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July 18, 2023

A (bad) Solution in Search of a Problem – Part IV – More Information About Aggregate Royalties Will Not Facilitate SEP Licensing Negotiations

The European Commission says worries over aggregate royalty levels are a problem. The evidence doesn't support that claim.
June 30, 2023

A (bad) solution in search of a problem – Part  III – SEPs Licensing Not a Pressing Problem for SMEs  

SEP licensing is not a pressing problem for European SMEs.  
June 29, 2023

A (bad) solution in search of a problem – Part II – FRAND Litigation Data Do Not Support Need for Proposed EU SEPs Regulation

Global FRAND patent litigation data do not support EU SEPs proposal
June 28, 2023

A (bad) solution in search of a problem – Part I

Did the Commission cherry pick data to arrive at the conclusion it wanted to?
June 8, 2023

IP Europe Position Paper on the European Commission’s proposal to regulate standard-essential patents (SEPs)

IP Europe's position paper on the European Commission's proposed regulation of standard-essential patents.
April 27, 2023

IP Europe Regrets European Commission SEPs Proposal, Calls on Parliament and Council to Support European IP Leadership

BRUSSELS – 27 April, 2023 — IP Europe regrets the European Commission’s decision to propose a harmful and unbalanced Regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) without […]
April 26, 2023

IP Europe Celebrates World Intellectual Property Day 2023 and the Contribution of Women Inventors to Open Standards

Intellectual property (IP) is sometimes described as the secret ingredient that underlies all sorts of modern technologies. More poetically, it has been hailed as the magic […]
April 6, 2023

A European Commission proposal on SEPs must support EU leadership in open standards

BRUSSELS – Before publishing any proposal regarding the licensing of Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs), the European Commission (EC) must ensure that it reflects and protects a sustainable […]
April 3, 2023

European Parliament Question to the Commission on Standard-Essential Patents

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 […]
March 8, 2023

On International Women’s Day, IP Europe celebrates the invaluable role of women in innovation and technology

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 […]