The landscape of patent litigation is markedly different between the United States (US) and other jurisdictions, especially the territory that is covered by the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which is dubbed as “UPC Land” because of its unique features w ...

By Magda Voltolini, Dr. Naceur Tounekti, and Steve Harris This article was originally published in les Nouvelles – December 2023. Summary The goal of this article is to provide considerations for identifying “green academic patents” using artifi ...

In recent years, the real estate industry has witnessed a transformative wave, thanks to the emergence of PropTech, or Property Technology. PropTech represents the fusion of technology and real estate, aiming to streamline processes, enhance efficienc ...

Many IP experts in the IP community at I3PM, the HTB-EPO initiative, and other global IP offices and institutions in national and regional innovation systems have asked Prof. Alexander Wurzer: “where can you be sure not to miss any important IP manage ...

IP business academy: Patent applications worldwide have surged the last decade, especially in China and in digital technologies. How can patent search tools assist companies to deal with the challenges of rising patent numbers? Stefan Brehm: China&#82 ...

Everywhere you look, you see ingredient branding. There is a sticker on the computer with “Intel Inside”, the sports clothing is made of Gore-Tex, the e-bike has a motor from Bosch, the pan is Teflon-coated and the gears on the bike are fr ...

Decision making is a big part of management. But are managers good in making decisions? Rational or sound decision making is taken as primary function of management. Every manager takes hundreds of decisions subconsciously or consciously making it the ...

IP-Managers in large international companies often find that the grant rates of their patents are significantly higher in their own jurisdiction than in other jurisdictions or that the obtained scope of protection is comparatively narrow in the other ...

People are increasingly looking for foods which solve their health problems. In recent years, manufacturers have developed products with additives they claim to be beneficial for people’s health and wellbeing. This has resulted in a new category ...

Successful companies today are developing products not in a reactive way, but proactive by identifying their customer’s need and develop products with the customer needs in mind. This product development process needs to integrate IP as early as possi ...