5G leadership

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 […]
29/10/2024

IP Europe thanks Patrick McCutcheon for his support in the European debate over patents and open standards

IP Europe announces the departure of Patrick McCutcheon, who supported the organization in a strategic role for the past two years.  A trade association that represents […]
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.  
28/02/2024

IP Europe Statement on the European Parliament’s Own Goal on Standard-Essential Patents

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

Open letter to MEPs: Please vote against MEP Walsmann’s SEPs report

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 […]