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Strengthen your core business and harness the valuable potential of your innovation and new business models for your business development. We think outside the box, are competent sparring partners, introduce novel solutions and take responsibility for the results.
Exploit modern landscaping and data mining tools and global expertise. We help you to ask the right questions and identify consequences for your technology roadmap and business
Is your organisation fit to handle innovation and patents effectively and efficiently? We support you in developing appropriate strategies, processes and skills Eliminate wastefulness with IP. We show you how.
Our service – your success
Coming up with ideas
Tracking innovation potential
How do you ensure that enough ideas are created at the strategic hotspots of your business?
- How do you prevent in-house blinkers?
- How successful is lateral thinking between subject matter experts and market experts?
- How many high-potential patents have you filed in the last 12 months?
- How effectively do you use data mining and expert knowledge as inspiration?
- How proficiently do you handle and exploit smart copying activities?
Excerpt case studies
BBC Bircher AG
Bircher Smart Access operates in a very dynamic technology environment and consistently uses specialised competence partners to take exploit opportunities and manage risks in a timely manner. Daniel Nef/CEO Bircher SmartAccess: “We value our collaboration with brainchain as they translate technological vision into concrete applications and market opportunities; the workshops with brainchain have always produced many concrete ideas for innovation and several strategic patent applications have resulted”
BOGE Elastmetall GmbH
While the focus at the beginning of the collaboration was primarily centred on idea creation and discussions of strategy, the project was later characterised by “bringing horsepower down to earth” and closing knowledge and technology gaps in disruptive innovation.
Stefan Loheide / CTO: ,,I am pleased to note that we have also collaborated with brainchain in developing a significant number of concrete ideas for innovation and are really benefiting from their networks and expertise in terms of their implementation.“
For the brainstorming module, in which Bircher SmartAccess and BOGE Elastmetall have participated several times, we use technology crossover principles and extensive technology and trend research to move the creative process with our customers in new directions through founded provocations, analogies and concrete ideas.
For the module involving the closure of technology gaps, which BOGE Rubber & Plastics, for example, has used, brainchain relies on its own system and corresponding networks in order to find a suitable solution for the customer as quickly as possible. This can range from hands-on support and access to expert knowledge, to the search for technology partners/licensors, to a targeted corporate takeover. All of these routes have already been used by brainchain.
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Developing intellectual property protection activities
Securing potential, creating value
How many and which patents do you really need?
- How do you measure whether you are pursuing an effective intellectual property protection strategy?
- How do your existing patents contribute to your business development?
- Do your customers ignore your patents? How will you resolve this conflict?
- How strong are your patents?
- Besides secrecy, do you use alternative intellectual property protection mechanisms?
- Do you know the relevant IP environment of your business development?
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ALPIQ Holding Ltd
Due to intensive patent activity in the field of smart grid and smart home solutions, Alpiq developed an active protection strategy for GridSense innovation early on, with the help of brainchain. For this purpose, appropriate analyses were created to specifically strengthen the technology position. In this context, the inventive activity of brainchain resulted in 5 patent applications for GridSense.
The protection strategies module, which Alpiq, for example, has used, deals with an approach to protecting against imitation that is tailored to the reality of the company and its market potential. Often it also involves bringing SMEs into a strong starting position in order to make cooperation (technology development, market development) on a par with large partners possible. As part of this module, we also implement patent avoidance workshops, as well as consulting and training for adequate and effective safeguarding of trade secrets.
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Building an IP portfolio
Occupy targeted strategic positions
How strong is your negotiating position along the added value chain?
- Why should industry leaders offer themselves as development partners?
- Which development paths should your IP portfolio occupy as a backup?
- Where do the right ideas and patent concepts come from for your portfolio?
- Are you looking for solutions to a David and Goliath problem?
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Lenzing AG
Since 2016, we have been supporting Lenzing AG in innovation projects through lateral thinking/inventor workshops, strategic patent consulting, the targeted expansion of the patent portfolio and general consulting on the use and benefits of patents.
In the case of our customer Lenzing, as in other cases, we have accompanied the concrete implementation of patent-related ideas – in close consultation with external patent attorneys – and ensured that the intended strategic impact and the various interactions and relationships between the topics are given proper consideration.
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
Since 2014, we have supported AT&S with innovation and patent strategy, in finding creative solutions, in expanding the patent portfolio and as a sparring partner and lateral thinker for selected topics.
Through interdepartmental consultation and workshops of various formats, we have supported the development of the current innovation strategy in all business areas, both in Europe and in China, as well as the targeted expansion of strategic technology positions through appropriate intellectual property protection rights, and have also supported them conceptually.
For the IP portfolio module, which AT&S and Lenzing, for example, have used several times, the key question is which topics of innovation should be focused by the company through IP and what concrete opportunities exist in this regard. In terms of strategic innovation topics, it is not enough to wait for inventor notifications from daily business. One area in which brainchain specialises is the targeted production of strategically relevant inventions and their broad protection.
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Exploitation strategy
Business modelling with innovation
Do you know the exploitation potential of your innovations and patents?
- Is your business model appropriate in terms of the possibilities and requirements of digitisation?
- How does your innovative strength make maximum use of the market with the given resources?
- How do you ensure that your added value is showcased in the right way?
- Do topics such as Industry 4.0 and IoT mean more to you than “me-too” topics?
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BDI BioEnergy
Since 2017, brainchain has supported BDI BioEnergy in analysing exploitation potential for selected patents and technologies. For a larger project, brainchain has also conducted market analyses and developed an exploitation strategy based on this.
Helmut Gössler/Owner: “I value brainchain as a true entrepreneur and appreciate their approach. Very professional and pleasant cooperation.”
Güdel Group
Since 2015, we have supported Güdel in strategic patent and exploitation topics. This concerns, for example, exploitation-potential analyses of patented innovations, with the aim of finding suitable exploitation strategies and corresponding business development, or of consistently reducing costs.
For the business modelling and commercialization module, which has been used by GÜDEL and BDI BioEnergy, for example, we first analyse the potential for exploitation of a patented innovation and then develop a suitable strategy for the company which clarifies which offer, which target groups and which marketing approaches provide the optimum results.
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Close technology gaps
Targeted investing
Do you know which technologies and competencies will change your business in the future?
- How do you find access to new technologies and competencies that are important for your innovation roadmap?
- What is the most appropriate way for you to close technology and competence gaps?
- How do you become a partner on a par with leading technology owners?
- How do you get access to disruptive innovation in your thematic focus?
Excerpt case studies
BOGE Elastmetall GmbH
While the focus at the beginning of the collaboration was primarily centred on idea creation and discussions of strategy, the project was later characterised by “bringing horsepower down to earth” and closing knowledge and technology gaps in disruptive innovation.
Stefan Loheide/CTO: „I am pleased to note that we have also collaborated with brainchain in developing a significant number of concrete ideas for innovation and are really benefiting from their networks and expertise in terms of their implementation.“
For the module involving the closure of technology gaps, which BOGE Rubber & Plastics, for example, has used, brainchain relies on its own system and corresponding networks in order to find a suitable solution for the customer as quickly as possible. This can range from hands-on support and access to expert knowledge, to the search for technology partners/licensors, to a targeted corporate takeover. All of these routes have already been used by brainchain.
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IP management framework
Keeping structures and competences fit for purpose
How do you measure and control the impact and value of your patents?
- What is your operational excellence in IP matters?
- What is your competence in the strategic use of IP?
- Is your patent strategy consistent with corporate goals?
- Do you have enough bargaining power in patent disputes?
- Are you prepared for a patent dispute?
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KE KELIT Kunststoffwerk GmbH
Since 2011 we have been supporting KE KELIT as a consultant and exploitation partner in their innovation and patent activities. brainchain has been a consistent sparring partner of KE KELIT when dealing with IP. The INDUCON project, a multi-patented induction welding method for large pipe joints, is a good example of the services provided by brainchain and is available separately as a comprehensive case study.
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Commercialization
Create results
What’s preventing you from outsourcing, success based, business development?
- Are you aware of lucrative applications of your innovation outside the core business?
- Do you consciously forgo return on innovation?
- Do you consciously forgo market shares?
- Do you consciously forgo know-how and market access in new applications?
Excerpt case studies
KE KELIT Kunststoffwerk GmbH
Since 2011 we have been supporting KE KELIT as a consultant and exploitation partner in their innovation and patent activities. brainchain has been a consistent sparring partner of KE KELIT when dealing with IP. The INDUCON project, a multi-patented induction welding method for large pipe joints, is a good example of the services provided by brainchain and is available separately as a comprehensive case study.
For the commercialization module, which KE KELIT, for example, uses for its patent portfolio, brainchain works with a success fee model. It is the overarching goal and self-identity of brainchain to skim as much economic potential from innovation as possible.
Commercialization Services
The results-based cooperation in the marketing of technologies, patents, spin-off companies or patented products is always exciting, unique and represents our core concern. We distinguish between the following types of agency transactions, for which we agree individual conditions:
- Licensing and technology transfer
- System partnerships
- M&A mediation