advantages for companies and in development of highly disruptive business models for industries.