Patent World
IP managers have to be able to understand patent and law related topics and discuss them in detail with the patent attorney, or propose argumentation for an office action.
Product World
But they also need to understand the products — how they function, how they evolve over time, and which market segments they serve, or which countries are important for those products. So it ranges from product management to R&D topics. And you have to understand the technology in depth to be able to see what can be patented, or whether the patent still holds for that product.
Business World
IP managers also need to be able to explain to their management what the costs are for, and how the IP portfolio is growing and creating value for the company.
Patent Cockpit
Patent Cockpit was built to gather this information and present it in a useful way. The key is that everyone in the organization can truly understand the Entscheidungsgrundlagen — the basis for decisions — with the important insights always at hand and the option to display whichever data is needed at the moment. Patent Cockpit makes exactly that possible.