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Read more at: Fraunhofer INT seminar talk

Fraunhofer INT seminar talk

20 November 2024

Prof. Tietze was invited to contribute a talk to the Fraunhofer seminar series. The Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis INT offers scientifically-based judgment and consulting across the full spectrum of technological developments and their interactions with social and economic issues. Prof. Tietze spoke...


Read more at: Prof. Tietze delivered guest lecture at University of Exeter

Prof. Tietze delivered guest lecture at University of Exeter

19 November 2024

"It was a great pleasure to provide a guest lecture to such bright engineering students at the University of Exeter" says Prof. Tietze, who was invited by Pratheeba Vimalnath, former IfM colleague to provide a lecture titled "Intellectual Property Rights: owning, using & finding them". The lecture focused on why IP is...


Read more at: Kickoff of another edition of Innovation & Strategic Management of Intellectual Property course

Kickoff of another edition of Innovation & Strategic Management of Intellectual Property course

19 November 2024

Every year since 2019, from October to December we run an eight week elective module focused on Innovation & Strategic Management of Intellectual Property . The module is build around what we came to call the Cambridge IP strategy framework. Lectures by Prof. Tietze are supported by a range of guest speakers who...


Read more at: Patent Olympiad at IPOS IP Week in Singapore

Patent Olympiad at IPOS IP Week in Singapore

9 October 2024

Dr Nigel Clarke, Visiting Fellow to the IIPM Lab is co-founder of the Patent Olympiad, which recently took place in Singapore at the IPOS IP Week. He has provided a short article below. powinners2024.jpeg Image by N. Clarke. Nigel is all the way to the right. By Nigel Clarke. (C) 2024 Patent searching is a profession...


Read more at: New EC Bulletin: Prof. Tietze reflects on the EC POINT project

New EC Bulletin: Prof. Tietze reflects on the EC POINT project

8 October 2024

In the recently published European IP Helpdesk Bulletin Prof. Tietze reflects on what has happened to the capabilities of SMEs to manage IP in open innovation projects following the publication of the EC POINT report in 2021. The Bulletin is available here: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/ee45fb15-...


Read more at: Farewell to Alexander Viets and David Gross

Farewell to Alexander Viets and David Gross

2 October 2024

We are saying good-bye to two of our IIPM visitors. Alexander Viets was a visiting PhD student from the University of Muenster. David Gross visited us to complete his master thesis as part of his programme at the RWTH Aachen. We look forward to continue our collaborations on joint papers and wish you all the best for your...


Read more at: New paper published in TFSC

New paper published in TFSC

2 October 2024

We are delighted to announce that a new IIPM paper has been published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change (TFSC) jointly written by Dr. Maximilian Elsen and Prof. Tietze. Prior research shows that most climate change adaptation technologies (CCAT) are invented in high-income countries (HIC) with few studies...


Read more at: Prof. Tietze delivers opening keynote at the 1st WIPO CoP Symposium

Prof. Tietze delivers opening keynote at the 1st WIPO CoP Symposium

2 October 2024

Last year, under the leadership of Andrew Czajkowski and Christopher Harrison, WIPO initiated a new Community of Practice (CoP) for patent analytics bringing together patent/IP offices from around the work to join forces and share experience on their work. The CoP held its inaugural in-person Symposium “Elevating Patent...


Read more at: Congratulations to Alexander Moerchel

Congratulations to Alexander Moerchel

2 October 2024

Many congratulations to soon-to-be Dr. Alexander Moerchel, who successfully completed his viva only with very minor corrections. His thesis is titled “Intellectual Property Management in Innovation Ecosystems – Developing Visual Methods for Mapping Dynamics, Uncertainties and Risks”. Many thanks to Prof. Tim Minshall, who...


Read more at: IIPM Commences New EU Horizon project, Impact Licensing Initiative

IIPM Commences New EU Horizon project, Impact Licensing Initiative

1 October 2024

IIPM is very pleased to announce the commencement of the Impact Licensing Initiative (ILI), a new EU-funded project (backed up by UKRI guarentee funding) aimed at optimizing the use of technologies and data to address societal challenges in Europe and beyond. The project officially started on August 1, 2024, and will run...