Category: Eco Systems

The Unified Patent Court has created a litigation environment in which procedural preparation can determine strategic options very early. Cases are highly structured, important factual and technical arguments need to be developed from the outset, and ...

A quantum software company completes a promising customer project. Its team has found a better way to prepare a problem, adapt a computation to available hardware or integrate the result into an industrial workflow. The next customer has different req ...

Connected manufacturing creates value through the interactions of machines, data, software and industrial know-how. As these systems evolve, companies must decide which contributions to protect, what partners may access and how knowledge can be reused ...

Industrial machinery and plant engineering companies generate valuable technical knowledge throughout their daily project work. A design modification, an improved control routine or a solution developed during commissioning may have considerable poten ...

GreenTech companies that scale proprietary process technologies face a distinctive IP management challenge. Commercial deployment often depends on established engineering companies, technology providers and local industrial partners. These partners re ...

Cleantech innovation rarely develops within a single technical discipline. A commercially relevant solution may combine mechanical engineering, advanced materials, electronics, software, manufacturing processes, control systems and environmental perfo ...

1 . Background and Central IP Question The Decision Case concerns a young quantum technology company that makes existing quantum hardware usable for industrial applications. Its commercial advantage arises from a combination of: problem-specific algor ...

Cleantech innovation rarely sits within a single technical discipline. New solutions can combine engineering, advanced materials, electronics, software, manufacturing processes and environmental performance. For companies developing these technologies ...

GreenTech presents a particular communication challenge for IP practice groups. It is not one technology sector, but a transformation cutting across batteries, hydrogen, renewable energy, sustainable aviation, recycling, materials, digital infrastruct ...

The Unified Patent Court has changed the architecture of European patent litigation. A company can now obtain remedies across a large part of Europe through a single proceeding, cases move comparatively quickly, and decisions taken in one forum may in ...