18/07/2025
Security and competitiveness are two of the main priorities of Denmark’s 6-month stint at the presidency of the Council of the European Union, July-December. Intellectual property […]
10/07/2025
A live blog collecting independent, third-party commentary of the European Commission's proposal on standard-essential patents.
12/06/2025
The European Commission says it wants to do more to promote science and innovation in Europe. Can it resist the temptation for more regulation instead? In […]
05/05/2025
How should patent pools and Licensing Negotiating Groups (LNGs) be dealt with under the European Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) guidelines, which govern technology licensing […]
26/03/2025
The European Commission has now proposed, and European ministers approved, a simplified work programme for 2025 that includes withdrawing nearly 40 legislative proposals. One of those […]
19/07/2024
Did you know that all modern digital video streaming services are powered by open standards and patents?
27/06/2024
To celebrate this year’s World SME Day, June 27, we talked with our SME Chair, Rubén Bonet, CEO of Fractus, about the importance of intellectual property […]
12/06/2024
In the run-up to the European elections, the European Parliament’s leading political groups promised to promote research, innovation, digital technologies and Europe’s strategic autonomy. We sincerely hope that they keep those promises.
14/05/2024
An Indian high court ruling is a timely reminder of the damage to patent owners of deliberate holdout strategies.
26/04/2024
Patents and technology are helping drive the green transition.