Tag: SME

High-growth technology businesses are typically small and medium-sized enterprises or start-ups that bring innovation, employment and productivity to traditional as well as new industry sectors. These businesses are a major driver of Europe’s ec ...

This year’s High-Growth Technology Business Conference attracted 750 registrants from more than 80 countries. In this blog post for the IP Business Academy, Dr. Shu-Pei Oei shares 8 “Catches” from attending this year’s HTB Conference. The HTB conferen ...

How the market need is bringing up solutions without legalese to enable SMEs to create their IP Strategy In today’s business world, IP is everything! We now know that intellectual property represents 80% of the value of any company. There is muc ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) driven by data is a process, where smart connected devices, faster wireless internet and artificial intelligence are transforming the global economy. It leads to an increase of internet traffic with an estimated ...

1. Introduction Relatively all major businesses in today’s world have one thing in common, with this thing in common being that they started out small. Jeff Bezos started operating Amazon from his Seattle garage. Bill Gates and Paul Allen also started ...

The book “Effective Intellectual Property Management for Small to Medium Businesses and Social Enterprises: IP Branding, Licenses, Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Contractual Arrangements” is a valuable resource for any legal practitioner dealing ...

Numerous studies have shown that the contribution of SMEs concerning innovation performance is important for the European economy. At the same time, empirical data shows insufficient and incomplete use of IP by many SMEs in Europe. Although the releva ...

Intellectual property has become a crucial factor and driving force in the knowledge-based economy. Due to digitalization, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence and the digital transformation of business eco-systems, the economic development and compe ...

The number of patent applications for technologies of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) grew rapidly in the last decade. The EPO identified recently a yearly growth rate of close to 20% for international patent families since 2010. In the field o ...

At least one third of all inventions are digital, according to data from the European Patent Office. Therefore, it becomes increasingly important to learn how to patent digital business objects from use cases, user and customer journeys to apps and di ...