Subject Matter Expert
Get involved where
your expertise matters most.
Make a practical impact across
Europe’s innovation ecosystem.
Discover the Big Picture – All You Need to Know
- Behind the Title – What is an IP Subject Matter Expert?
- The Smart Choice – Collaborate with the IP Business Academy?
- Bridging IP Awareness and Business Development
- Why the IP Business Academy knows what the market needs
- Structured Support for Experts
- Apply for the current 2025 Call for IP Subject matter Experts
Behind the Title – What is an IP Subject Matter Expert?
An IP Subject Matter Expert applies specialized knowledge, combining both formal (e.g. legal, technical, strategic IP management) and practical (e.g. prosecution, licensing, enforcement, or innovation management experience) to help users of the IP system navigate complex IP challenges. These experts work across the entire innovation lifecycle, translating IP theory into operational business value.
As an IP Subject Matter Expert, your role is to help stakeholders such as SMEs, deep tech companies, start-ups, industry, universities, and inventors realize the impact of their IP strategies and systems.
Here you can find an overview of our 📑IP Management Letters, where our subject matter experts share their insights and expertise on the latest trends and best practices in the field:
The Smart Choice – Collaborate with the IP Business Academy
Engagement with the IP Business Academy provides more than visibility – it positions you in front of decision makers who are actively seeking qualified support. Your expertise becomes part of a curated support offering focudes on solving real IP bottlenecks in innovation-driven environments. The IP Business Academy promotes awareness-building and provides support through education, training, and materials and iseeks for IP Subject Matter Experts to implement best practices for IP system users in the field.
Key benefits:
- Targeted exposure to relevant use cases and partners
- Participation in training, coaching, and workshop formats with real-world application
- Co-creation opportunities for IP-related services tailored to specific sectors or technologies
Bridging IP awareness and Business Development
The IP Business Academy exists to improve IP awareness and skliss across Europe. It is a platform for IP professionals to transform their expertise into strategic business development.
You’ll benefit from:
- A channel to demonstrate your depth of expertise to an audience primed to engage
- Opportunities to shape and refine services based on user feedback and practical needs
- A network that supports sustained outreach, not just short-term exposure
This connection between mission-driven awareness building and expert business development is at the heart of the Academy’s model.
Why the IP Business Academy Knows What the Market Needs
The Academy is embedded in an ongoing dialogue with users of the IP system through EU-wide projects, academic research and direct training/coaching programs. This provides a detailed insight into sector-specific IP needs, from biotechnology and AI to industrial design and advanced manufacturing.
Here is an overview of some institutions and companies were we provide support:
👉 🎓 Institutional Framework Archive
👉 🏭 Industry Insights Archive
👉 🔭 Open Foresight Board
Insights are distilled into actionable formats, enabling experts to engage with users at the exact point of need – whether it’s patent strategy for early stage technologies or freedom-to-operate assessments for scaling companies.
Structured Support for Experts
Your expertise will be boosted through a structured framework that includes:
- Access to a Europe-wide innovation user base
- Strategic positioning and editorial support for thought leadership
- Involvement in best-practice case studies, pilots, and user-centered service design
- Business development support through curated exposure, network access, and co-marketing
Apply for the current 2025 Call for IP Subject matter Experts
Contribute to the impact of innovation, optimise your business development strategy and deploy your IP expertise where it adds the most value.