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Category Archives: Start-up Business Consulting
No Property, No Innovation: Why Socialist Patent Systems Forfeit Prosperity – The USSR, the GDR and Cuba
A patent grants its holder the right to exclude others from using an invention. At first glance this looks anti-social — yet it is one of the most effective engines of prosperity that modern economies possess. It turns an idea … Continue reading
Posted in International Law, Patent Law, Start-up Business Consulting
Tagged incentives, patent system, socialism
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Who Survives AI? Partners, Associates and Freelance Patent Attorneys in a Shifting Firm Structure
The debate about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the patent profession usually focuses on the firm as a whole: falling drafting fees, consolidation pressure, and competition that hands the efficiency gains to clients. In our post “When the Patent Office Becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Employee, Patent Law, Start-up Business Consulting
Tagged AI, freelancer, partner, patent attorney
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Can a Research Hub Be Rescued on Credit? Debt, Taxes and Red Tape from a Startup Perspective
A follow-up to “Is Germany Falling Behind? What 125 Years of Nobel Prizes Reveal About Its Research Landscape“ The previous article closed with a finding that can be summed up in a single sentence: Germany is not losing ground because … Continue reading
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Tagged debt brake, German taxes, Research landscape
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Is Germany Falling Behind? What 125 Years of Nobel Prizes Reveal About Its Standing as a Research Location
In this article we analyse the Nobel Prizes awarded in Physics and Chemistry between 1901 and 2025 for Germany, the United Kingdom, France and the USA, and place the development in the broader context of research spending, patent activity and … Continue reading
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Tagged IP location, Nobel Prizes, Research landscape
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The apud Model of Qualitative Patent Valuation – and How to Use Its Factors to Increase the Value of Your Patent Portfolio
Patents often make up a substantial part of a company’s intangible value – yet that value cannot be captured in a single figure. The apud model is a qualitative valuation approach that systematically captures the characteristics that determine a patent’s … Continue reading
Posted in German law, Patent Law, Start-up Business Consulting
Tagged apud model, Invention, valuation
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International Trademark Registration
The Madrid System of international trademark registration is a multinational system for simplifying the administrative procedures of extending trademark protection from one originating country to a number of foreign countries. Its legal basis is the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International … Continue reading
Employee’s Inventions: Check-List for Preparing the Initial Meeting with the Patent Attorney
Many times, inventors and start-up entrepreneurs realize they need professional help in order to protect their inventions before the patent office. This is a good realization to have, as early as possible. Unfortunately, not too many inventors and start-up entrepreneurs … Continue reading