10/07/2025
A live blog collecting independent, third-party commentary of the European Commission's proposal on standard-essential patents.
09/07/2025
IP Europe respectfully disagrees with the European Commission’s conclusion that the proposed Automotive Licensing Negotiation Group (ALNG) does not raise competition concerns. In practice the ALNG […]
05/05/2025
How should patent pools and Licensing Negotiating Groups (LNGs) be dealt with under the European Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) guidelines, which govern technology licensing […]
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.
09/02/2024
Dear MEP, You will shortly be asked to vote on the JURI report on the European Commission’s proposal to regulate standard-essential patents (SEPs). We urge you […]
24/01/2024
IP Europe statement on the outcome of the 24 January 2024 vote of the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI). “The outcome of the JURI vote […]
10/01/2024
The following article was republished with the permission of Mlex. Draft EU legislation to ease the licensing of tech patents for the next generation of devices […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]