03/04/2023
Andreas Schwab (MEP) has tabled three questions to the European Commission on the topic of standard-essential patents (SEPs). The questions relate to the problem of hold-out […]
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08/03/2023
In recognition of 8 March as International Women’s Day 2023, IP Europe celebrates the invaluable role of women in innovation and technology and the clear societal […]
23/02/2023
Did you know that 5G cellular technology has the power to transform health care? Much of the narrative on the application of 5G technology has focused […]
14/10/2022
Standards enable people and companies to create products and services that are useful to consumers worldwide. World Standards Day celebrates the crucial role standards play in […]
29/08/2022
Did you know 5G and 6G cellular technology can help unlock a greener future for Europe? In recent years, but perhaps never more so than this […]
24/08/2022
A few weeks ago, a court in Munich, Germany issued injunctions against Chinese manufacturer OPPO for infringing a number of standard essential patents (SEPs) held by […]
28/06/2022
On the 8 June 2022, IP Europe submitted its contribution to the Japan Patent Office’s Call for Opinion on the draft SEP Licensing Guide. We welcome […]
27/06/2022
On 27 June, we mark the World Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, established by the UN with the goal of raising public awareness about the […]
24/06/2022
FTC Chair Lina Khan and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter recently submitted comments regarding the public interest in an International Trade Commission (ITC) proceeding. Although they did […]
21/06/2022
What happened? The US DOJ, USPTO and NIST have announced that they have abandoned their proposed Draft Policy Statement on Licensing Negotiations and Remedies for Standards-Essential […]