22/02/2024
A live blog collecting independent, third-party commentary of the European Commission's proposal on standard-essential patents.
News and views on open standards and patents
28/02/2024
Statement from IP Europe Managing Director Patrick McCutcheon following today’s vote by the European Parliament on Standard-Essential Patents: “The European Parliament has scored a painful own […]
22/02/2024
Dear MEPs, IP Europe comprises Ericsson, Nokia, Orange, Fractus, Fraunhofer, Philips, Sisvel, Dolby, InterDigital, Panasonic, and Qualcomm. We are a coalition of global technology leaders and research institutes promoting […]
09/02/2024
Dear MEP, You will shortly be asked to vote on the JURI report on the European Commission’s proposal to regulate standard-essential patents (SEPs). We urge you […]
24/01/2024
IP Europe statement on the outcome of the 24 January 2024 vote of the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI). “The outcome of the JURI vote […]
10/01/2024
The following article was republished with the permission of Mlex. Draft EU legislation to ease the licensing of tech patents for the next generation of devices […]
03/01/2024
The measures envisaged by the proposal may be counterproductive and result in increased costs for SMEs and a more complicated licensing framework.
15/12/2023
The latest cellular standards are essential to the deployment of “smart factories” including advancements in safety, security, productivity and environmental efficiency. We have already written about […]
18/10/2023
An open letter from European innovators to MEPs about standard-essential patents The European Commission is proposing a harmful Regulation on Standard-essential Patent (SEPs) licensing. Yet, it is […]
16/10/2023
Dear Honourable Member of the European Parliament, We, IP Europe, are writing to you again in the context of the European Parliament’s review of the European Commission’s […]