A topic that has generated considerable debate, without a court case being involved, is the planned reform of the German Patent Act and, above all, the right to injunctive relief as provided by the Act. Pressure to amend the statutory right to injunct ...

3D printing is primarily a digital technology, and as such one of the key drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The challenges of the digital economy of the 21st century in the context of the fourth industrial revolution require a constant deve ...

The building industry is a very traditional and conservative trade. To develop new digital business models the Umdasch Group founded Umdasch Group Ventures, which is an independent company next to the formwork company Doka with the purpose to develop ...

IP Litigators Face Several Key Questions Litigating an Intellectual Property dispute raises important questions: When does an insurer have to pay for a defense? Who should notify insurers and when – and which insurers? What if the insurers all s ...

Advances in digital technologies have led to the emergence of new business models that potentially challenge the status quo of many industries. The business models of ventures such as Netflix or Tencent have already created measurable changes for thei ...

Through consistent digitalization, Rittal achieves many goals that previously seemed hardly possible. The acceleration of processes in control and switchgear construction, the increase of profit margins, the reduction of personnel costs and the reduct ...

The Erwin Hymer Group is a leading producer of premium recreational vehicles with around a quarter of the European market share in motorhomes, camper vans and caravans. Additionally to the vehicle producers also accessory specialists and rental and fi ...

Where we come from? The IP Business Academy is the blog of the IP management education at CEIPI. The IP Business Academy was founded in 2019 with the vision to be platform for IP knowledge and to have a positive impact on global innovation systems. It ...

The new Chinese patent law came into effect on June 1, 2021. This amendment involves many aspects, such as introduction of partial design, service invention, distribution of patent monetization, abuse of patent rights, patent term extension, voluntary ...

In the current fast changing world traditional approaches of long term strategic research and development processes might not fit the promptness of change currently taking place. The knowledge-driven economy in front of businesses now sets new challen ...