🎧 IP Management Voice - Your Podcast on the World of IP and IP Management
Episodes
#91 IP in MedTech
29 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
MedTech is shifting from isolated medical devices to connected healthcare systems. This episode explores why companies need more than classical patent...
#87 Evolving IP Strategy with Corporate Transformation
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the I3PM case study on Laerdal Medical, a Norwegian MedTech company known for medical simulation, CPR training, and emergency ca...
#88 Thought Leadership Strategies for IP Experts
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The episode is an excerpt from a white paper titled "Thought Leadership for IP Experts," which systematically outlines strategies for IP professionals...
#89 IP in Unitary Patent and UPC
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Unified Patent Court is reshaping the European patent landscape. This episode explores why companies need more than procedural knowledge: they nee...
#87 IP in Quantum Technology
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Quantum technologies are moving from research into emerging industrial application. This episode explores why companies need more than classical paten...
#86 LinkedIn for IP Experts
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a summary on the white paper, "LinkedIn for IP Experts," functions as a strategic guide for IP professionals seeking to leverage Linke...
#85 Strategies for Patent Circumvention
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode explains how companies can systematically design around existing patents to enable innovation without patent infringement. It pre...
#84 Integrating IP and Data Management
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how the growing importance of data is fundamentally reshaping intellectual property management. It introduces a hybrid model tha...
#83 The role of patents for ESG metrics
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains how ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics are transforming the way companies are evaluated, shifting the focus fro...
#82 Brand Protection in the Digital World
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains how intellectual property operates in the digital age, where information can be copied and distributed at near-zero cost, fundam...
#81 IP-Management
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Intellectual property is often managed through processes and individual decisions, yet many organizations struggle to align IP activities with busines...
#80 Personal Growth: Networking for IP Experts
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The episode provides a detailed white paper outlining a strategic approach to networking for IP experts, treating it as an intentionally designed syst...
#79 IP for Corporate Compliance and Sustainability
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Intellectual property is increasingly becoming a cornerstone of corporate compliance and sustainability strategies. As companies face growing regulato...
#78 IP Awareness Training for Inhouse-Functions
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains that innovation does not emerge automatically from R&D spending alone; it requires structured intellectual property (IP) awarene...
#77 Business Development Archetypes for IP Experts
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode outlines a framework of Business Development Archetypes designed to help IP professionals align their natural communication styles with e...
#76 IP Design as a Leadership Tool
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation leadership increasingly depends on how organizations create and manage intellectual property. IP design goes far beyond legal protection: i...
#8 Positioning for IP Experts
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides comprehensive guidance for IP professionals—including patent attorneys and licensing experts—on the strategic necessity of p...
#67 Inside the Black Box of Courts
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how the availability of judicial data is transforming the understanding and application of law across the European Union. It arg...
#7 International Business Development for Law Firms
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode outlines a systematic approach to international business development for law firms, specifically focusing on IP practices. It argues that...
#66 Mastering Global Markets
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
International market entry requires more than commercial readiness. Legal systems, enforcement mechanisms, and cultural differences fundamentally affe...
#6 Referral Marketing for IP Experts
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The episode provides an extensive white paper on systematising referral marketing specifically for IP experts, acknowledging that while referrals are ...
#65 IP Management for Scale-Ups
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The episode explains why scale-ups must shift from ad-hoc IP management to a continuous IP management system that grows with the company. It highlight...
Personal and Expert Branding for IP Experts
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The episode provides an extensive white paper on the strategic necessity of personal and expert branding for professionals in the IP field. It explain...
#64 IP Licensing: Tax, Compliance, and Global Regulations
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides an extensive overview of the complex regulatory environment surrounding (IP licensing transactions, arguing that these deals mus...
#63 Litigation and Protection of Trade Secret
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode gives an overview to litigation of trade secrets, which focuses on the legal protection of confidential business information. The episode...
#62 Out-Licensing IP: Timing, Value, Culture
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most companies create IP to support their own products—not to license it out. Yet, as Sonja London, Founder of Fearless IP and former President of L...
#61 Operational IP Management for Industry
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Operational IP management is presented as a vital discipline for industrial companies facing today’s fast-paced and competitive markets. Unlike trad...
#60 IP Protection in the Life Sciences Industry
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This sector, encompassing biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, faces high development costs, long timelines, and significant risks whe...
#59 Protecting Visual Innovation with Design Rights
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Design rights protect the visual features of products, including shape, pattern, colour, and texture. They can apply to an entire product, specific pa...
#58 IP Process Management Essentials
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains how optimising IP processes is essential for reducing risks, such as inadvertent infringement, and for enhancing the strategic u...
#57 Patent Infringement - Risks, Strategies and Safeguards
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode offers a comprehensive guide to patent infringement, explaining what it entails, its significant economic and reputational implications f...
#56 IP Management – A Stakeholder Collaboration Guide for SMEs
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode offers a comprehensive guide to IP management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups. It underscores that IP is a str...
#55 Protecting Company Jewels – The Art of Trade Secrets
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode offers a comprehensive overview of trade secrets as a crucial form of intellectual property for businesses. It summarises a lecture by Be...
#54 Managing IP in Business - Branding and Growth
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode illuminates how IP, encompassing trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, and trade secrets, is fundamental to various business strate...
#53 Managing IP Risks for SMEs and Startups
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, drawing on a lecture by Dr. Shu-Pei Oei, outlines the essential aspects of managing IP risks for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and ...
#52 IP Licensing – A Comprehensive Guide
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains that IP licensing is a strategic business tool allowing IP owners (licensors) to grant specific rights to another party (license...
#51 Copyrights in Software and Open Source
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode elucidates how computer programs are protected as literary works and how user interfaces require originality for copyright. The text also...
#50 AI-based Patent White Spots Characterization
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains the concept of patent white spots as untapped areas within technological and market landscapes, representing significant opportu...
#49 AI-Powered Court Decision Analysis for IP Law
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Til Martin Bussmann-Welsch, an expert in this area and co-founder of Anita, explains the journey of developing this technology, which began with analy...
#48 Lean IP | Agile Strategy for Business Value
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode outlines how Lean IP applies principles from Lean Management, such as eliminating waste and optimising value, to create a more agile and ...
#4 Referral Marketing for IP Experts
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our Personal Growth series, we explore one of the most powerful yet underused strategies for IP professionals: referral marketing. ...
#3 Market Intelligence for IP Experts
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This third episode in our Personal Growth series—and part of the five-part Business Development video course—focuses on a critical but often overl...
#47 Video Game Patents and IP Strategy
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains what technical innovations in games can be patented and highlights the differences in patent law across various regions like Eur...
#46 Patents: The Smarter Tech Investments
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Klinski suggests investing in patents as a lower-risk, higher-efficiency approach to capital deployment in the technology sector. He highlights how pa...
#45 Soft Skills in Intellectual Property
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While technical legal knowledge remains fundamental, the piece argues that abilities like communication, empathy, and clear explanation are becoming i...
#2 Business Development for IP Experts
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of the Personal Growth series, we explore why business development has become a core skill for IP professionals—and what it r...
#44 Industry Acumen for Patent Attorneys
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights how the industry background significantly enhances the ability to understand clients' needs and craft effective IP strategies ...
#43 Navigating Conflicting ESG Standards
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The episode explains the difference between standards and frameworks, highlighting six widely adopted initiatives: CDP, SASB, TCFD, GRI, CDSB, and IIR...
#42 Innovation Through Meaning: Design and AI
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Verganti highlights that radical innovation, or "epiphanies," come from challenging assumptions and reframing purpose, not just solving problems. He s...
#41 Strategic Trade Secret Management and Protection
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains what constitutes a trade secret, highlighting its differences from other IP like patents, and notes recent legal developments gl...
#40 Ingredient Branding Strategy and Practice
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This marketing approach, which evolved from the 1980s, uses push and pull techniques to target both B2B and B2C markets. While it offers benefits like...
#39 Strategic Rebranding and Trademark Risk Management
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing upon a 2015 academic study on brand identity and a 2024 legal analysis of trademark risk using examples like Nescafé and Tate & Lyle's Golden...
#1 Digital Marketing for IP Experts
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This kickoff episode of our Personal Growth series explores how intellectual property experts can use digital marketing to build visibility, credibili...
#38 Investors Love Moats: IP as Business Protection
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It emphasises that a robust IP portfolio, encompassing patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, acts as a competitive advantage, or "moat". The text ex...
#37 IP for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Key emphasised that understanding business objectives should precede patenting, urging inventors to align their patent claims with their comme...
#36 Innovation in IP
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Novak, with a background in economics, finance, and software, recounts his entry into IP tech through developing an AI-powered patent retrieval system...
#35 IP in Innovation Processes
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Koukounis emphasises the often-overlooked value of incremental improvements and advocates for closer collaboration between engineers and IP department...
#34 The Power of Stage-Gate Systems
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing upon Robert G. Cooper's work, this episode presents the stage-gate system as a structured method to improve the efficiency and effectiveness o...
#33 IP for Smart Cities
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode outlines key areas of concern, including copyright and software protection, industrial property and patent protection, data protection an...
#32 Dominant Design
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Utterback and Suárez's analysis highlights a recurring pattern across industries: an initial period of diverse experimentation, the emergence of a do...
#31 Patent Information Driving Steel Innovation
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights how strategic analysis of patents can empower steelmakers to drive innovation, avoid duplicating research, anticipate market s...
#30 Strategic IP Management
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights the transformation of IP management due to factors like multi-invention complexity and internet-based business models. It disc...
#29 SAILS: IP Roadmapping for Disruptive Innovation
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains how traditional technology roadmapping, while useful, often falls short in predicting radical innovation. The episode details th...
#28 IP for Green Innovation
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights a study of European Inventor Award winners, finding that while patent protection is initially crucial, sharing IP becomes more...
#27 Licensing-based Business Models
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode outlines four primary licensing models: Access to Technology, Freedom to Operate, Licensing vs Production/Services, and Complementary Lic...
#26 Trademark Protection for App Icons
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights the need for businesses to strategically design and legally protect their icons. Key considerations include distinctiveness, a...
#25 AI and Patent Information
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the complexities of patent searching are explored, highlighting the challenges of navigating vast amounts of data and the limitations ...
#24 Patenting Sustainable Technologies
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Green technologies, encompassing renewable energy and resource-efficient innovations, are crucial for a sustainable future. Patents are highlighted as...
#23 The Power of IP for SMEs
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Albers advocates for a proactive approach to IP, emphasising building and managing an IP portfolio through identification, protection, and exploitatio...
#22 AI Armor: Protect your AI with IP
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The book emphasises mapping AI innovations – from training data to output – to align IP strategies with business goals. It advocates for a proacti...
#21 AI-Powered Patent Drafting
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This webinar covers all relevant topics like AI fundamentals, different AI tools (cloud-based versus local, general-purpose versus patent-specific), a...
#20 Building an IP Capability with Serious Games
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Together with Håvard Almås this Episode focuses on practical, application-based learning, tailoring instruction to specific contexts and learner nee...
#19 Understanding Patents
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
True comprehension of patents involves grasping the technical content, identifying competitive advantages, and understanding the underlying scientific...
#18 Value-Driven IP in the Digital Age
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The authors of the original paper illustrate this with examples, emphasizing the importance of understanding a company's business model and protecting...
#17 IP Protection for Apps
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The book described helps developers to protect and monetise their creations within the European legal framework. The book also addresses contract nego...
#16 The Anatomy of a Valuable Patent
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
These value influencing factors range from addressing a real-world problem and having strong market potential to ensuring enforceable claims and ease ...
#15 AI Limitations in Patent Validity Searches
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Five key challenges are identified: bias in training data, the complexity of patent language, the inability to account for legal changes, limited unde...
#14 IP Management as a Dynamic Capability: The example of Airbus vs. Boeing
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode investigates the patent application strategies of Airbus and Boeing, exploring how their approaches evolved over two decades. It proposes...
#13 The importance of the human factor: AI in Patent Searches
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI tools, particularly generative AI, employ advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze data, generate human-like text, and automate tasks. This ...
#12 Effective Licensing Compliance Controlling
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The episode focuses on controlling compliance with license contracts, highlighting its importance in modern business for protecting intellectual prope...
#11 How to Patent AI with Invention Harvesting According to EPO standards
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the challenges of intellectual property (IP) development in the emerging technology stage. It highlights the difficulty of iden...
#10 Why IP Matters for Startups
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights the importance of protecting various IP assets, such as trademarks, patents, and copyrights, to attract investment and achieve...
#9 Innovation Matters for small- and medium-sized mature enterprises to survive
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This text excerpts a book offering a practical guide for small and medium-sized mature enterprises (SMMEs) to achieve innovation-driven renewal. It st...
#8 KOOL AND THE GANG has still reputation
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Board of Appeal ruled that the trademark "KOOL AND THE GANG" possesses sufficient reputation, ...
#7 AI-assisted invention processes
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss how AI is transforming how inventions are conceived, developed, and protected. In addition we look at AI-powered like paten...
#6 Who owns AI-generated inventions
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here we discuss the complex issue of AI-assisted inventions and its implications for patent law. Robert Plotkin presents three perspectives on AI's ro...
#5 SEPs SMEs and IP Audits – a Growing Challenge
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the complexities of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and their impact on SMEs in today's connected world. It highlights the UK...
#4 Tesla Trade Secret Theft
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the complexities of intellectual property (IP) in the electric vehicle industry, focusing on Tesla's recent lawsuit agai...
#3 AI supported patent application tools
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI-supported patent drafting/filing tools present significant advantages but also come with challenges related to privacy concerns and reliance on tec...
#2 Building an IP Portfolio for MedTech Startups
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore strategies for building a robust IP portfolio for MedTech startups. We compare the traditional IP portfolio approach with ...
#1 Leveraging IP Benchmarking for C-Level Communication
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Using IP benchmarking to create a compelling narrative for C-level executives is a powerful way to communicate the strategic value of intellectual pro...