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IP Europe’s news and views on open standards and patents, essential elements of the European innovation ecosystem for companies large and small.

26/02/2025

Planned withdrawal of the SEPs regulation is good news for European innovation 

We support the European Commission’s focus on regulatory simplification and in particular its decision to withdraw the proposal to regulate standard-essential patents (SEPs) from its Work Programme. The SEPs proposal […]
29/01/2025

Leaked EU Competitiveness Compass promises “unprecedented” regulatory simplification

The European Commission’s leaked Competitiveness Compass promises an “unprecedented simplification” of EU rules to promote economic growth and competitiveness following wake-up calls from business leaders, two […]
09/12/2024

Leadership in advanced communications technologies matters for Europe’s regional security and strategic autonomy 

Leadership in key technology standards matters not only for economic prosperity, but also for Europe’s security, strategic autonomy, and defence capabilities.  Chinese President Xi Jinping famously […]
12/06/2024

European elections: Political groups promised the Europe we all want

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.