23.09.2020 | Patents, IP news
Swiss green inventions in the spotlight
The new Swiss Cleantech Report has been published. It presents sustainable innovations from...
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EPO: rapid rise in battery innovation playing key role in clean energy transition
Improving the capacity to store electricity is playing a key role in the transition to clean energy...
Whether its our Müesli, smartphones or medication – intellectual property is ever-present in our lives. Our blog offers you an insight into the fascinating world of trade marks, patents, designs and copyright.
A few years ago, Jennifer West had an idea for a product. She had put the idea on the back burner for a few years , but it wouldn’t let her be. “I just couldn’t stop thinking about my idea,” says the inventor. She wanted to know for certain if it was viable, so she decided to order an Assisted Patent Search to find out if her invention could be patented.
Keeping long-distance contact with customers throughout the coronavirus crisis – the IPI supported SMEs and start-ups by carrying out free assisted...
A new study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property finds the number of biotech patents where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a core...
For an invention to be patented, it must be novel. But what exactly does this mean? We’re going to shed some light by explaining how even a comic...
«Many SMEs are highly innovative but they lack a systematic IP strategy,» says Alban Fischer, Head of the Patent Division at the Swiss Federal...
Researcher, entrepreneur and CEO Olga Dubey began to explore resistance to fungi during her PhD at the University of Lausanne. This led to the...
An engineer who works for an SME has invented something and the company is now considering patenting the innovation. We take a look at the expected...
