Frank Tietze is Professor of Innovation Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He leads the IIPM (Innovation and IP Management) laboratory as part of the Centre for Technology Management, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).
Based at the Department of Engineering his main interests are innovation processes and systems.
Employing predominately problem-driven research approaches, research focuses on the role of IP and its strategic management for developing and deploying sustainable innovation (e.g. climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies), addressing global challenges, such as climate change, achieving sustainable development goals (SDG), and accelerating sustainability transitions.
Related posts by Frank Tietze
How IP roadmapping can bring people together to help align IP related decisions
Misalignment between IP and business strategy can lead to severe and costly errors, argues Frank Tietze. Blind spots can result in lost competitive advantage, reduced valuation, and costly litigation.
In a guest post, he describes how IP-roadmapping provides a useful visual tool.
RADMA: celebrating 40 years – IP Pledge or Open IP
Intellectual Property (IP) offers huge value to firms so why do some companies give away their patents for free? This is the conundrum being considered by Jonas Ehrnsperger, a RADMA scholar studying at CTM, University of Cambridge.
