The introduction of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has fundamentally changed how companies structure and manage their European patent portfolios. For many industries, this is already a strategic question. In life sciences, howev ...

This post is based on a lecture delivered on April 23, 2026, as part of the Master of Intellectual Property Law and Management (MIPLM 2025/26) program. The session was part of Module 5 and focused on the concept of Design-Driven Innovation, following ...

The demand for IP services, IP competence, and strategic support in the field of quantum technologies is steadily increasing. To better understand this development, the CEIPI IP Business Academy recently conducted an Open Foresight Board study in Euro ...

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For a long time, the idea that intellectual property should be treated as a strategic business asset rather than a purely legal function has been discussed in the profession. The underlying direction is not new. What feels different now is that the ma ...

In many IP-driven industries, the challenge is not access to information. It is the ability to structure it. Companies operate in environments where technological developments, legal frameworks, and competitive dynamics evolve simultaneously. New data ...

In many organizations, intellectual property is still treated as a specialist function that becomes relevant only at particular moments: when a patent is filed, when a contract is signed, or when a conflict appears on the horizon. That view is too nar ...

The demand for IP services, IP competence, and strategic support in the field of quantum technologies is steadily increasing. To better understand this development, the CEIPI IP Business Academy recently conducted an Open Foresight Board study in Euro ...

In many IP ecosystems, expertise exists in abundance. There are highly specialized practitioners, experienced litigators, technical patent experts, design specialists, licensing professionals, and advisors who understand very specific industries. Yet ...

Few inventions have a story as rich and entertaining as this… and even fewer brands manage to lead their market for more than a century, staying true to their customers while communicating values such as luxury, sophistication, and exclusivity. Merced ...