Category: Publications & Events

The knowledge economy rests on four fundamental pillars at the base: Information, communication technologies (ICT), research and innovation, and training and institutions. Information and Communication Technology as a central element in the fight agai ...

At 07.05.2020 the European IP helpdesk organized a webinar with Prof. Dr. Alexander Wurzer from CEIPI about “IP-Management and Digitization”. The webinar showed the participants the role of IP in business models, especially digital business models, wi ...

On April 30 2020, a seminar on the subject of “Patent protection of digital solutions for SMEs: from the app to the business model” was organized by the Europe Enterprise Network (EEN) and the Standortagentur Tirol. The protection of intel ...

At least one third of all inventions are digital, according to data from the European Patent Office. Therefore, it becomes increasingly important to learn how to patent these kinds of digital business objects like use cases, user and customer journeys ...

Digital patents are central strategic instruments in digitization. They secure access to profitable positions in digitally transforming eco-systems. Regardless of whether it is 5G, IoT, AI, blockchain, cyber-physical systems or big data applications i ...

The most important result of a study by the German Institute for Invention on the role of IP in Industry 4.0 are the challenges that medium-sized companies have when dealing with digital patents. The inventive results of software and digital experts o ...

Digital patents are increasingly relevant for infringement cases on digital use cases like “presenting advertising in an interactive service” and “improved navigation using bookmarks”. These technologies were patented by IBM many years ago and now, af ...

The approach for Agriculture 4.0 is identical to that of Industry 4.0; in both cases the aim is to intelligently connecting production processes and control them based on real society, customer, and market interests. Under the title “The role of IP in ...

On April 30 2020, a seminar on the subject of „Patentschutz digitaler Lösungen für KMU: von der App bis zum Geschäftsmodell“ will be organized by the Europe Enterprise Network (EEN) and the Standortagentur Tirol. The protection of intellectual propert ...

The level of dependency on China and Europe regarding 5G has now really been realized by the top of the American government. It is like the Sputnik crisis in 1957. The Russians, who were considered backward, were the first to launch a satellite into s ...