How blockchain technology will impact our legal system
Despite bold headlines suggesting a new generation of lawyers who are sometimes called legal coders, the tech-savvy legal counsel is still a scarce minority.
Greatest inventions to watch for in 2020
From the live-saving to the bizarre, here are a few of the greatest inventions to watch out for in 2020.
Patent law's approach to AI: finding the way forward
Let us consider how authorship of AI-driven inventions is protected and whether the technology itself should be credited as a creator.
Who gets to set global FRAND rates for SEPs?
While Wifi Internet connection, 4G mobile networking and MP3 music files are well-known standards, hundreds of thousands of lesser-known ones are affecting a wide variety of industries.
Most controversial IP lawsuits of the past decade
Discover fun facts about the most controversial Intellectual Property lawsuits of the last decade.
Trade secret or patent protection – how do we decide?
When it comes to the protection of technological innovation, many factors come into play, but the question is: to patent or to keep it as a trade secret?
French wine and Chinese peaches benefit from geographical indication agreement
Geographical indications may not receive the most fanfare among different forms of Intellectual Property, but they are crucial to discerning consumers.
Innovation is growing more international, WIPO report shows
A recent WIPO report on the geography of innovation found that more nations are joining the ranks of the world's top innovation hubs, with surprising results.
The craziest Christmas patents you didn't know existed
Smart inventors know that Christmas products sell, so this time of year is a time of great innovation and clever inventions.
Patent trolls: not all bad comes to harm
Patent trolls are not the only companies engaging in patent aggregation. Many electronics companies with production capabilities also pursue these types of activities.
IP Quiz 2019: Test your IP knowledge and support global reforestation!
Help us donate to global reforestation programs! All you have to do is participate in the IP Quiz, and, for each correct answer, Dennemeyer will donate €2 to support the fight against climate change.
Decoded: DNA sequencing and patent similarity
As all innovators will tell you, the trouble with any new project is finding the right information. But humans were not the first to work with information and data analysis.