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The Organizational Keys to Unlocking Your IP Value Potential

At a glance Companies which have succeeded in upgrading the IP function from a service agency operation to a critical enabler of IP-based competitive advantages have some things in common. This article elaborates on one of the most critical layers, namely establishing an effective IP operating model. The operating model defines how companies organize and […]

White papers · 14 min reading

Managing External IP Firms – 3 Steps to Cost and Quality Success

At a glance The combination of increasing cost pressure, need of more time for internal personnel to focus on key activities and promises of resource flexibility and access to specialized and niched expertise, is convincing IP departments to outsource activities to external IP firms. Still the desired benefits from outsourcing are many times unrealized and […]

White papers · 10 min reading

Volvo's Road to Business-Driven IP Management

In under two years, Volvo Group upgraded its IP management from a typical industrial company level to a business-driven engine with a clear focus on business returns. The article outlines the development of a business-driven IP strategy as well as the organization needed to deliver on that strategy [...]

White papers · 15 min reading