SME Features
We have interviewed the winners of the 2022 IP Research Awards
28 April 2023
We have interviewed the three winners of the 2022 IP Research Awards competition hosted by 4iP Council. We are thrilled to show, not only the papers of…
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Interview with Xavier Bonjour, Microoled
16 March 2023
Looking into the world of light AR by the hand of Xavier Bonjour, Marketing & Partnerships Director of ActiveLook®
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Essentiality Checks Might Foster SEP Licensing, But Do Not Stop Over-Declarations from Inflating Patent Counts and Making Them Unreliable Measures
02 December 2022
Keith Mallinson, WiseHarbor
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Idealism and research by the hand of Jan Rongé
29 August 2022
The finalist of the European Inventor Award explains how their technology produces renewable hydrogen from sunlight and air
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A floating solution to generate more and better energy
31 May 2022
Interviewing João Felgueiras, General Manager at SolarisFloat
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IP considerations for angel investors
23 May 2022
By Peter Finnie, partner and patent attorney at full-service IP law firm Potter Clarkson.
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Caring for the future of health technology
06 May 2022
Empatica is a full-stack digital healthcare company and a pioneer in digital biomarker development and continuous patient monitoring driven by AI.
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How Europe can build on strengths in SEPs to reclaim leadership in cellular with 5G and 6G
28 April 2022
A paper for 4iP Council by Keith Mallinson, WiseHarbor
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Interviewing the winners of the 4iP Council Research Awards
22 March 2022
We had the pleasure to interview the three authors of the 4iP Council Research Awards winning papers (2021 edition): Lorenzo Berto, Claris Azrael and Thomas…
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Exoskeletons to help children with neurological diseases
01 February 2022
Interviewing Elena García Armada, CEO at Marsi Bionics
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Drive, Curiosity and Light
03 January 2022
Interview of Marco Bozzola and the story of Relio²
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The materials for a future without plastic
14 October 2021
Johanna Baare, COO and co-founder of traceless, shares with us their story and exciting future plans
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Sugru: The patented formula to fix the world
27 September 2021
Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh, inventor and CEO at Sugru, shares her story with 4iP Council
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Three women entrepreneurs share their journey
10 August 2021
Successful European startups leverage IP for growth
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Former Slovenian lawyer develops filters for washing machines to tackle microplastic pollution at the source
21 June 2021
4iP Council speaks to PlanetCare Founder and CEO Mojca Zupan
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The IP within the panels of the Sion solar powered e-car
08 April 2021
Mathieu Baudrit, Head of Research and Development Solar Integration at Sono Motors talks to 4iP Council about the solar powered innovations within the Sion…
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Nicolas Vigneron gives us an insight into the EUIPO’s SME programme
09 February 2021
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently launched the Ideas Powered for business initiative within the framework of its SME…
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Re-envisioning industrial design simulation
13 January 2021
Interview with Dr Martin Schifko, Founder, Engineering Software Steyr
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Lessons from a serial entrepreneur and how Covid 19 inspired his latest invention
07 December 2020
The world needs inventors and the greatest ideas are often derived from the greatest challenges. Serial inventor Alex Winter has put his mind and team to…
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Tempow - high tech earbuds for all
03 December 2020
How a French software start-up is using IP alongside strategic partnerships to make listening better, build business with giants and change a market
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How a MedTech SME is using IP to drive change in treatment delivery
09 October 2020
4iP interviews Alexandre Tsoukalis CEO, Managing Director and co-founder, Micrel Medical Devices
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The IPKat's Hayleigh Bosher answers your questions on copyright & social media
14 July 2020
There were too many questions to answer in Hayleigh's 4iP Council webinar so she has kindly taken the time to respond to those questions she missed in this…
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Introducing IMEC, the pioneering research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital tech based in Europe
02 July 2020
Ground-breaking innovation in healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, energy, education as well as other domains.
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Removing unwanted particles from the air: an inventor’s story
28 March 2020
Written last summer but highly relevant today, this 4iP Council feature tracks one European inventor's work on air particle extraction.
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Visionaries, catalysts and leaders
06 March 2020
Perspectives from some of the many women influencing European IP and innovation
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No more searching for the charger
03 February 2020
Innovative European SME, EnergySquare, simplifies access to energy with wireless charging technology.
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"Every time we add digital technology to hardware, it is like adding a nervous system to muscle and bone"
27 November 2019
Great tips for start-ups and a bird's-eye view of tomorrow’s world from Guido Jouret, Chief Digital Officer at ABB.
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Insights to inspire, build and guide sustainable founding teams
14 October 2019
Dr. Ingrid Kelly, Technology Transfer Manager and European Patent Attorney explains the work of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and shares…
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Life changing technical innovation in type 1 diabetes treatment uses artificial intelligence to determine and administer insulin automatically
04 June 2019
Erik Huneker, co-founder of European SME Diabeloop, speaks to 4iP Council about his company's innovation.
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"Race ahead commercially and keep making the product better and better and better"
23 April 2019
4iP Council talks to Dr Alex von Frankenberg, the Managing Director of seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) to understand better the role of patents…
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Exploring fundamental research tech transfer at CERN
25 February 2019
We interview Bernard Denis of the CERN knowledge transfer team
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Leading innovations that will shape the way we take to the road
05 December 2018
4iP Council speaks to Ray Millien, VP and Chief IP Counsel at Volvo Cars
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Robots may soon be spotted in a field near you
30 November 2018
Vitirover, the first robot mower able to cover surfaces as large and difficult as vineyards and power station parks
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Moving invention from serendipity to dependability
19 November 2018
Stephen Potter of Iprova, explores the past, present & future, as he captures the views of experts on data driven invention.
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How significant are SMEs to the EU?
16 October 2018
Catherine Eginard, Head of Sector, H2020 – SME Instrument, talks to 4iP Council about the main highlights of the newly published SME instrument impact…
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Global innovation directions and evolutions
18 September 2018
4iP Council talks to Shirin Elahi about how innovation and patent systems might evolve.
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Yann Ménière, Chief Economist, European Patent Office
25 May 2018
Yann Ménière, Chief Economist at the European Patent Office, talks to 4iP Council about his role, patent trends, notably regarding inventions relating to…
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An original financing solution for ‘not yet profitable’ SMEs investing in R&D
09 April 2018
Neftys plays a crucial role in the innovation ecosystem. It offers start-ups and SMEs investing in R&D a form of bridging loan and, in so doing, solves an…
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Finding the point of optimisation in patent systems
21 February 2018
4iP Council interviews Manny Schecter, Chief Patent Counsel at IBM, a prolific user of the patent system. Manny has helped IBM build and protect a portfolio…
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Julian Nolan, pioneering data-driven invention
19 February 2018
“It seemed strange to me that in such a data-driven world invention should be analogue, so I began to explore ways to create using data and algorithms.“
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Developing the code of practice for the European Court of Patents
24 November 2017
Alice Pezard is an international arbitrator. She is also a former Judge at the French ‘Cour de Cassation’, France’s highest judiciary court, and a former…
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Capturing ideas at Air Liquide
02 October 2017
4iP Council speaks to Charlotta Ljungdahl, Vice-President for Group Intellectual Property at Air Liquide, to learn how this world leader in gases,…
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Laura MacDonald, MD at ASTP-Proton explains the need for a good ecosystem and talks about industry's increasing interest in university research
15 June 2017
With over 800 members, ASTP-Proton in The Hague is the largest association in Europe for professionals involved in technology knowledge transfer.
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4iP Council interviews development economist, Xiaolan Fu
21 April 2017
Xiaolan Fu is the Founding Director of the Oxford Technology and Management Centre for Development, Professor of Technology and International Development at…
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Philips tops the EPO list for patent filing for second consecutive year
20 March 2017
Philips has just been named the world’s largest patent applicant at the European Patent Office (EPO) for the second year running. The company is also in the…
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The different patent landscapes of pharma and tech
21 February 2017
4iP Council speaks to Dr Dieter Tzschoppe, Director, Joint Cluster Pure & Applied Organic Chemistry (PAOC), European Patent Office (EPO) about the…
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How to estimate the value of your patenting: PSA Peugeot Citröen’s experience.
08 December 2016
4iP Council speaks to Pierre Gendraud, General Manager of Licensing and Intellectual Property at PSA Peugeot Citröen and Expert in Intellectual Property at…
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Innovation in 3D: 4iP Council speaks to Dassault Systèmes’ Head of IP, Rodolphe Pantanacce.
28 October 2016
4iP Council speaks to Rodolphe Pantanacce, Head of IP at Dassault Systèmes, a pure software player specialised in 3D digital design, engineering, modeling,…
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4iP Council speaks to Alex Smith, Intellectual Property Manager at the UK’s nuclear reprocessing and decommissioning site, Sellafield
20 October 2016
Innovating by necessity and the significance of patents, in an environment which calls for innovation and adaption of technologies for application in…
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Former CEO fuels chemical start-up growth.
07 July 2016
Recipient of the ‘Commandeur de l’Ordre de la Couronne’ (Belgium’s highest accolade) and former CEO of Petrofina, François Cornélis, is now “having lots of…
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Catapulting UK Innovation
07 July 2016
4iP Council talks to Simon Edmonds, Director of Catapults at Innovate UK.
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Intellectual property as a transversal tool
22 April 2016
4iP Council meets with intellectual property expert, author and teacher, Yann de Kermadec to discuss the current and evolving state of intellectual…
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How is software patenting evolving in India?
22 April 2016
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mohanty is a vice-president and senior executive at India's largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS). TCS provides IT…
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The MP3 invention: "The patent really is a contract with society"
15 February 2016
“The patent really is a contract with society.” Karlheinz Brandenburg, of the celebrated mp3 invention team talks to 4iP Council.
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Patents and inventive spirit at Dyson
12 February 2016
4iP Council interviews Gill Smith, Group IP Director at Dyson about the company’s culture and reputation, the value of its patents and patent system…
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French physicist and inventor Jacques Lewiner
18 November 2015
4iP Council meets renowned French physicist and inventor Jacques Lewiner, Laureate of the French Academy of Sciences and Knight of the ‘Légion d’Honneur’.
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Investor’s perspective
25 September 2015
Didier Tranchier is the Founder and President of ADELIT, a French angel investment company with a portfolio of forty technology companies. 4iP Council spoke…
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Perspectives on starting-up in France from eBlink founder, Alain Rolland
29 June 2015
4iP Council explores the experience of French telecom start-up EBlink as it markets a ground breaking mobile antennae solution to global tech giants.
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Tanya Ewing, FRSA
27 April 2015
Tanya Ewing is an award winning Scottish entrepreneur and a successful inventor. Voted 'British Female Inventor of the Year 2008', she created the real-time…
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Adrienne Corboud Fumagalli
24 April 2015
Vice President Innovation and Technology Transfer at EPFL in Lausanne shares her experience with 4iP. (Photo: Michael Stahl)