
Why are patents important for R&D?
Overview
In Minesoft’s first Strategic IP Webinar, we explain why patents are a transformative research strategy that will ensure your R&D team stays ahead of the curve and armed with know-how.
Many R&D professionals overlook the importance of doing patent research before starting projects, exposing them to threats from disruptive innovators, competitors and wasted time, money and effort. In the first of a new series of Strategic IP Webinars, Patent Expert Mie Rasmussen shines a light on this transformative research strategy that ensures you are ahead of the curve and armed with know-how.
Mie answers some key questions, such as:  What is a patent? • Why are patents important to R&D? • How is a patent structured • How to search for patents in PatBase Express?