29/01/2025
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 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 […]
14/10/2024
This World Standards Day, let’s celebrate that open standards bring smartphones, computers, cars, televisions and industrial tools to life by enabling electronics to communicate with one […]
14/05/2024
An Indian high court ruling is a timely reminder of the damage to patent owners of deliberate holdout strategies.
26/04/2024
Patents and technology are helping drive the green transition.
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 […]
04/12/2023
Draft JURI Committee report on Standard-Essential Patents Amendments to the European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Standard-Essential Patents – COM(2023)232 We call on JURI MEPs […]
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 […]
04/10/2023
Connected mobility standards in modern automobiles offer both automakers and consumers big rewards. As we have written before, connected cars offer new services including over-the-air software and […]
27/09/2023
What is a standard-essential patent--and what has one done for me lately?!
