Rouse strengthens service offering with acquisition of consultancy firm Konsert Strategy & IP
Acquisition creates an end-to-end value proposition that is unique to the IP services industry
London,13 August, 2024 – Rouse, the leading International IP services business, today announces the acquisition of Konsert Strategy & IP, a management consultancy blending business strategy and Intellectual Property (IP). The acquisition, which was completed in July 2024, is aligned with Rouse’s strategic objective of greater integration and alignment of IP services globally.
Combining Rouse’s global integrated IP service model with Konsert’s technology-based competitiveness and management consulting capabilities creates a unique, end-to-end value proposition to clients not yet seen in the IP services market.
The move also bridges a crucial market gap by offering C-suite, Board and IP stakeholders a single source for both strategic IP consultancy and IP services execution.
Konsert will remain an independent brand within the Rouse group, preserving its unbiased, high-trust advisory model.
Luke Minford, Chief Executive Officer at Rouse said:
“We are seriously excited to be joined by Jens and his team. They are some of the brightest minds in the IP industry and in Konsert they have a consulting capability that is truly unique, enabling clients to compete and win in critical areas of technology and innovation. This merger is going to result in the exchange of so much critical know-how and insight that I have no doubt of its benefit to our clients and people across the Rouse group.”
Jens Bördin, Co-Founder, Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Konsert Strategy & IP added:
“This merger with Rouse marks a transformative step for both us and the IP services industry. By combining our technology-driven competitiveness and management consulting capabilities with Rouse’s core services and global reach, we are setting a new standard for integrated IP services. We are super-excited to start working with Luke and our new colleagues at Rouse as we jointly move towards becoming the world’s first truly global and integrated IP firm.”
About Rouse
Rouse is recognised as a global intellectual property leader. Established in the UK in 1990, with a vision to provide high quality IP support and transparency in the complex emerging markets of Asia, Rouse has since expanded geographically and to cover all aspects of the IP services value chain.
Our closely integrated business is made up of more than 800 people working from 18 offices in 12 countries. We offer global services in six key areas (trade mark, patent, enforcement, disputes, digital & commercial and consultancy), providing integrated solutions that help our world leading clients to protect and grow their business.
Rouse acts for 57% of the Interbrand Best Global Brands 2022 and over 52% of the top 100 of the Brand Finance Global 500 2023.
About Konsert Strategy & IP
Konsert Strategy & IP is a niche management consulting firm operating at the intersection of business, technology, and intellectual property. Based in Sweden, Konsert partners with clients across Europe, Asia, and North America to strengthen competitiveness from technology and IP. Konsert was founded in 2006 as a spin-out from the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg. Konsert’s client list spans across cutting-edge growth ventures to the world’s largest companies, across all technology-intensive industries, who want to grow and lead.
