23/07/2025
A dynamic and open standardisation ecosystem is key to Europe’s strategic autonomy and technology leadership, IP Europe told the European Commission in response to the Commission’s […]
18/07/2025
Security and competitiveness are two of the main priorities of Denmark’s 6-month stint at the presidency of the Council of the European Union, July-December. Intellectual property […]
20/06/2025
IP Europe supports the European Commission’s focus on regulatory simplification. We are encouraged that the European Parliament is aligned with this approach. In particular, we welcome the news […]
22/04/2025
The European Union is exploring new ways of addressing potential serious security threats—both external and internal—to the bloc’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. Security […]
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 […]
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 […]
29/10/2024
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 […]
22/10/2024
Europe has a long history of protecting intellectual property (IP). Even the ancient Greeks and Romans protected the copyright of their highly celebrated authors. The first […]
03/01/2024
The measures envisaged by the proposal may be counterproductive and result in increased costs for SMEs and a more complicated licensing framework.