Patinfo 2025: Ilmenau in the sign of innovation and patents!

Patinfo 2025: Ilmenau in the sign of innovation and patents!

Ilmenau, Deutschland - On May 21, 2025, the 47th colloquium of the Technical University of Ilmenau began on patent information and commercial legal protection (Patinfo2025). The event, which took place in the Festhalle Ilmenau until May 23, attracted experts from various areas, including industry, patent offices, law firms and data providers. Current trends and developments in patent management were discussed under the motto "Innovation through knowledge: patent, norms and research in the focus". TU Ilmenau reports that the Mayor Dr. Daniel Schultheiß emphasized the long tradition of patents and technical innovations in Ilmenau.

The Technical University Ilmenau has the most patents of all German universities in relation to the number of employees, according to an IW study in 2023. Professor Stefan Sinzinger, the Vice President of Research, emphasized the central role of patents when it comes to mastering great challenges of our time. A special keynote was held by Maria Skottke-Klein by the German Patent and Trademark Office, which dealt with the research of the existing status of the art in patent databases.

panel discussion and accompanying exhibition

An important part of the colloquium was the panel discussion in which experts took part in debating patents, standards and norms. Ra Frederic Casañs emphasized how crucial the collaboration between science, patent attorney and patent service providers is for successful technology transfer. The colloquium is the most important conference in German -speaking patent management, which also offers a platform for personal and professional encounters. These are important to promote innovations.

parallel to the conference took place an accompanying exhibition at which software providers and information service providers presented their latest developments. In addition, the team patent management Thuringian universities were represented, which presented technology offers from the science area. The aim was to gain exploitation partners from the economy to create synergies between research and business.

outlook on Patinfo2026

The next event, Patinfo2026, has already been announced and will take place in Ilmenau from June 10th to June 12th. The motto of this conference will be: "Secure the future by IP: property rights in times of AI, geopolitical change and pressure of innovation". Such events are crucial to further strengthen the exchange of knowledge and innovative strength in Germany. The event thus offers a valuable opportunity to win new perspectives and to promote the dialogue between the actors from science and industry.

The Technical University of Vienna complements the discussion about patent and license management by emphasizing the importance of a structured research transfer and the management of intellectual property. The Technical thing of the Vienna emphasizes that this is not only nationally but also internationally important to secure innovations and to successfully transmit technologies.