The association YOUNG ENTREPRISES SWITZERLAND (YES), which is co-sponsored by the IPI, connects schools with the Swiss economy. At the annual national competition, school teams set up their own mini-company. There are awards for various aspects, which the teams can choose as the focus of their work. The IPI bestows the IP Management Award to the start-up that deals most convincingly with the topic of protecting intellectual property.

This year’s winners from grüengahts extensively explained in their IP management report the intellectual property questions that a start-up has to ask in order to sustainably protect and successfully use their innovations.