Category: Press / Interviews

The highly succesful Call for IP Subject Matter Experts in Europe got extended throughout 2026 and the IP Business Academy continues to look for IP experts who are supporting the users of the IP system in Europe. The IP Business Academy emerges as a p ...

In the middle of most complex development projects sits a simple commercial truth: teams need options. When a competitor’s patent blocks a promising concept, progress stalls, budgets bleed, and a launch window narrows. Nicos Raftis has built his pract ...

Trade secrets have become the quiet heavyweights of IP. They are the formulas, process know-how, customer lists, pricing logics and data structures that keep many businesses ahead. But the moment these assets are at stake in court, one brutal reality ...

When Sonja London talks about out-licensing, she does not start with contracts. She starts with timing, value and culture. As immediate Past President of LESI and founder of Fearless IP, her perspective is rooted in operational reality: most companies ...

Scale-ups have become an essential part of the European innovation landscape. They sit at a critical stage between early technological breakthroughs and substantial market presence. Unlike start-ups, which focus on proving feasibility and securing ini ...

If you lead an IP department or an R&D team, you don’t just need another tool — you need a repeatable way to create demand for IP, prove its value inside your organization, and convert that value into measurable business outcomes. That’s exactly w ...

For more than a decade, digital transformation in engineering meant process standardization and automation, PLM integration, and the perpetual struggle to harmonise documentation across global R&D organisations. These efforts were necessary, but t ...

Bas Albers represents a new archetype of IP Subject Matter Expert on the IP Business Academy. Unlike many experts who operate through the lens of law firms, Bas is a service founder. His company, Artemis IP-Management, and his tool, the Patent Cockpit ...

In today’s knowledge economy, intellectual property (IP) has become far more than a legal safeguard. It is the structural backbone of competitive advantage. Yet, many companies still treat IP as a legal necessity rather than a managed valuable asset. ...

In the life sciences, where the limits of medicine, biology, and technology constantly are pushed further, intellectual property (IP) is far more than a legal safeguard. It is the backbone of innovation. Every new therapy or diagnostic tool represents ...