05/12/2024
A live blog collecting independent, third-party commentary of the European Commission's proposal on standard-essential patents.
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 […]
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.
22/02/2024
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
16/10/2023
Dear Honourable Member of the European Parliament, We, IP Europe, are writing to you again in the context of the European Parliament’s review of the European Commission’s […]