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Patents as Catalysts for a Sustainable Future

When it comes to solving the climate crisis, technology plays a central role. From electric vehicles to smart grids and bioplastics, innovation is shaping the path to a greener future. But for these solutions to succeed, they must be protected, commer ...

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The Power of IP for SMEs: Turning Intangible Assets into Real Advantage

When you think of IP, you might picture large corporations with expansive legal departments managing massive patent portfolios. But in Episode #23 of IP Management Voice, Bass Albers, IP strategist and advocate for SMEs, reminds us that IP isn’t just ...

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Why you shouldn’t glance past a cardboard box

Most people never pause to consider the corrugated board keeping their online impulse‑buys safe. They should. Behind roughly every third box you touch stands BHS Corrugated – an engineering icon founded in 1717 that has reinvented itself more ti ...

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Lean IP in Action: How Agile Strategy Turns Patents into Business Value

In episode #48 of IP Management Voice, the focus is on a concept that redefines the role of intellectual property: Lean IP. Borrowing directly from Lean Management, this approach applies principles like eliminating waste, focusing on value, and enabli ...

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Could You Have Answered That? Cracking the CEIPI-EPO MIPLM’25 Exam on IP Strategy — Task 20: Steelium and the Value Chain Monopoly

The Exam Task: Steelium The CEIPI-EPO Master Program in IP Law and Management challenges its candidates with highly practical exam questions, each deeply rooted in real-life strategic IP decisions. One such challenge is Task 20, centered around Steeli ...

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Could You Have Answered That? Cracking the CEIPI-EPO MIPLM 2025 Exam on IP Portfolio Strategy

The oral exam of the CEIPI-EPO Master Program in Intellectual Property Law and Management is known for its practical complexity. In this blog post from our series “Could You Have Answered That?”, we explore Task 3 — a core challenge for aspiring IP ma ...

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Lean IP: How Siemens Uses Strategic and Value-Oriented IP Management to Drive Growth

In today’s rapidly changing technological landscape, few companies illustrate the strategic power of IP better than Siemens. As a diversified global technology conglomerate with business units spanning digital industries, smart infrastructure, mobilit ...

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Could You Have Answered That? — CEIPI-EPO MIPLM 2025

Task 18: Ingredient Branding and Monopoly-in-a-Box In the final oral exam of the CEIPI-EPO Master Program in Intellectual Property Law and Management (MIPLM) 2025, students are once again tested on their ability to connect IP law with practical busine ...

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AI, Innovation, and IP Strategy: CTO Spring Forum 2025

On May 15, 2025, over 50 technology leaders from the DACH region gathered at the CTO Spring Forum in Munich. This year’s central topic was the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the innovation and patent process. As AI reshapes in ...

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Shaping the Future: Value-Driven Innovation and IP Strategies in the Digital Age

In an era where technological innovation is reshaping every industry at lightning speed, strategic intellectual property (IP) management has become a critical enabler of sustainable success. At the VDI/VPP seminar held on April 3, 2025, Professor Dr. ...

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