14/04/2025
No, the sky is not falling—despite the flurry of recent warnings to that effect from supporters of the European Commission’s proposed regulation on standard-essential patents, also […]
31/03/2025
A live blog collecting independent, third-party commentary of the European Commission's proposal on standard-essential patents.
26/03/2025
The European Commission has now proposed, and European ministers approved, a simplified work programme for 2025 that includes withdrawing nearly 40 legislative proposals. One of those […]
26/02/2025
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 […]
19/02/2025
Commission Work Programme reflects its commitment to strengthen Europe's competitiveness.
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 […]
19/07/2024
Did you know that all modern digital video streaming services are powered by open standards and patents?
27/06/2024
To celebrate this year’s World SME Day, June 27, we talked with our SME Chair, Rubén Bonet, CEO of Fractus, about the importance of intellectual property […]
12/06/2024
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.
14/05/2024
An Indian high court ruling is a timely reminder of the damage to patent owners of deliberate holdout strategies.