23 September 2026  |  In this episode, Michael Thesen speaks with patent attorney Rolf Claessen about how patents can become strategic business assets. Drawing on Rolf's compilation of fifty documented cases, they explore how companies such as IBM and Dyson have used their patent portfolios through licensing and enforcement, and discuss the broader strategic choices companies face: when to protect, when to enforce, when opening up a portfolio can help build a market, and why successful IP strategy starts long before a crisis. 


Credits:
Host: Sam Pittis
Produced by WHS Learning

Music used in this episode: Listen by Andrewkn -- https://shorturl.at/ekqz1 -- License: Creative Commons 0, Road In The Forest by Andrewkn -- https://shorturl.at/jrJT8 -- License: Creative Commons 0, Dunes by Andrewkn -- https://shorturl.at/noG35 -- License: Creative Commons 0Musical Ambient - I (Piano).wav by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/697879/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0



Disclaimer:
The views expressed are solely those of the podcast participants and may not reflect the opinions of epi or the guest speakers' organisations.


Rss Apple Podcaster
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör epi - European Patent Institute. Innehållet i podden är skapat av epi - European Patent Institute och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.