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DPMA registration statistics: digital patents surge by 78%, but the share of German patent applicants is falling

At the core of the digital transformation are data processing methods for business purposes. The networking of end devices, industrial and domestic control systems, as well as machines and production facilities, create vast amounts of digital data. Th ...

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Protect business models in cyberspace with new digital brands and digital patents: KPMG supports start-ups

How can digital business models and brand personalities be protected by trademark and patent rights? KPMG organized a practical workshop for start-ups in Munich. Under the heading Smart Start – from seed to speed, the auditors and consultants at ...

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Patent infringement in the cloud: offshoring is no solution

After a ban on import and sale of the iPhone devices 6S, 6S +, 7, 7+, 8, 8+ and X was enforced against Apple for patent infringement in China in December 2018 the patent war is now continuing in Germany. Also, in Germany Apple has to take the iPhone m ...

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Start of the mentoring program of the Graduate School of the Diesel Medal at the German Institute for Invention (D.I.E)

More than thirty heads of industrial IP departments and operational IP experts are active as mentors for the Diesel Medal Graduate School. Thanks to the mentors, the research work at the graduate school is successfully embedded in industrial practice. ...

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Who owns 5G and the future of the Internet of Things? Patent Analysis clears the thicket

5G mobile networks will support internet of things applications and deployments. The key features in 5G will benefit and boost the IoT and the impact of 5G across industries. This new technology will represent a fundamental shift in communication netw ...

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Self-driving cars: EPO study shows sharp rise in patent applications and half of them are not from the automotive industry

Billions of Euros and Dollars are spent around the globe to make future happen: autonomous driving or so-called robot cars. There is no doubt that the future of driving are driverless cars with a combination of sensors, actuators, and software to cont ...

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Broadcom’s patent infringement suits based on 18 patents against VW: One billion € claim and threat of production stop

The car has become a networked infotainment center in recent years. “Connectivity and state-of-the-art infotainment have found their way into all brands and all classes” announced VW CEO Martin Winterkorn, who has since stepped down, alrea ...

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How to protect digital business models and how to claim for digital innovation? CEIPI seminar in Strasbourg showed best practice

Advances in digital technologies have led to new opportunities for business model innovation. This is not just true for digital-born companies like Facebook, Google, or Apple. Increasingly, it also applies to companies from traditional sectors, indust ...

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Symposium IP and Industry 4.0: IP leaders discuss the challenges of protecting digital business models

At the beginning of the day, the questions in the room were “Is anything new with Industry 4.0 and IP?” and “Is it possible to protect anything at all in digital business models?”. At the end of the conference, the last panel discussion summed up the ...

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New research project at MIPLM: Characterization of digital patents

At the beginning of the new millennium, the next technological quantum leap began to emerge, which is now known as the fourth industrial revolution – or Industry 4.0 for short. New technologies permit the development of new business models. In general ...

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