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ARTICLE · 06 JULY 2026

OPEN Ears – Episode 22 Is Out! (Podcast)

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In this episode, Stinus Jeppesen, CEO of the Hearing Instrument Manufacturer Patent Partnership (HIMPP), discusses with our host Hanane Fathi Roswall, Ph. D. how this quite unique, non-profit defensive partnership representing more than 90% of the global hearing aid industry, is fighting for innovation by pruning the IP landscape of the industry through validity challenges and acquisition of patents.

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In this episode, Stinus Jeppesen, CEO of the Hearing Instrument Manufacturer Patent Partnership (HIMPP), discusses with our host Hanane Fathi Roswall, Ph. D. how this quite unique, non-profit defensive partnership representing more than 90% of the global hearing aid industry, is fighting for innovation by pruning the IP landscape of the industry through validity challenges and acquisition of patents.

Stinus also explains how a patent system designed to promote innovation and transparency, by offering time-limited exclusivity on breakthrough inventions, can sometimes end up hindering innovation altogether. Stinus breaks down the rising operational threat of Non-Practising Entities (NPEs) — more condescendingly referred to as patent trolls — and the massive sunk costs that operating companies face when forced to fight overly broad and invalid patents.

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