2016

November 25, 2016

Commissioner Vestager incorrectly claims royalties of $120 per smartphones due to threat of injunctions

Commissioner Vestager stuns Chillin’ Competition Conference audience by reffering to a disputed paper by former Intel Associate General Counsel and stating that ICT companies charge an average of $120 of royalties […]
July 5, 2016

Takeaways from “Let Innovators Innovate” event in Turin, 28 June 2016

Italian SMEs stand together for patents and innovation in Europe  Over 30 participants including innovative SMEs, industrial corporations, investors and venture capitalists engaged with a vibrant […]
May 27, 2016

EU Council Declaration on ICT Standardisation for the Digital Single Market

IP Europe warmly welcomes the adoption of the May 26th 2016 Declaration of the Council of the EU on the European Commission Communication “ICT Standardisation Priorities […]
May 18, 2016

IEEE royalty rate fixing would probably breach EU competition law

Article by Professor Nicolas Petit, published on ssrn.com
May 10, 2016

IP Enforcement Consultations: IP Europe Recommendations for SMEs

IP Europe calls for updated enforcement rules with a comprehensive SME chapter that reduces their enforcement cost and court fees, provides for full reimbursement of costs […]
May 4, 2016

Let’s keep Europe innovating!

We are accustomed to assume that companies taking the risk of creating new technologies can get a fair return on investment while manufactures that license the […]
April 13, 2016

IAM: No licensing under the new IEEE patent policy, say Ericsson and Nokia

Ericsson and Nokia have told IAM that they will not be making licensing commitments under the new patent policy introduced by the Institute of Electrical and […]
March 17, 2016

IP Europe presents impact of new U.S. IEEE patent rules on innovative SMEs and calls for EU action

On March 17, IP Europe presented the effects of the new US IEEE patents rules and their implications on European innovators to the EU Market Access Committee. […]
January 30, 2016

European tech companies and research institutes who believe in the value of intellectual property launch IP Europe

IP Europe press release accessible here: Press_Release_IP_Europe_EN