Unity Patents & the Unified Patent Court

Siemens Energy has a very comprehensive ESG strategy. Sustainability has always been an important focus for us but increasing natural disasters with worsening consequences has it at the forefront of the minds of investors, consumers, employees, and politicians.

For Siemens Energy, as one of the biggest energy technology companies in the world, we support our customers in transitioning to a more sustainable world, based on our innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. We also apply sustainability to our own operations with specific goals to become climate neutral in our operations by 2030 and green electricity with 100% of our own power consumption by 2023.

New IP. Are You Ready?

The power of Intellectual Property (IP) is growing, and with it, the demand for efficiency, agility and creativity in IP is too.

CPA Global’s latest whitepaper ‘IP is dead… long live New IP’ explores how IP is changing, and the opportunities that lie ahead for IP professionals who embrace digital transformation.

This must-read report predicts how digitalisation might impact the IP industry over the next decade and the benefits digital adopters may achieve, including:

• Improved operational planning and execution
• New revenue streams form licensing
• Greater alignment between IP and business objectives

Discover how digital transformation is creating unmissable opportunities in the IP industry, and how having the right tools and processes can help set you ahead of the rest.

The 2025 IP Europe Exchange brought together leading intellectual property professionals from across the continent for two days of strategic insight, closed-door discussions, and high-level networking. Download the post-event report to discover key themes, delegate highlights, speaker insights, and takeaways that shaped this exclusive gathering of IP, brand protection, and legal innovation leaders.

📥 Access your copy and see how Europe’s IP landscape is evolving.

Being an in-house IP lawyer is a hard job. However, using the right technology can go a long way in making it easier.

With advancements in generative AI, machine learning, blockchain and cloud-based platforms (to name but a few examples) progressing at lightning speed, the opportunities for in-house lawyers to leverage technology in their daily roles are vast. Unsurprisingly, adoption of legal technology by in-house IP lawyers is growing, and more and more technology vendors are branching out into the legal and IP space.

The Legal Tech Report 2025 by IQPC Legal Exchange and AgileIntel provides an in-depth analysis of the current legal technology landscape. Download the report for insight into:

• Different legal technology and IP solutions and vendors
• How in-house lawyers are leveraging technology to help with their day-to-day challenges
• Legal technology market size in different jurisdictions around the world
  

Download the 2024 post event report for exclusive insights on this year's top investment priorities, audience breakdown, key themes discussed at the event, and much more!

Experienced European and UK Patent Attorney Lucy Johnson is currently serving as Chief Operating Officer of European IP firm HGF. Created in collaboration with the Global IP Exchange, The IP Lawyer’s Cheat Sheet features Lucy’s advice on overcoming the most pressing global challenges IP lawyers are currently facing.

Download the Cheat Sheet for expert insight on:

• Innovations and best practices around AI in IP
• Navigating foreign jurisdictions and staying up to date with changing legislation
• Dealing with patent trolls and bad actors
• Integrating IP in an organisation and enhancing cross-departmental communication
• The strategic value of IP and predicted future trends
  

Interview with Ronny Thomas, Presiding Judge of the Düsseldorf Local Division, Unified Patent Court

Discover our picks for the top five most famous intellectual property infringement cases and the stories they tell about the nuances of intellectual property, from Ed Sheeran vs Sam Chokri to Dr Dre vs Dr Drai. 

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to push the boundaries of what is possible for non-human capabilities, questions surrounding patents and AI are subsequently rising in the intellectual property space. This article explores the debate from both sides, and the fundamental question it poses: does an inventor need to be human?