{"id":56451,"date":"2026-04-29T11:23:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/?post_type=publikationen&#038;p=56451"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:24:08","slug":"mobile-foot-measurements-ip-battle-highlights-easily-overlooked-step-in-startup-journey-managing-ip-2026","status":"publish","type":"publikationen","link":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/cn\/publikationen\/mobile-foot-measurements-ip-battle-highlights-easily-overlooked-step-in-startup-journey-managing-ip-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile foot measurement\u2019s IP battle highlights easily overlooked step in startup journey, Managing IP, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an article for Managing IP, Dr Christian Meyer of Maiwald, in collaboration with Footprint Technologies, explains how a single process patent has had a significant impact on the German market for mobile foot measurement. The article highlights the crucial role that an early and well-thought-out IP strategy can play for AI and software start-ups \u2014 not only in protecting their own technology, but also in terms of market access, competitive positioning and long-term commercial success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus is on the case of Footprint Technologies, whose AI-based solution uses smartphones for precise foot measurement. Maiwald supported the company with IP strategy, infringement assessment and the structuring of a market-shaping patent portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.managingip.com\/article\/2gammebzfho853sixwlxc\/sponsored-content\/mobile-foot-measurements-ip-battle-highlights-easily-overlooked-step-in-startup-journey\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.managingip.com\/article\/2gammebzfho853sixwlxc\/sponsored-content\/mobile-foot-measurements-ip-battle-highlights-easily-overlooked-step-in-startup-journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56451","publikationen","type-publikationen","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publikationen\/56451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publikationen"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publikationen"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publikationen\/56451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56454,"href":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publikationen\/56451\/revisions\/56454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maiwald.eu\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}