SMEs And Patents In The United States
By John Cabeca and Ivan Chaperot Within the U.S. economy, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are intensely aware of the need to protect intellectual property (IP) and to incorporate IP strategy into their business growth and development plans. Due to the expense, complexities, and laborious process, unfortunately, many SMEs do not effectively build out […]
IP Manager For SMEs? An Italian Contribution
By Ercole Bonini Although SMEs companies do not lack the will to innovate their products, they seem to have no awareness of the importance of exploiting their own innovations, first by setting up a patent portfolio and then by the implementation of in-licensing or out-licensing strategies.The result of this lack of protection is that some […]
Intellectual Property Services For SMEs In The UK
By Christi Mitchell and Robert Looker The UK Government recognises the importance of innovation and IP protection to the SME business community. Government has, for many years offered a variety of schemes that aim to support and enhance the spirit of invention and its protection. These support systems do fluctuate as Governments and their priorities […]
SMEs In Italy
By Mattia Dalla Costa The fourth Industrial Revolution, currently experienced by global economy, displays a melting-pot of a wide range of new technologies combined one another, impacting on every aspect of economy, industry and society by progressively blurring the borders of the physical, digital and biological spheres.
SMEs In France
By Emmanuelle Fortune To encourage the protection of IP (industrial property) rights in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), an array of public policies has been implemented in France during the last few years. The French Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) has developed its role of supporting sustained growth among SMEs through IP. These public policies […]
SMEs And The Patent Challenge
By Tobias Wuttke In Germany, SMEs have an increasing patent awareness. This is due to the fact that Germany is the most important venue for patent litigation in the EU. Many landmark patent litigation cases attract the attention of the media so that the patent world is no longer a hidden world for most SMEs. […]
SMEs And Standard Essential Patents: Licensing Efficiently In The Internet Of Things
By Harris Tsilikas and Dr. Claudia Tapia Modern knowledge-based economies increasingly rely on standards upon which innovative products are built. Standards allow businesses to benefit from economies of scale, to specialise on what they do best and invest in product differentiation. Standards reduce barriers to trade, create open markets and a level playing field, thus […]
Creating SEPs— A Risky Business For SMEs
By Menno Treffers, Matteo Sabattini and Alessandra Mosca Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) can be hugely valuable. In particular, when the standard is used in mass-market consumer products, patents that are necessarily used create significant value for their owners. For companies large and small, the challenges are, first of all, to get their ideas used in […]
SMEs And Open Innovation (OI)
By Paul Germeraad The trick in using Open Innovation (OI) to augment any corporation’s (large and small) business development programs is typically not in the decision of whether or not to consider OI as an option, but rather the challenge of how to best use OI. This paper provides insights and tools specific to the […]
SMEs And Patent Litigation: A European Perspective
By Emmanuel Gougé and Valicha Torrecilla Small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) are defined in the European Union (“EU”) Commission Recommendation of May 6, 2003 as “enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million.” Globally, […]
