As part of our tie-up with the International Institute for IP Management (I3PM) we are profiling recent reports and articles by I3PM members.
- Theory of the Patent System
By: Nikola Totzev Knowledge has puzzled people from ancient times but only recently it is looked upon as a basic economic resource. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are the proprietary part of knowledge. Patents for inventions are part of IPR but bec...
- Challenges for IP Managers in the Software Industry
By: Peter Bittner, European Patent Attorney Nowadays, software is omnipresent in our society. Almost every industry sector is using software either as a product on its own or at least as an embedded component or as a basis for providing service. Protec...
- A Short Introduction to Intellectual Property (IP) Law
By Pierre Roquefeuil, Avocat specialized in IP law (France, Paris bar), November 2010 Possibly you are unaware of what could be the impact of intellectual property law on your business or, you simply miss a global view of what is IP. This short introdu...
- Outsourcing of IP Activities
By: Thomas Kretschmer Today's in-house Intellectual Property (IP) or patent departments in industry are under a heavy cost- and head count pressure. Many departments are understaffed and work on their limits. The transfer of IP activities or work to ex...
- Visions for IP Managers - From job description to job reality
Visions for IP Managers - From job description to job reality 13 June 2011 From job description to job reality: which skill set is necessary to be a successful IP Manager in the research and development-based industry, Gau...
- Strategy for External Patent Attorneys Serving Internal IP Management and Acting as IP Managers
By: Paul Rosenich, Patentburo Paul Rosenich AG Currently, different sizes of enterprises need proper counseling and representation by external patent attorney. This is true not only for enterprises' administrative questions and processes in intellectua...
- Trolls and the Five Forces
By: Peter Bittner and Bent Lundsager In 1979 Michael E. Porter published his article "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy" in Harvard Business Review (HBR), thereby revolutionizing the strategy field. Almost 30 years later, in January 2008, he extend...
- Global Economic Crisis
Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Patenting Strategies Facing tight economic conditions many companies throughout the world and in different sectors find themselves in need of promptly revising their short- and long-term development plans to redu...
