Category: Publications & Events

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 ...

Through the digital transformation the complexity in the field of IP and innovation becomes higher and higher. This is due to rising rates of patent applications and increased competition in new digital technologies by companies from global innovation ...

Since June 2020 we have in Germany the DIN77006 to design digital use cases and other solutions like apps, customer journeys and business models to make them patentable and free of third-party rights. This university seminar by CEIPI explains how to a ...

Why should entrepreneurs care about IP management? This was our starting point to analyze the role of intellectual property management in new business ventures. With particular reference to the innovative potential of small firms in Latin America, we ...

The number of patent applications for technologies of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) grew rapidly in the last decade. The EPO identified recently a yearly growth rate of close to 20% for international patent families since 2010. In the field o ...

The latest data from the European Patent Office (EPO) on patent activities within the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) shows the dramatic development with a global growth in IPFs of 1,400% since the year 2000 and a growth of 54% in the last three ye ...

Digitalization is a game-changer in each and every industry and agriculture is no exception. The approach for Agriculture 4.0 is identical to that of Industry 4.0, where the aim is to intelligently connect production processes and control them based o ...

Digitalization is a game-changer in each and every industry. Sooner or later each business eco-systems underlies a digital transformation. This tendency has strong consequences for IP and especially patent strategies of affected enterprises. So, an an ...

Digitalization is driving in many successful companies an organizational change how innovation and IP work is done. This often means that a centralized innovation lab is installed. This innovation lab is a central unit with the purpose to drive especi ...

The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) in Germany examined together with McKinsey & Company the area of digital platforms and applications. Despite a number of success stories, diverse efforts and investments, the industry of mecha ...