Category: Eco Systems

Quantum technology is moving from a scientific frontier topic into an economically relevant field that attracts industrial investment, public funding, and strategic competition. While much of the discussion still focuses on technological breakthroughs ...

A growing number of signals from the industry suggest a clear mismatch in the European market for patent support around the Unified Patent Court. Companies do recognize the strategic relevance of the UPC. Yet much of what they need is not visibly addr ...

The demand for IP services, IP competence, and strategic support in the field of quantum technologies is steadily increasing. To better understand this development, the CEIPI IP Business Academy recently conducted an Open Foresight Board study in Euro ...

In data compression, patent strategy is no longer only about protecting technical inventions. Video and audio codecs, AI-enabled optimisation tools and interoperability layers sit deep inside digital ecosystems, where enforcement can affect not just o ...

The lecture on Management Control Systems in the CEIPI Master of Intellectual Property Law and Management addresses a central problem of modern corporate management: how can organizations make intangible assets visible, measurable, and manageable with ...

The introduction of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has fundamentally changed how companies structure and manage their European patent portfolios. For many industries, this is already a strategic question. In life sciences, howev ...

Quantum technology is becoming a useful test case for how law firms communicate expertise in emerging technology fields. The topic is scientifically demanding, commercially uncertain, strategically sensitive and legally fragmented. It touches patent p ...

This post is based on a lecture delivered on April 23, 2026, as part of the Master of Intellectual Property Law and Management (MIPLM 2025/26) program. The session was part of Module 5 and focused on the concept of Design-Driven Innovation, following ...

The demand for IP services, IP competence, and strategic support in the field of quantum technologies is steadily increasing. To better understand this development, the CEIPI IP Business Academy recently conducted an Open Foresight Board study in Euro ...

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