Category: Institutions

The HTBC initiative of the EPO organized on Tuesday 13th September a seminar on “Software and patents in medtech: boosting your growth as SME”. It was designed as an event with expert keynots, case study presentations and discussions on the role of IP ...

On Tuesday 13th September the High-growth technology business community (HTBC) initiative organizes the seminar on “Software and patents in medtech: boosting your growth as SME”. The HTBC event is powered by the EPO in cooperation with the CEIPI IP bu ...

In principle, the same subject matter shall not be claimed by two patents. Nevertheless, this does not happen so rarely in practice. This is because patent applicants who claim both national protection and protection by a European patent often file a ...

Numerous studies have shown that the contribution of SMEs concerning innovation performance is important for the European economy. At the same time, empirical data shows insufficient and incomplete use of IP by many SMEs in Europe. Although the releva ...

The commercialization of intellectual property assets and with it the management of intellectual property as a whole, becomes more and more a global topic. Therefore, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) organized already in 2018 togeth ...

The ageing of societies leads to a higher number of elderly people requiring some kind of assistive technology. Assistive technology comprises all technologies which support persons with disability in their daily lives. This includes technologies from ...

3D printing is primarily a digital technology, and as such one of the key drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The challenges of the digital economy of the 21st century in the context of the fourth industrial revolution require a constant deve ...

Intellectual property has become a crucial factor and driving force in the knowledge-based economy. Due to digitalization, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence and the digital transformation of business eco-systems, the economic development and compe ...

During the 28th and 30th of April LES international and the EPO organize a mixed in-person and live streaming conference in Singapore. It is part of the High-growth technology Business Conference series by LESI and the EPO, which was kicked off in 201 ...

The Coronavirus pandemic requires an adjustment of all organizational processes in the field of intellectual property rights and patenting. In this regard, the pandemic had a considerable, however not purely negative impact on patenting in the life sc ...