10 unanswered questions
- Will blockchain deliver a better alternative to IP registries?
- Will IP offices improve the quality of search and examination?
- Will there be any value at all in data per se?
- Will more data transparency lead to fewer patents being filed and retained?
- How will new AI tools and services be funded?
- Will new service providers emerge in China or other countries?
- Will a business from outside the IP sector come in and disrupt it?
- How will the relationship between service providers and law firms change?
- Will a law firm buy a big service provider, or vice versa?
- What happens when the venture capital firms want to exit?