16 July 2025NewsUnified Patent CourtSarah Speight

In-house with Bayer: ‘Focus on quality early and stay close to inventors’

After almost 30 years as head of IP at Bayer, Jörg Thomaier is to retire and is handing the baton to Dorian Immler. Speaking to Sarah Speight, the pair explain what makes a good IP strategy, why the UPC is largely “useless” without SPCs, and more.

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