Highlights of 15th IP Service World, Munich, Germany, Nov 24-25, 2025
15th IP Service World, Munich, Germany (Registration, € 295+) (Europe’s Largest IP Convention and Fair)
See Agenda and the Program Highlights below with a focus primarily on use AI for patent search and analysis of patent data.
Monday, 24th November 2025 | 1st Congress Day
10:20 IP and R&D in harmony: New Derwent Patent Monitor, Marcques Domask, Lead Product Manager, Clarivate, Global, Luca Frasson, Patent Attorney, TCBM, Mailand
■ Leverage AI to identify and evaluate risk
Add. Info: “We continue to make improvements to the Darwin platform with cutting-edge AI innovation, which is being integrated throughout the patent management workflow. An exciting addition is the Derwent Patent Monitor, an AI threat rating feature empowering clients to identify potentially high-risk competitor filings. This achievement allows users to proactively safeguard their intellectual property portfolio and help mitigate risks.” (Matti Tov. CEO, Clarivate, Clarivate Plc (CLVT) Q3 FY2025 earnings call transcript, Oct 29, 2025, 9:00 AM EDT "…Introduced AI-powered threat rating capability in Derwent Patent Monitor, enabling customers to surface high-risk competitor filings early and enabling IP portfolios to be proactively defended, reducing litigation risk (presentation (p.9))
(Derwent Patent Monitor AI Threat Rating)
From
the financial analyst report: “Over the past 12 months, CLVT rolled out
12 new AI-powered capabilities, and these are commercial-grade products
that are valuable. Take the Derwent Patent Monitor, for example. It
uses AI to assign threat ratings in IP portfolios. Essentially, it acts
as a smart early-warning system that flags competitor filings that could
be a risk to the organization. In the past, this was done through
manually looking through thousands of new patents, which is extremely
time-consuming and costly. But all this can now be done automatically,
which not only cuts down labor costs but also de-risks an organization's
business (that relies on their IP).” {Value sights, Seeking Alpha, Nov. 1, 2025)
11:20 Automated patent search: Today and beyond. Sakari Arvela, CPO and Co-founder, IPRally Technologies Oy, Helsinki
■ AI patent search + GenAI review: key lessons; ■ LLMs compared: performance and cost insights; ■ Enterprise patent automation: future advice
Add. Info: Sakari Arvela (IPRally Technologies Oy), 2025. Clarifying the Path to Patent Intelligence Automation. IP Service World Blog, Nov. 13, 2025; Sakari Arvela, 2025. On the path to automated patent workflows and In tangible chunks: a clearer path to patent intelligence automation, IPRally Blog. Jun. 17, 2025 (“In two years, coming to a workplace without patent automation will feel like coming to work without a computer today”) and Oct. 21, 2025
11:20 Transparent interaction with IP AI: Enhancing IP processes through safe & trustworthy patentbutler.AI Dr Hannes Burger, Managing Partner, Anwälte Burger und Partner Rechtsanwalt GmbH, Windischgarsten
■ Searching ■ Prosecution ■ Litigation
Add. Info: patentbutler.AI See Prior Art Matrix and Prompting screenshots below ( linked images being of better quality)
See also: patentbutler.AI Solution overview: (1) Patent white spot analysis
in the robotics industry (MIPLM CEIPI use case, 7:03); (2) Wearables White Spot analysis
(IP Business Academy use case, 3:29), (3) AI-assisted analysis of the
patent landscape with patentbutler.AI by uptoIP® & ABP PATENT
NETWORK in Synthetic, AI-assisted inventing as part of the IP design process for the digitalization of parking
(Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer,; see White spot analysis, pp. 23-33
“This process of regrouping, editing, adding and deleting features can
be iterated until a desired degree of low similarity compared to the existing patent literature is reached and a white spot is identified” (pp.32-33), (also at IP Business Academy Jun. 27, 2024)
11:55 Automated searching: Increase efficiency by 80%. Massyl Mallem, Co-founder and CEO, PatentPlusAI Inc.,Connecticut
■ Introducing the world’s first autonomous search system
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Add. Info “AutoPat is the first AI patent searcher that outperforms humans. You can also generate on claim charts, summaries, classifications, or preliminary arguments.” AutoPat covers a wide variety of searches: Patentability, Invalidity, SoTA, FTO, Business Landscape, Patent Classification, Portfolio Analysis (https://patentplus.ai/#AutoPat). “AutoPat, an AI-driven system, starts with an invention description or claim set, searches patent databases for relevant prior art, and analyzes overlaps with the invention. It then presents the findings in a clear, comprehensive report—all without manual input, simulating the process of a patent lawyer” (https://www.legaltechnologyhub.com/vendors/autopat-by-patentplusai/)
11:55 Generative AI in research & monitoring. Dr Uwe Crenze, CEO, interface projects GmbH, Dresden
■ Use of generative AI to improve search result quality ■ Support in analyzing search results ■ Preparation of research findings for R&D
https://patentsearch.intergator.cloud/en/intergator-patent-search-english/#section-group-hGJGDGmSYmQH7ocZNJH2xS (better quality)
Add. Info on INTERGATOR Patent Search: Thomas Aurich posts in INTERGATOR Patent Search Blog: Simplified Patent Search (Mar 21, 2025), GenAI in INTERGATOR Patent Search (Aug. 22, 2025), Generative AI in Claims Research (Aug. 25, 2025), Component Graph in Patent Research with Generative AI (Sep. 1, 2025), Generative AI in the Functional Analysis of Patents (Sep. 8, 2025); The Modern Patent Search with AI (features w/screenshots); Videos & Tutorials (2023): Introduction video (10:50); Assistants (3:47); Filter and Facets (1:57); Einführung [Introduction] (5:22), Neuheitsrecherchen [novelty searches] (3:15); Einspruchsrecherchen [opposition searches] (3:06, see also Assistants); Die Überwachungsrecherche [Monitoring research] (3:10); Freedom to Operate (FTO) (3:13)
11:55 How non-hallucinating AI changes the patent world. Sascha Kamhuber, CEO, infoapps, Munich
■ CLEVERpat: Easy to use, search & collaboration meet AI ■ STEELmaker: World class for steel industry ■ POLYmaker: Best to analyse & search claimed plastics
Add.info: infoapps: STEELmaker: Chemical elements, ranges, test methods, substrate (composition & properties), coating, etc.; sem-IP patent database, etc. From Niche Insight to Scalable Impact: How Sascha Kamhuber Builds Demand for Patent Intelligence in the Steel Industry (CEIPI IP Business Academy Blog, 8. Oct. 2025, and ref. therein). Patent Information in the Steel Industry: A Catalyst for Innovation and Competitiveness, (Sascha Kamhuber, CEIPI IP Business Academy Blog, 17. March 2025. (Note: no info on POLYmaker has been found)
12.30 Smarter AI patent search for invention disclosures. Erkki Savilampi, Patent Manager, Canatu Oy, Espoo, Gargee Patankar, VP, Sales, & Strategic Partnerships, PatSeer, Pune
■ Use AI + Boolean to decode disclosures and synonyms ■ Summarize inventions, ask focused questions ■ Streamline full search-to-review workflow
Add. Info: See a recording of the webinar “AI Enhancing Novelty Searches for Invention Disclosures” (43:04, with Erkki Savilampi, Canatu Oy, Apr. 9, 2025); PatSeer, PatSeer Blog: Why AI + Boolean searching is the new “must” for your patent searches (Mar. 6, 2024); How can AI Assistants transform your patent review process (Mar. 18, 2025); The Unstoppable Rise of AI in Patent Search (Nov. 4, 2025)
12:30 High-Quality IP searches undertight deadlines. Dr Jesper Sejrup Nielsen, Senior Patent Examiner, Danish Patent and Trademark Office, Aarhus
… will speak on the importance of the quotation process in patent searches. ■ Balancing quality, speed, and budget ■ How search complexity influences quotation strategies ■ The crucial role of communication
Add. Info: Nordic Patent Institute is an international PCT Searching & Examining authority established by the governments of Denmark, Iceland and Norway, provide Global Patent Searches on a commercial basis : Validity Search, Freedom to Operate Search, Novelty/Patentability Search; Sequence Search ; Structure Search; Other Services (Patent Landscape/White Space Analysis; Infringement and Clearance Searches; Legal status analysis; Due Diligence Searches; State-of-the-Art Searches)
14:00 IP Author- Beyond the hype: Real AI for everyday attorney practice, Sumair Riyaz, VP, Business development, Freiburg
… ■ Review Prior art with instant feature-to-art mapping
Add. Info: IP Author; AI Prior Art Search Tool (+ video, 4:21); From Disclosure to Draft (Nov. 18, 2025,”integrate preliminary prior art analysis into the drafting process for real-time refinement); Prior Art Search Tools Compared: An In-Depth Benchmark of IP Author vs Others (Oct. 3, 2025); AI Patent Search in 2025: How AI Is Changing the Patent Search Landscape (Aug. 5, 2025); “GenAI for Patents From Classification to Prosecution”( Jun. 30, 2025, John Miller, Chevron Oronite, and Samir Raiyani, IP Author, 47:26, AI-Powered Patent Search: Smarter Prior Art Discovery, 00:19:58, 4:21, also above)
14:35 From cost center to growth driver Sam Davis, CEO/Founder, Amplified, San Francisco
■ Learn how companies are using AI to evolve IP from a cost into value driver that delivers successful IP and innovation faster and more efficiently.
Add. Info: Davis, Sam, Patent Paradox? Guiding Principles for AI in IP. IP Service World Blog. Oct. 20, 2025
15:10 Case study: Impact of AI on search time and quality: Brad Buehler, COO and Jonathan Skovholt, VP Search Services, Ensemble IP, Washington, DC
■ Learn how to use integrated AI and Boolean techniques in Quartet ■ See how these techniques decrease search time and increase quality
Add info: Buehler, Brad AI and Patent Search – Why Context Matters. IP Service World Blog, Nov. 3, 2025; Quartet: Key Features; Ensemble IP webinars: Quartet: How to increase your search productivity and leverage AI search techniques (Dec.13, 2024); Best Practices for Iterative Search Techniques with AI Tools (May 15, 2025) and Best practices for using AI in patentability searches (Aug.20, 2025)
15:45 Lead with knowledge: Agentic IP intelligence. Stefan Brehm, Founder & CEO, European Patent Attorney, predori GmbH, Ulm
■ Experience how the rules of the patent search game are redefined by predori’s agentic AI ■ Discover use cases and benefits of this AI-IP- Technology
Add. Info: Stefan Brehm (predori GmbH) Innovation Loves Speed – Precision with Agentic AI predoriX. IP Service World Blog, Nov.11, 2025; predori GmbH: Patent Search on a new level; Patent Monitoring in the Age of AI; Features; The intelligent use of AI in patent searches
15:45 How TRIZ system analysis can maximize understanding Michael Felbinger, QPIP, Senior Patent Searcher, IPnovation GmbH, Vienna
I’ll speak about how TRIZ-based system thinking can elevate search strategy — from conventional keyword-based methods to functional, effect-oriented approaches that reveal hidden solutions and improve FTO, novelty, and validity results (■ Enhancing traditional research methods ■ Using functions to close the gaps ■ Taking FTO research to the next level)
Add. Info: Publications Michael Felbinge (IPnovation GmbH) How TRIZ-Based System Analysis Can Transform Your Patent Search Strategy. IP Service World Blog, Oct.1, 2025; TRIZ-based Search Strategy Optimization for Patents, IPBA® Connect (Prof. Wunzer) (A part of Combining human and artificial intelligence for patent searches @dIPLex): The Integration of AI Technology into Patent Searches, etc.; IPnovation
16:45 Roundtable discussion: IP Strategy and Management
Operationalizing innovation with AI in early-stage IP workflows . Operationalizing innovation with AI in early-stage IP workflows . Angus Scott, Director of Sales, NLPatent, Toronto
Add. Info: NLPatent (Patent workflows: Patentability, Invalidity, Prosecution, Freedom to Operate, Claim Scoping, Licensing, Market Intelligence, IP Due Diligence, Business Development); NLPatent | Search; NLPatent | Monitor; NLPatent I Visualize; Blog articles: Introducing NLPatent Visualize (Oct. 23, 2025); Ask NLPatent (Aug. 25, 2025); Introducing NLPatent | Monitor (Oct. 15, 2024); How NLPatent fills gaps and sharpens precision of prior art searches at Unified Patents (case Study) ; News: NLPatent’s $3-million USD raise helps it power patent research with AI (Betakit, Nov. 11, 2025); NLPatent Raises $3m + AL Interview (Artificial Lawyer)
Communicating IP value to boards. Dr Silvan Berg, Head of Customer Success, LexisNexis, Bonn
16:45 Roundtable discussion: IP Software
IP8: Smart IP surveillance for patent monetization Rohit Joshi, Customer Success Manager, PatSeer, Pune
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Add. Info: IP8.ai Patent Infringement Detection & IP Monitoring;; Introducing IP8: AI-Powered Continuous Infringement Tracking ( Oct. 16, 2025 w/ Rohit Joshi, see description and a recording, 46:57); Sinha, Manish (PatSeer) Continuous Patent Surveillance and IP Monetization. IP Service World Blog, Nov.12, 2025.
AI driven IP portfolio analysis & monetization Peter Fischer, Director Business Development, TT Consultants & XLSCOUT, Strasslach
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(see ClaimChart LLMvideo, @2:41, better quality image)
Add. Info: XLSCOUT Integrated Innovation & Patent Monetization Platform (+video, 5:02) ; ClaimChart LLM, AI patent infringement search tool (+ video, 4:10); PatDigger LLM, AI Patent Portfolio Analysis (+ brochure); AI Patent Portfolio Analysis & Mapping with XLSCOUT (Patent-to-Product Mapping), TT Consultants, Apr. 4, 2025; Large Patent Portfolio Assessment Using AI (TT Consultants case study); The Power of AI in Licensing [PatDigger LLM], XLSCOUT Blog, Feb. 3, 2025; How AI Streamlines Large Portfolio Analysis?, XLSCOUT Blog, Oct. 1, 2024;; Redefining Patent Monetization with ClaimChart LLM (the last section), XLSCOUT Blog, Nov. 2, 2023
Smarter patent workflows with AI Jochen Lennhof, Director, Minesoft GmbH, Neuss
Add. Info: A New Era of Patent Workflows. Minesoft Blog, (Jun. 25, 2025)
R&D gets ghosted by IP, again?! Jard van Ingen, CEO and Co-Founder, GetFocus, Rotterdam
Add. Info: GetFocus: Technology Foresight by analysis Technology Improvement Rate built on two early signals of disruptive technologies); How it works (Define your scope, Map the patent landscape, Compare technologies and spot the winners, Deep dive for actionable insights); Top Tools for R&D Teams to Forecast Emerging Technologies, GetFocus Blog, Jun. 2, 2025; Upcoming webinar: The Future is Measurable: AI, Patents & the Next Frontier of Innovation (Nov. 26, 2025); also see AI First Patent Analytics
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Tuesday, 25th November 2025 | 2nd Congress Day
9:35 From technological threats to strategic strengths Wojciech Nowicki, CTO, IamIP, Stettin
■ Transforming AI challenges into competitive business strengths ■ Protecting data while accelerating workflows ■ Turning disruptions into strategic opportunity
9:35 Data-evidenced pruning: 133 innovators, millions saved Marco Richter, Managing Director EMEA, LexisNexis, Bonn
■ Classification in PatentSight+ ■ IP analytics for strategic decisions ■ Embedding IP in business processes
Add. info: IPWatchdog webinar The New Gold Standard – How Smart Pruning Redefines Patent Strategy (w/ Marco Richter, request a copy of recording and a slide deck, 26 p.), Smart Portfolio Pruning: Unlocking Innovation Value and Software Companies That Refine Portfolios With Patent Pruning LexisNexis IP Solutions. Blog, Oct. 14 and 29, 2025, also refs in comments for Oct. 30, 2025 LexisNexis IP presentation
10.10 The Ultimate Tool Check: Search Tools & Drafting Tools
Search Tools:
RWS*; ensembleIP – quartet*; INTERGATOR Patent Search*; Questel; xlscout/TTconsultants*; IPscreener*
*Add. info:
RWS IP Services, see also IPWatchdog/RWS webinar “Can AI be leveraged for better, more actionable search results?”(Sep. 23, 2023 w/ Jim Burns, and Costas Stephanides, RWS IP Services, slides (see p.6) and recording)
ensembleIP – quartet, see notes at Day 1, 15:10 (above)
INTERGATOR Patent Search, see notes at Day 1, 11:55 (above)
xlscout/TTconsultants , see notes at Day 1, 16:45 (above)
IPscreener Key features for patent searching: Passage finder, Expert AI filters, Keyword filtering (of AI analysis); Landscape analysis¸ Tech explanation, Legal status, Automatic report, Alerts
Drafting Tools:
DeepIP*; IP Author*; PatentPen; Solve Intelligence; [IPscreener, see above]
*Add. info:
DeepIP How Agentic Search Revolutionizes Prior Art and Patentability Searches (Sep.9, 2025)
IP Author See notes for Day1, 14:00 (above)
Keynote:
12.10 The perfect search is just one prompt away, isn‘t it? Dr Lisa Sprenger, Head of IP Management & Dr Silvio Heider, IP Manager, Viessmann Climate Solutions (Allendorf & Dresden)
Their joint presentation “The perfect search is just one prompt away – isn’t it?” challenges the way we think about IP search and the opportunities AI offers. The two IP experts from Viessmann will give practical insights into how modern tools and technologies are reshaping everyday IP workflows – and what this means for search, decision-making and the role of IP professionals in the digital age.
13:40 The art of optimizing the FTO process. Joni Sayeler, CEO & Innovation Advisor, Uppdragshuset AB, Stockholm; Dr. Jagvir Purewal, Partner and Patent Attorney, Forresters, Birmingham
■ Understanding client‘s purpose ■ Reaching clarity on confidence level ■ Communicating just enough, just in time
See also: FTO Searches; Why an FTO-screening search? (Uppdragshuset AB), IP Screener; Sayeler, Joni., 2024. How to use AI for Smarter Searching and Finding (23:21, AI Focus Seminar, Stockholm, Jun. 3, 2024)
13:40 Raising the bar: What IP teams really need Jochen Lennhof, Director, Minesoft GmbH, Neuss
■ What modern IP teams need – and how to deliver ■ Key tools, skills & strategies for success …
Add. Info: Raising the Bar: What Modern IP Teams Need. Minesoft Blog , Jun. 25, 2025, on-demand webinar (36:13, w/: Nick Chapman & Shawn Cantor, Minesoft, Jun. 13, 2025)
14: 15 Unleash the world‘s largest technical invention database. Daniel Zesewitz, Support Manager, IP7 Technologies GmbH, Otterfing
■ Rethinking patent research – through AI ■ AI answers for developers facing technical challenges//
Add. Info: The IP7 patent database Online Help: Data Content; Patent Search; Monitoring Task; Observation (Legal Status Monitoring); IP7 Compass: Patent monitoring & Patent searchIP7 AI Innovator (18 Nov. 2025); LLM-supported research with IP7 AI Innovator (19 Nov. 2025); Patent monitoring reimagined (21 Nov. 2025); AI patent search (Part 1: Smart AI features; Part 2: Faster understanding; Part 3 Structure instead of chaos, Sep. 8, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2026)
14: 15 How AI turns one person into a full IP team Alex Levkin, Founder & CEO, iPNOTE, San Francisco
■ Which areas require automation? ■ What tasks can be performed by AI? ■ How to maintain quality?
Add. Info Levkin, Alex What AI Means for the Field of Intellectual Property | The AI Journal. The AI Magazine, Nov, 7, 2025 (1. Patent search and summarization: In my view, we may eventually reach a point where manual examination [on novelty and inventive step] by patent offices can be eliminated. 4. FTO analysis: we haven’t seen many products position themselves explicitly as FTO solutions)
14.50 AI & human synergy: Speed meets expert insight. David Rees, Mgr. Customer Relations, ip-search, Bern
■ Human & AI: Comparative Performance in Complex Scenarios ■ Hybrid Workflows: Tech meets Expertise ■ Case Study: Accelerating Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Search/Analysis
Add. Info: Freedom-to-operate search (ip-search)
14.50 Leveraging NPO competence for IP searches. Carl Hamsten, Senior Patent Examiner, PRV Consulting and the Swedish Intellectual Property Office, Stockholm
■ Utilizing the experience of national offices for tailored IP information searches ■ Balancing AI tools and expert competence for the best result
Add. Info: PRV Consulting: Patent search services: Novelty search; Technical search; Validity search; Patentability report; Patent information and analysis; Prior Art; SIS – Supplementary International Search; Asian patent search services; Monitoring services; Citation search; Sequence searches; Patent family search and Patent portfolio
15.50 Keynote From data to decisions: Integrating AI-driven IP intelligence into workflow and Strategy. Minoru Masujima, Head of IP intelligence, Resonac, Tokyo (“Chemistry for Change”)
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