Strategic Patents in Practice: Video Interview with AT&S
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What do patents really achieve—and how can companies secure the technological fields of tomorrow in time? We discussed exactly this question with our customer AT&S.
Securing the Future, Not the Present
The key insight: a strategic patent does not protect the present, but the future. It is about securing technological spaces early on to ensure future freedom to operate.
One patent alone is rarely enough. A small, carefully built core of several strong patents is what creates a robust strategic position. Three to five broadly effective patents often form the strategic “backbone,” which can then be expanded as the business grows.
Strategic Patents as Competitive Security
Strategic patents do not emerge by chance. They may start from technical ideas, but they are deliberately shaped to secure entire future technology fields. This is where the strategic approach comes in: workshops help identify potential technology spaces and translate them into concrete protection positions.
Especially in global competition—such as with rapidly advancing markets like China—patents primarily provide one thing: security. They are rarely used actively, but they safeguard market positions when competitive situations change.
The AT&S example shows that strategic patents are not a by-product of development, but a deliberately designed system for securing the future. Companies that start early to occupy technological spaces gain real freedom to operate in the markets of tomorrow.
