When humans, in general, come across a problem, our first instinct is to solve it ourselves. This boosts our confidence to prove to others that we are capable and skilled enough. While there isn’t anything wrong with it, at times the problem is bigger than us. Hence, when stuck in a situation, taking a different perspective can help us provide a better solution, even a breakthrough just like it did for our team mate ‘Souvik’.  I am not going to beat around the bush as this is all about a situation that I came to know recently. A case where collaborative problem-solving landed our ‘Team mi ..read more

There is a lot of buzz about the upcoming global recession. If we see history, patent licensing and litigation flourish during this time. But, it is pretty obvious that if you’re filing patents, you should have a well-thought and strength-checked IP strategy. Companies, however, often fail to see the impact their IP assets can have on their core business. We recently invited Tom Franklin to shed more light on the topic. ‘I’ve seen a few business cycles in my career, the.com boom and bust, the Great Recession in 2008, etc. What I found is that most companies may shed a lot of things that they ..read more

2022. The world, especially Europe, is witnessing an energy crisis. This has resulted in increased electricity prices due to its significant dependence on the natural gas supply from Russia. And even though Europe bought enough gas to survive the Winter the issue still remains i.e. their dependency on gas. To overcome this issue, companies are coming up with various energy storage innovations which are not just efficient but sustainable and safe way as well. In this article, we’ll discuss these innovation trends in detail. The global energy storage market was valued at $188.5 billion in 2020 ..read more

2022. The world, especially Europe, is witnessing an energy crisis. This has resulted in increased electricity prices due to its significant dependence on the natural gas supply from Russia. And even though Europe bought enough gas to survive the Winter the issue still remains i.e. their dependency on gas. To overcome this issue, companies are coming up with various energy storage innovations which are not just efficient but sustainable and safe way as well. In this article, we’ll discuss these innovation trends in detail. The global energy storage market was valued at $188.5 billion in 2020 ..read more

If you are working in the food industry you might be witnessing the increasing competition and demand first hand. To maintain the edge, companies, including the industry giants, are encouragingly adopting artificial intelligence in innovative ways. Nestle is one such company. To see the impact Artificial Intelligence is creating on the food industry we decided to dig deeper into Nestle’s innovations. What did we find out? Let’s read. The above chart shows patent innovations filed by Nestle in the domain of artificial intelligence is continuously increasing. It reached its peak in the year 202 ..read more

With family, friends, and big meals, the time has come when you go into the biggest food coma of the year. It’s Thanksgiving!! Beyond food, it’s the time when we come together to count our blessings of the past year. And even in this time of turmoil, when many of us couldn’t spend our holidays with our dear ones, thanks to technological innovations, we still managed to stay in touch with them. With each year, our world advances more than the previous one making our lives better by the day. So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, let’s take some time to celebrate some of the recent innovations we are ..read more

If you are working in the energy sector you must be aware of the research and development in various energy storage & hydrogen technologies. Various industrial applications such as glass, fertilizer, metal refining, and chemical manufacturing employ the Hydrogen technology. This is because all of these businesses have an urgent need to reduce their carbon footprints as a result of environmental regulations and customer preferences. The rapid industrialization of developing countries, as well as the increased adoption of alternate kinds of energy, are driving the market expansion of hydroge ..read more

When solving a problem, we often organize brainstorming sessions with the team. This involves dozens of brains shooting ideas like a machine gun. However, the generation of a huge heap of ideas, not surprisingly, often becomes a problem itself. Having too many solutions and ideas (mostly solving only part of the problem) on hand can often lead to the conundrum about which ones to spend resources on and which ones to discard. Also, brainstorming sessions like these, returns a lot of ideas that follow entirely different approaches to solve a problem and makes it difficult to reach consensus ..read more

“The decision of acquiring patents is some work! Starting from getting hold of a certain bunch of patents to making strategies looking at the various aspects that could affect the acquisition. There are a million things in my mind, the most prominent one being – is this the right time to acquire patents?”, sighed Alex as he looked at me. “I understand. Patent acquisition requires a lot of thinking, especially at a time like this. And then the process itself is quite time-consuming.”, I said while I noticed his gaze still trying to find an answer in my words. Alex is the newly-appointed Patent ..read more

Transportation has contributed to the U.S.’s 27% of 2020 greenhouse gas emissions and holds the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, two technologies have emerged to meet the decarbonization need of the industry- Li-ion battery electric vehicles and green hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.  While one technology is more commercialized, another is still in its infancy. But what does the research state? Is Green Hydrogen better than Li-ion Battery EVs, or is it subjective? All these and many more questions are answered in this article. Let us get started. Position of various cou ..read more