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IPBAConnect

The platform that connects IP expertise with market demand.

It makes IP experts visible, trusted and relevant to companies, innovators and decision-makers who need strategic IP guidance.

What is IPBA Connect?

It is a platform that turns IP expertise into visibility, trust and market relevance.

IP experts have in-depth knowledge. IPBA Connect transforms this expertise into a format that companies, innovators, and institutions can understand and trust. Within the IP Business Academy ecosystem — comprising dIPlex, the Resource Hub, the IP Management Voice podcast, the IP Management Letter, and the IP Management Glossary — expertise is at the heart of real IP-related decision-making.

Expertise

IP experts share their knowledge, experience and insights on the practical challenges of business and innovation.

Translation

IPBA Connect makes this expertise accessible in a variety of formats, such as articles, interviews, glossary entries, podcasts, case studies, educational resources and decision-oriented content.

Connection

The platform connects companies, innovators, institutions and decision-makers in need of practical IP guidance with this expertise.

Who is IPBA Connect for?

It is for people with IP expertise, as well as those who need it to make better decisions about innovation, business and strategy.

IPBA Connect Ecosystem

A connected platform of channels, formats and knowledge assets that makes IP expertise visible where innovation and business decisions are made.

IPBA Connect unites expert content, public discussion, digital knowledge assets and community formats. Each channel plays a specific role: some create visibility, some build trust, some make knowledge searchable and some support dialogue with companies, innovators and institutions. Together, they form an infrastructure that turns IP expertise into market relevance.

dIPlex

A digital IP lexicon and knowledge hub with structured articles, glossary entries and expert insights to help users navigate intellectual property and IP management.

Deep Dives

Structured, in-depth analyses of key IP management topics, from strategy and valuation to innovation, organization and emerging technologies.

Glossary

Clear, structured explanations of key IP management terms across business, technology, law and management.

Industry Focus

Practice-oriented insights into emerging industry challenges where IP decision frameworks are still developing and strategic guidance is needed.

IP Business Academy Blog

Updates, expert insights and community discussions on IP management, Academy programs, publications, events and learning opportunities.

IPBA LinkedIn Channel

Updates, expert insights and community discussions on IP management, Academy programs, publications, events and learning opportunities.

IP Management Letters

Concise analyses of current cases, research and industry developments, translating IP topics into strategic and practical management insights.

LinkedIn Live Events

Interactive IP Business Talks that bring experts and audiences together to explore complex topics, test ideas and connect expertise with market needs.

Newsletter IP Management Pulse

Biweekly curated IP management trends, cases, research and practical resources, curated for the global IP community.

Newsletter Independent by Design

A LinkedIn newsletter on building visible, sustainable and self-determined careers for IP experts in a changing professional environment.

OFB Fireside Chats

Focused expert conversations connecting emerging industry needs with IP expertise, strategic decision-making and credible market positioning.

Podcast IP Management Voice

Expert conversations on IP management, market signals and professional growth, offering practical perspectives on innovation, strategy and decision-making.

Ressource Hub

Practical tools, training, checklists and guidance to help IP experts strengthen their skills, visibility, client relationships and business development.

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How IPBA Connect creates value

Turning individual IP expertise into visible, trusted and market-relevant knowledge.

Focus

We clarify where expertise meets real-world market relevance.

Translate

We make IP expertise understandable, accessible and useful.

Connect

We create visibility, trust and meaningful exchanges.

The academic foundation behind IPBA Connect

It is built on IP management research, executive education, industry insights, and practical experience across the European IP ecosystem.

Alexander Wurzer is Professor of IP Management at CEIPI at the University of Strasbourg, the European Centre for Intellectual Property Education and Studies. He developed the first University diploma program in IP Management with the EPO at CEIPI and is Director of the program. Professor Wurzer is passionate about innovation in the digital age. He is Chairman for eLearning of the European Patent Office’s HTB initiative and heads the DIN working group for quality standards in IP management (DIN77006). He actively shapes the global discussion on intellectual property in digital transformation and intellectual asset management.

Prof. Dr. Wurzer is the organiser of the CTO Forum, which has been awarding the Rudolf-Diesel-Medal, Germany’s first general innovation prize, since 1953. He works with companies with the aim of “securing your digital vision”: www.forum-dieselmedaille.de

Alexander is the author of more than 200 publications, including numerous books on the commercial exploitation of intellectual property and the IP design method, which he has significantly developed. He has also published many case studies of successful IP management and IP design in industry.

He runs his own blog: www.ipbusinessacademy.org

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