FTO stands for "freedom to operate." It refers to the legal ability of a company or individual to use, manufacture, or sell a particular product or process without infringing any existing patent or other intellectual property rights held by other companies or individuals. Companies may conduct FTO searches or analyses...
Incentive Program
An incentive program for invention disclosures in a company for employees is a program that rewards employees for disclosing their inventions to the company. The goal of such a program is to encourage employees to communicate their ideas and inventions to the company. This can help the company identify new...
IVAM: Workshop on Business Growth Solutions
New year - new service at IVAM. With the beginning of the year 2022, IVAM wants to expand its offer and add a selection of exclusive services. In cooperation with selected partners, we will support you in all issues related to corporate growth and business development. Specifically, this offer includes...
Quantum Computing Innovations
Regular analyses of patent applications world wide show that quantum computing is one of the fastest growing technologies and governments are investing large sums of money. One prediction, dating from 2020, suggests that the quantum computing market could read USD 1 trillion by 2035. With such large sums being poured...
Europäischer Fonds unterstützt IP von kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen (KMU)
Die Europäische Kommission hat einen Fonds eingerichtet, der kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen mit Sitz in der EU dabei unterstützen soll Rechte in Bezug auf geistiges Eigentum (IP) zu erhalten und durchzusetzen. Darunter fallen zum Beispiel Patente, Marken und Gebrauchsmuster. Die Umsetzung des Fonds zeigt geringfügige Unterschiede von Land zu Land....
Developing a Patent Strategy
Developing a patent strategy - as part of a broader company strategy for protection intellectual property - should be an important component of the company's business plan. Experience shows, however, that for many companies the patent strategy is done "on the fly" and reactive, rather than executing a defined comprehensive...
Non-Fungible Tokens and IP Rights
Fungible tokens (FT) are tokens that enable one part or quantity to be exchanged by another equal part or quantity which means that the tokens can be easily exchanged for another item of value. Every token is the same as every other token and is capable of mutual substitution. For...
Filing Patents in Taiwan
Unlike most countries, Taiwan is not a member of the WIPO – the World Intellectual Property Organisation – and is therefore not a member of any of the international registration systems, such as the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system for filing patent applications or the Madrid system for seeking trade mark protection....