Portfolio analysis

The IP portfolio of an innovative company is an asset, investment and instrument to defend against attacks launched by competitors. However, its composition may be suboptimal. Time and again, we see that expensive IP rights are in fact never used or that IP applications with no reasonable chance of success are costly maintained for many years without the proprietor benefiting from them. In the same way, the abandonment of an IP right might turn out to be a mistake in retrospect. In addition, IP portfolios often have “white spots”, i.e. they do not include certain areas of technology that are actually of central importance to the proprietor. Such optimization potential of your IP portfolio should be identified and considered.

We will use our experience in IP strategy consulting, our know-how about any types of national and international IP rights, our experience with numerous inter-partes court proceedings, and our natural sciences and engineering expertise to analyze your IP portfolio in consultation with you. By asking specific questions on the special knowledge available in your business but potentially not fully utilized, we will make suggestions on how to fine-tune your portfolio with a view to both existing IP rights and their future orientation.

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