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Innovation and Intellectual Property Management (IIPM) Laboratory

We have completed a number of IP- and innovation-focused consulting projects for a range of companies across different industries and governmental organisations, such as the European Commission and different patent offices, e.g. the European Patent Office. 

During more than 20 years experience working with patent data we have conducted a range of analysis, include comparative country/ regional-level analysis of geopolitical technology races (e.g. future EV battery technology), contribution identification of actors to the development of novel technologies (e.g. climate change adaptation in low- and middle-income countries), regional innovation cluster mapping (e.g. UK additive manufacturing landscaping), regional inventor activity performance (e.g. in Northern Germany), collaboration and network analysis of emerging technologies (e.g. care robotics).

If you have specialist needs for IP-focused consulting or conducting advanced patent-data analysis, please feel free to contact us.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Frank Tietze (frank.tietze@eng.cam.ac.uk

News & Blog articles

Newspaper article

2 June 2025

A short opinion piece by Prof. Tietze was featured in the Brussels Morning Newspaper calling for more innovation within our IPR systems to address global challenges: https://brusselsmorning.com/we-need-strong-intellectual-property-rights-for-a-sustainable-future/73186/

Thought piece: Has Innovation Broken Western Culture? Reflections on Contemporary Western Culture and Possible Innovative Ways Forward

20 May 2025

By Frank Tietze (2025) Western culture today is profoundly shaped by ongoing waves of innovation, a concept close to my heart and to which I have dedicated many years of my professional research and teaching career. Technological innovation particularly has transformed daily life, created jobs, and helped build tech...

New paper published on the Geopolitics of Battery Technologies

20 May 2025

Together with colleagues from the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Muenster, the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (FFB) and the Helmholtz Institute Muenster (IMD-4) we have published the results of a patent study investigating the geostrategic race for leadership in...