4. Tangible Assets
Intangible Assets
Sources ‐ Ocean Tomo, Dennemeyer & Aon‐Ponemon Global report
Five largest
companies by
market cap
S&P 500
1. Value shift to digital
9. 31 %
25 %
17 %
15 %
6 %
6 %
International
Law Firm Patent/TM Firm Corporation (Large)
IP Service Provider Corporation (SME) Other
10 %
37 %
12 %
14 %
5 %
22 %
Norway
Law Firm Patent/TM Firm Corporation (Large)
IP Service Provider Corporation (SME) Other
1. Organization
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2. Primary responsibility
11 %
67 %
2 %
18 %
2 %
Norway
Management level Legal experts Admin. of IPR C‐Suite Other
40 %
32 %
11 %
9 %
8 %
International
Management level Legal experts Admin. of IPR C‐Suite Other
11. 3. Which of the following are most important
for you to work efficiently?
Contact with clients
A modern IP management system
Contact with colleagues
Information on new cases
Ongoing education
Networking
Access to expert opinions
Contact with official bodies
Support from other departments
AI‐enhanced search tools
12. 3. Which of the following are most important
for you to work efficiently?
13. 3. Which of the following are most important
for you to work efficiently?
14. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Completely To a large degree Slightly Not sure
Norway International
4. Based on recent developments, digitalization
will change IP management:
%
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15. 5. Which of the following are likely to influence
IP work in the coming five years?
16. 5. Which of the following are likely to influence
IP work in the coming five years?
17. 5. Which of the following are likely to influence
IP work in the coming five years?
18. 6. How do you expect your job to change
in the next few years?
19. 6. How do you expect your job to change
in the next few years?
20. 6. How do you expect your job to change
in the next few years?
21. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Patent searching
Trademark clearance / searching
IP portfolio management
Annuity payments
Patent filing
Trademark filing
Disclosure / discovery
Drafting / revising agreements
Compiling / preserving evidence
Opposition / invalidation actions
Pleadings in court
International Norway
7. What types og work related to IPR do you think will be
affected by automation and AI tools in the foreseeable future?
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22. 8. What do you consider to be the biggest challenge
facing the IP profession in Norway today?
23. Digitalization
Outdated skills among IP professionals
Lack of IP awareness among SME’s
Competition from abroad
8. What do you consider to be the biggest challenge
facing the IP profession in Norway today?