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We are currently seeing a continuously accelerating digital transformation in the IP system. Especially, in dealing with the stakeholders of the IP system as well as in the relationship and communication between attorneys and clients, networking and p ...

The following interview about awareness building under new work conditions was conducted with Bastian Best. Bastian Best started his career with a degree in computer science before he joined the German patent law firm Bardehle Pagenberg. In May 2021 h ...

This year’s High-Growth Technology Business Conference attracted 750 registrants from more than 80 countries. In this blog post for the IP Business Academy, Dr. Shu-Pei Oei shares 8 “Catches” from attending this year’s HTB Conference. The HTB conferen ...

The IP systems are heavily affected by the digital transformation in multiple ways. First, the objects protected by IP change. Objects are becoming more digital and intangible, and this requires a different approach to decide, what a business should p ...

The digital transformation changes every aspect of our lives, and this does not only have an impact on IP itself, but also the ways how companies and individuals using and filing IP behave and interact with each other. The impact can be categorized in ...

In Part 2 of our series on DIN 77006, we looked at the benefits and advantages of DIN 77006. This offers small and medium-sized companies in particular a good aid to orient themselves on the market and get started. But what is actually the starting po ...

The digital transformation has brought challenges and opportunities to all industries, the IP profession included. Several examples of this were seen during the IP-Dagen conference held in Oslo on November 9th, where IP professionals from all over Nor ...

The digital transformation affects all parts of the globe in an ever more interconnected world. This is not different for the IP community. Today, trademarks are registered for virtual objects, that only exist in the internet, and patents are protecti ...

The digital transformation is rapidly changing the means by which people are informing themselves, getting in contact with others and collaborate. This trend does not stop at the IP world, but fundamentally changes the way, how clients expect to work ...

The digital transformation affects every branch of our society and changes the way people meet, interact and do business with each other. During the COVID pandemic, especially in knowledge intensive fields, the way how people work had completely trans ...