Category: Press / Interviews

BLANC & FISCHER Family Holding owns the subgroups E.G.O., BLANCO, BLANCO Professional, DEFENDI, and ARPA. Each of these subgroups is independently, with different brands, business models, and marketing approaches. They are running their own manage ...

After a ban on import and sale of the iPhone devices 6S, 6S +, 7, 7+, 8, 8+ and X was enforced against Apple for patent infringement in China in December 2018 the patent war is now continuing in Germany. Also, in Germany Apple has to take the iPhone m ...

5G mobile networks will support internet of things applications and deployments. The key features in 5G will benefit and boost the IoT and the impact of 5G across industries. This new technology will represent a fundamental shift in communication netw ...

The car has become a networked infotainment center in recent years. “Connectivity and state-of-the-art infotainment have found their way into all brands and all classes” announced VW CEO Martin Winterkorn, who has since stepped down, alrea ...

The second issue of the new next Industry magazine is all about big data. Where does data generate the greatest benefit? Which markets and competitive developments are emerging? The articles revolve around this question along the digital transformatio ...

China is with Huawei the king in patent filings in Europe. For the first time, a Chinese company files more patent application at the European Patent Office than any other company. This is the top of an iceberg and gives a clear signal how strong Chin ...

SMEs are a backbone for innovation in Europe. However, many SMEs lack a patent strategy – a phenomenon which has received much scrutiny. The European Patent Office has initiated a project to reveal SME patent strategies and document them for learning ...

On 23 March 2017, Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Kettner, Group Senior Director Innovation Excellence, reported on the integration of the IP and innovation process landscape at Wilo during his dinner speech at the Master’s Program for Intellectual Property L ...

The multifunctional kitchen machine Thermomix is a huge success for Vorwerk. In a single financial year, the Wuppertal-based company was able to look forward to an increase in sales of over two million units. The Thermomix connected to the Internet is ...