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IP Bewertungs AG (IPB) is one of Europe's leading consulting firms for intellectual property services such as patent evaluation, patent commercialisation and patent management. Based in Hamburg, the company gives its clients advice and answers to questions concerning the management of patent portfolios with the objective of enhancing the return of their most important resource, which is "knowledge".
More than 80 employees work for IPB in the field of patent management and consultation regarding patent value funds... more
In order to expand the network of excellence, IPB is still looking for IP experts with superior experience in IP commercialisation and brokerage.
Experts in one of the fund's technology areas and territorial or market experts are needed.
If this is appealing to you don't hesitate to contact us.
Auctions - a new approach to commercializing patents
The auctioning of IP rights is one way in which companies can covert their intangible assets into capital... more
June 27, 2008 | Nano Science and Technology Institute
Polymerelectronics: Next generation of production method
The overview of the IP describes the second production generation of polymer electronics. With this technology, it is possible to generate very small structures of conductive polymer as a basis for organic electronics with high performance, which is necessary for RFID-tags. e-paper, displays and low-cost-electronics... more
April 9, 2008 | German-Finnish commerce (Finnish)
Patentin hyödyntämisrahstot väloportaana innovaatio - ja pääomamarkkinoiden välillä
Lähes päivittäin yritysten patenttiosastot saavat lukuisia lisenssi- ja yhteis- työtarjouksia. Innovaatioiden arvioijat seulovat yleensä tunti- ja päiväkausia runsaasta tarjonnasta todella hyödyntämiskelpoisia ja arvokkaita innovaatioita. Tässä voivat auttaa patentinhyödyntämisrahastot... more
February 19, 2008 | Medical News made in North Germany
Value from knowledge
Intellectual properties on the increase on the Arabian market... more
February 5, 2008 | Press Release
From idea to product: IPB presents prototype of longitudinal force-locked connection
So far complex welding is an integral part of pipe connections. IP Bewertungs AG (IPB) presents at the international tube and pipe trade fair, Tube 2008, in Dusseldorf from 31 March until 4 April 2008 an innovation that solves this problem: Longitudinal force-locked connection for ferroconcrete or glass fibre-reinforced pipes. In Hall 6, booth C31 the system will be demonstrated by IPB experts on the basis of a prototype... more
September 1, 2007 | Hamburg Liaison Office Shanghai
European Patents for Sale
For the first time in Europe IP Auctions GmbH held a live intellectual property auction in mid May this year. The auction's lots were patents, licences and brand rights from diverse technology sectors. A follow up event is planned for the first half of 2008
... more
IP Auctions GmbH
July 4, 2007 | Publication
The Monetization of Intellectual Property
The article discusses how IP is turning from collateral into a separately tradable asset. IP is no longer just nice to have. It has left behind its image of being just additional collateral, and become an asset, separately valuable and tradabale... more
May 16, 2007 | Patent auction
IPB's sister company, IP Auctions GmbH, first sale of patents at live auction in Munich
Yesterday IP Auctions GmbH held the first live auction for patents, licences and brand rights at the Kempinski Airport Hotel in Munich. 130 interested parties watched intently as 83 lots were auctioned. They consisted of 210 patent groups, around 400 individual patents and one set of brand rights from areas including engineering, life science, automotive and environmental technology ... more
February 8, 2007 | Bloomberg.com
Disney Faces Trademark Battle Over Winnie the Pooh Name Rights
Walt Disney Co. is facing a new legal front in its battle over the right to the Winnie the Pooh characters. Stephen Slesinger Inc., which owns the merchandising rights to the characters and traces its stake to the 1930 agreement with Pooh creator A.A. Milne, is seeking to cancel the U.S. trademarks of 25 Pooh-related names obtained by Disney since 1996. According to Slesinger Disney was not the owner of the registered marks at the time that these filings were made. The petition before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is the latest in a 16-year legal battle over the rights to Winnie the Pooh.
February 7, 2007 | Bloomberg.com
EarthLink Faces USD 20 Million Patent-Infringement Claim
EarthLink Inc., the U.S.'s fourth-biggest Internet-service provider, should be ordered to pay at least USD 20 million in damages for infringing three patents. Inline Connection Corp. sued EarthLink in 2002 over patents awarded since 1998 on digital-subscriber lines that speed up Internet downloads for telephone customers. According a lawyer for Inline EarthLink has used this patents for years and refuses to pay him a nickel. He said the damage request was equal to 25 percent of EarthLink's savings from use of the patented technology.
January 31, 2007 | ChinaDialy.com
IPR development in national plan
An intellectual property rights (IPR) development program has for the first time been incorporated into national planning. The 11th Five-Year Plan includes an IPR plan, highlighting IPR's role in promoting social and economic growth ... more
January 18, 2007 | Bloomberg.com
China's Intellectual Property Rights Lawsuits Rise
China's courts have heard more lawsuits involving intellectual property right violations since the nation entered the World Trade Organization in 2001. There were 54,321 civil cases involving intellectual porperty rights between 2002 and 2006, more than double the number in the preceding five years. China's courts heard 14,219 such cases last year.
November 21, 2006 | London (UK)
EPO-OECD-UKPO international conference on patents:
realising and securing value
Conference organised by European Patent Office (EPO),
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
and UK Patent Office.
More Information | Summary
August 23, 2006 | WIPO press release
WIPO with new web site
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) relaunched its web site. The new design includes among other things a dynamic news platform and a new category "IP LIVE".
July 21, 2006 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Valuation and exploration of intellectual property
by Shigeki Kamiyama, Jerry Sheehan and Catalina Martinez (OECD)
As firms shift to more open models of innovation based on collaboration and external sourcing of knowledge, they are exploiting their intellectual property, notably patents, not only by incorporating protected inventions into new products, processes and services, but also by licensing them to other firms or public research organisations (PROs), using them as bargaining chips in negotiations with other firms, and as a means of attracting external financing from banks, venture capitalists and other sources.
Show PDF-Document
This is STI Working Paper 2006/05 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
May 22-24, 2006 | Conference
The PATLIB Conference 2006 in Prague (Czech Republic)
The PATLIB Conference is tailored to the specific needs and demands of the staff of National Patent Offices and their Patent Information Centres. The PATLIB Conference is organised within the framework of the EPO's co-operation policy with the National Patent Offices of member states.
More Information
Our speaker at this conference: Mr. Guido von Scheffer.
May 03-04, 2006 | Conference
(First) European Inventor of the Year conference in Brussels (Belgium)
Almost 400 visitors gathered at the spectacular Autoworld Museum in Brussels on 3 May to see EPO President Alain Pompidou and European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen honour the European Inventors of the Year 2006 at the first-ever awards ceremony organised jointly by the two institutions.
More Information
Our speaker at this convetion: Mr. Guido von Scheffer.
April 06, 2006 | Conference
Intellectual Property as an economic asset:
Key issues in exploration an valuation
by Jerry Sheehan, Catalina Martinez, Shigeki Kamiyama (OECD), Dominique Guellec, Tilo Bachmann, Giovanna Oddo (EPO) and Thomas Zuleger and Thomas Multhaup (BMWA)
This report summarises the main conclusions and discussions held at the International Conference on "Intellectual Property as an Economic Asset: Key issues in Valuation and Exploitation" organised in Berlin on 30 June and 1 July 2005 by the European Patent Office (EPO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (BMWA).
Show PDF-Docoment
This is the Summary Report of the OECD-EPO-BMWA-Conference on June 30 / July 01, 2005 in Berlin (Germany).
December 2005 | Publication
Europe's First Patent Value Fund
by Stephan Lipfert and Guido von Scheffer
Funds that invest in patent portfolios are not common anywhere. In Europe, however, they are unknown. Until now, that is. IP Bewertungs AG pays to take a share of patent portfolios in the hope of securing lucrative deals that will see their overall value increase.
Show PDF-Document
This article originally appeared in issue 15 of IAM magazine, December 2005 / January 2006 , published by Globe White Page, London (www.iam-magazine.com).
August 2005 | Publicaton
Case Studies: Patent Valuation at IP Bewertungs AG (IPB)
by Dirk Loop, Stephan Lipfert and Guido von Scheffer
For many years patents had only been a topic of interest to scientists, inventors and patent lawyers. Today, a wide range of companies have become aware of the importance of patents as key business assets. They are also beginning to take a closer look at the monetary value and economic use of patents. Today, patents can also be used as collaterals for financial transactions or as assets for alternative investments.
Show Document on WIPO-Website
This article originally appeared in WIPO SMEs NEWSLETTER, August 2005
February 2005 | Publication
From Patents to Finance
by Guido von Scheffer, Dirk Loop and Stephan Lipfert
Traditionally it has been difficult to obtain cost-effective and reliable valuations of patents and patent portfolios. A new approach may just change this and bring major benefits to companies both large and small.
Show PDF-Document
This article originally appeared in issue 110 of IAM magazine, February / March 2005, published by Globe White Page, London (www.iam-magazine.com).
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We transfer technologies between Europe and the rest of the world!
In order to expand the network of excellence, IPB is still looking for IP experts with superior experience in IP commercialisation and brokerage.
Experts in one of the fund's technology areas and territorial or market experts are needed.
If this is appealing to you don't hesitate to contact us.
What's new at IPB?
August 15, 2008 | Siemens ippressAuctions - a new approach to commercializing patents
The auctioning of IP rights is one way in which companies can covert their intangible assets into capital... more
June 27, 2008 | Nano Science and Technology Institute
Polymerelectronics: Next generation of production method
The overview of the IP describes the second production generation of polymer electronics. With this technology, it is possible to generate very small structures of conductive polymer as a basis for organic electronics with high performance, which is necessary for RFID-tags. e-paper, displays and low-cost-electronics... more
April 9, 2008 | German-Finnish commerce (Finnish)
Patentin hyödyntämisrahstot väloportaana innovaatio - ja pääomamarkkinoiden välillä
Lähes päivittäin yritysten patenttiosastot saavat lukuisia lisenssi- ja yhteis- työtarjouksia. Innovaatioiden arvioijat seulovat yleensä tunti- ja päiväkausia runsaasta tarjonnasta todella hyödyntämiskelpoisia ja arvokkaita innovaatioita. Tässä voivat auttaa patentinhyödyntämisrahastot... more
February 19, 2008 | Medical News made in North Germany
Value from knowledge
Intellectual properties on the increase on the Arabian market... more
February 5, 2008 | Press Release
From idea to product: IPB presents prototype of longitudinal force-locked connection
So far complex welding is an integral part of pipe connections. IP Bewertungs AG (IPB) presents at the international tube and pipe trade fair, Tube 2008, in Dusseldorf from 31 March until 4 April 2008 an innovation that solves this problem: Longitudinal force-locked connection for ferroconcrete or glass fibre-reinforced pipes. In Hall 6, booth C31 the system will be demonstrated by IPB experts on the basis of a prototype... more
September 1, 2007 | Hamburg Liaison Office Shanghai
European Patents for Sale
For the first time in Europe IP Auctions GmbH held a live intellectual property auction in mid May this year. The auction's lots were patents, licences and brand rights from diverse technology sectors. A follow up event is planned for the first half of 2008
... more
IP Auctions GmbH
July 4, 2007 | Publication
The Monetization of Intellectual Property
The article discusses how IP is turning from collateral into a separately tradable asset. IP is no longer just nice to have. It has left behind its image of being just additional collateral, and become an asset, separately valuable and tradabale... more
May 16, 2007 | Patent auction
IPB's sister company, IP Auctions GmbH, first sale of patents at live auction in Munich
Yesterday IP Auctions GmbH held the first live auction for patents, licences and brand rights at the Kempinski Airport Hotel in Munich. 130 interested parties watched intently as 83 lots were auctioned. They consisted of 210 patent groups, around 400 individual patents and one set of brand rights from areas including engineering, life science, automotive and environmental technology ... more
February 8, 2007 | Bloomberg.com
Disney Faces Trademark Battle Over Winnie the Pooh Name Rights
Walt Disney Co. is facing a new legal front in its battle over the right to the Winnie the Pooh characters. Stephen Slesinger Inc., which owns the merchandising rights to the characters and traces its stake to the 1930 agreement with Pooh creator A.A. Milne, is seeking to cancel the U.S. trademarks of 25 Pooh-related names obtained by Disney since 1996. According to Slesinger Disney was not the owner of the registered marks at the time that these filings were made. The petition before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is the latest in a 16-year legal battle over the rights to Winnie the Pooh.
February 7, 2007 | Bloomberg.com
EarthLink Faces USD 20 Million Patent-Infringement Claim
EarthLink Inc., the U.S.'s fourth-biggest Internet-service provider, should be ordered to pay at least USD 20 million in damages for infringing three patents. Inline Connection Corp. sued EarthLink in 2002 over patents awarded since 1998 on digital-subscriber lines that speed up Internet downloads for telephone customers. According a lawyer for Inline EarthLink has used this patents for years and refuses to pay him a nickel. He said the damage request was equal to 25 percent of EarthLink's savings from use of the patented technology.
January 31, 2007 | ChinaDialy.com
IPR development in national plan
An intellectual property rights (IPR) development program has for the first time been incorporated into national planning. The 11th Five-Year Plan includes an IPR plan, highlighting IPR's role in promoting social and economic growth ... more
January 18, 2007 | Bloomberg.com
China's Intellectual Property Rights Lawsuits Rise
China's courts have heard more lawsuits involving intellectual property right violations since the nation entered the World Trade Organization in 2001. There were 54,321 civil cases involving intellectual porperty rights between 2002 and 2006, more than double the number in the preceding five years. China's courts heard 14,219 such cases last year.
November 21, 2006 | London (UK)
EPO-OECD-UKPO international conference on patents:
realising and securing value
Conference organised by European Patent Office (EPO),
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
and UK Patent Office.
More Information | Summary
August 23, 2006 | WIPO press release
WIPO with new web site
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) relaunched its web site. The new design includes among other things a dynamic news platform and a new category "IP LIVE".
July 21, 2006 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Valuation and exploration of intellectual property
by Shigeki Kamiyama, Jerry Sheehan and Catalina Martinez (OECD)
As firms shift to more open models of innovation based on collaboration and external sourcing of knowledge, they are exploiting their intellectual property, notably patents, not only by incorporating protected inventions into new products, processes and services, but also by licensing them to other firms or public research organisations (PROs), using them as bargaining chips in negotiations with other firms, and as a means of attracting external financing from banks, venture capitalists and other sources.
Show PDF-Document
This is STI Working Paper 2006/05 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
May 22-24, 2006 | Conference
The PATLIB Conference 2006 in Prague (Czech Republic)
The PATLIB Conference is tailored to the specific needs and demands of the staff of National Patent Offices and their Patent Information Centres. The PATLIB Conference is organised within the framework of the EPO's co-operation policy with the National Patent Offices of member states.
More Information
Our speaker at this conference: Mr. Guido von Scheffer.
May 03-04, 2006 | Conference
(First) European Inventor of the Year conference in Brussels (Belgium)
Almost 400 visitors gathered at the spectacular Autoworld Museum in Brussels on 3 May to see EPO President Alain Pompidou and European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen honour the European Inventors of the Year 2006 at the first-ever awards ceremony organised jointly by the two institutions.
More Information
Our speaker at this convetion: Mr. Guido von Scheffer.
April 06, 2006 | Conference
Intellectual Property as an economic asset:
Key issues in exploration an valuation
by Jerry Sheehan, Catalina Martinez, Shigeki Kamiyama (OECD), Dominique Guellec, Tilo Bachmann, Giovanna Oddo (EPO) and Thomas Zuleger and Thomas Multhaup (BMWA)
This report summarises the main conclusions and discussions held at the International Conference on "Intellectual Property as an Economic Asset: Key issues in Valuation and Exploitation" organised in Berlin on 30 June and 1 July 2005 by the European Patent Office (EPO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (BMWA).
Show PDF-Docoment
This is the Summary Report of the OECD-EPO-BMWA-Conference on June 30 / July 01, 2005 in Berlin (Germany).
December 2005 | Publication
Europe's First Patent Value Fund
by Stephan Lipfert and Guido von Scheffer
Funds that invest in patent portfolios are not common anywhere. In Europe, however, they are unknown. Until now, that is. IP Bewertungs AG pays to take a share of patent portfolios in the hope of securing lucrative deals that will see their overall value increase.
Show PDF-Document
This article originally appeared in issue 15 of IAM magazine, December 2005 / January 2006 , published by Globe White Page, London (www.iam-magazine.com).
August 2005 | Publicaton
Case Studies: Patent Valuation at IP Bewertungs AG (IPB)
by Dirk Loop, Stephan Lipfert and Guido von Scheffer
For many years patents had only been a topic of interest to scientists, inventors and patent lawyers. Today, a wide range of companies have become aware of the importance of patents as key business assets. They are also beginning to take a closer look at the monetary value and economic use of patents. Today, patents can also be used as collaterals for financial transactions or as assets for alternative investments.
Show Document on WIPO-Website
This article originally appeared in WIPO SMEs NEWSLETTER, August 2005
February 2005 | Publication
From Patents to Finance
by Guido von Scheffer, Dirk Loop and Stephan Lipfert
Traditionally it has been difficult to obtain cost-effective and reliable valuations of patents and patent portfolios. A new approach may just change this and bring major benefits to companies both large and small.
Show PDF-Document
This article originally appeared in issue 110 of IAM magazine, February / March 2005, published by Globe White Page, London (www.iam-magazine.com).
Get our free Newsletter. Our professionals frequently write and appear in media and publications and are often involved in international conferences and seminars. If you you want to stay informed: Sign our free newsletter.