How can German companies remain competitive in a world where innovation cycles are becoming shorter, supply chains are shifting, and Asia is emerging as the centre of global industrial growth? This question was at… read more →
Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analysis is one of the most important activities in patent practice, but it is also one of the most time-consuming. Patent professionals often spend countless hours reviewing search… read more →
A Personal Look at the Slow Pace of Change in the IP Sector In 1992, I sat across from my colleague, Ms. Fieten, at a law office near Düsseldorf, watching… read more →
Great honor for me to be invited to talk in front of an audience from Texas/USA. In this talk, I go into deeper detail about the very few cases when… read more →
Have you ever thought about what creates happiness in your job? Tip: it is not money, for most people, that creates happiness. My theory is that this is because the… read more →
LinkedIn is becoming more and more complex. In the early days of LinkedIn it was all about connecting with my peers that I knew offline, from the real world. LinkedIn… read more →
This is the recorded version of a talk that I have given on 29 April 2021, before the Singapore-German Chamber of Commerce (SGC). It is about a very new way… read more →
This talk comes with a nice story. As you might know, I am a member of FICPI, the trusted global community of independent Patent Attorneys, Trademark Attorneys and Lawyers that… read more →
This is a talk that I have given @ the World Intellectual Property Forum WIPF 2019 on 07 November 2019, at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Taipei in Taiwan. This… read more →
I am currently writing a book about Innovation Strategy, and in order to sort out my thoughts, I am giving public talks about this subject matter. Here is a public… read more →