Quantum technology is moving from a scientific frontier topic into an economically relevant field that attracts industrial investment, public funding, and strategic competition. While much of the discussion still focuses on technological breakthroughs ...

A growing number of signals from the industry suggest a clear mismatch in the European market for patent support around the Unified Patent Court. Companies do recognize the strategic relevance of the UPC. Yet much of what they need is not visibly addr ...

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 ...

Many companies invest heavily in technology, patents, software, brands, or know-how, yet underestimate the document that often determines whether these assets truly generate value: the license agreement. A licensing contract is not an administrative a ...

Digital marketing for IP law firms works best when technical competence becomes easy for the market to recognise. This is especially difficult in patent work, because much of the most valuable expertise is hidden inside drafting choices, opposition st ...

In data compression, patent strategy is no longer only about protecting technical inventions. Video and audio codecs, AI-enabled optimisation tools and interoperability layers sit deep inside digital ecosystems, where enforcement can affect not just o ...

The lecture on Management Control Systems in the CEIPI Master of Intellectual Property Law and Management addresses a central problem of modern corporate management: how can organizations make intangible assets visible, measurable, and manageable with ...

In many IP discussions, the problem is not a lack of knowledge. The problem is translation. Checklists represent a powerful way to bridge the gap between IP expertise and real-world decision-making. They transform knowledge into action, reduce complex ...

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 ...

Quantum technology is becoming a useful test case for how law firms communicate expertise in emerging technology fields. The topic is scientifically demanding, commercially uncertain, strategically sensitive and legally fragmented. It touches patent p ...