I met Luke at the FEI Innovation Europe Conference in June, where he gave a great presentation about the challenges of running an innovation programme in a large corporation. I was taken by his in-depth understanding not just of how to run successful innovation programmes, but how to navigate the... Read More

With so many opportunities for R&D and patenting, how do research teams and IP managers determine viable opportunities? Through the use of patent landscaping, teams can focus their R&D efforts and identify industry trends that can help steer their internal efforts. Read More

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In order to be competitive, firms need to move past the antiquated view of intellectual property management: simple management of documents, deadlines, and other legal processes. Given the tools available and deep impact that IP management has on firm performance, effective IP management is much... Read More

Today's guest post is from Adam Babajee-Pycroft, Managing Director of UX partner Natural Interaction, who shares some of his experience on running successful sprints. Read More

Here at Sopheon we're seeing some exciting momentum in the market. Read More

The 2017 R&D Trends Forecast by the Industrial Research Institute estimates that global R&D investment will increase by 3.4% in 2017 to $2.066 trillion with academic institutions and federal labs making up a significant portion of that total. Government and academic researchers play a critical role... Read More

“Digital” is a hot theme at the moment. Read More

Every organization and large company faces an existential threat from upstart competitors, changing consumer preferences, and emerging technologies. Since 2001, 52% of the Fortune 500 has disappeared. Furthermore, since 1955, the average lifespan of the Fortune 500 company has decreased from 75 to... Read More

Intellectual property management requires a disciplined and rigorous approach that ties up valuable staff time and attention. Fortunately, docketing software can help small teams to get more done by empowering IP counsels, paralegals, inventors, and technology managers work smarter. With... Read More