The Commission launched today two public consultations delivering on the actions presented in the intellectual property action plan.
Today, the online platform bol.com and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries (EFPIA) signed up to the Memorandum of understanding on the sale of counterfeit goods on the internet. They join the 28 other stakeholders already working together under the agreement.
Today is the annual World Intellectual Property Day. This year the focus is on the role that intellectual property (IP) rights can play in helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to grow stronger, more competitive businesses. We look at the situation and challenges for SMEs, share video testimonials by some companies that have integrated IP into their business strategy, and explain some of the support available to your small business.
During this webinar we will discuss ideas on how to make patent pools work for both standard essential patent holders and licensees.
The Commission has launched an invitation to all 1000+ members of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance to submit projects for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen technologies and solutions.
The European Commission launches the 2021 European Social Innovation Competition with €150,000 of awards for three innovations to help shape a green and digital future.
Today, the Commission is hosting the first pan-European matchmaking event with over 300 from 25 Member States participating companies to expand COVID-19 vaccine production capacities across Europe and address production and supply chain bottlenecks.
This webinar will discuss ideas to improve the situation with regard to FRAND licensing and valuation.
Today we are launching the ‘Horizon Intellectual Property (IP) Scan’ service. This tailored, first-line and free IP support service is designed to help European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to efficiently manage and valorise IP in collaborative research and innovation efforts.
The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) is adapting its organisational structure to help Europe’s industrial ecosystems recover more effectively from the COVID-crisis and to achieve the EU's digital and green goals.
Business Planet heads to Iasi in Romania to see how one tech company got its pharmacy app off the ground thanks to being part of a cluster.
The new ‘Data 4 Healthy Recovery’ hackathon, taking place from 18 – 20 June, aims to find smart health solutions to help Europe recover from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger and faster, using industrial transformation opportunities in a creative way.
We have the pleasure to invite you to this unique webinar on transparency in the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs). This event is part of a series of webinars on SEPs taking place throughout winter/spring 2021 to take stock of the state-of-play, share some of the ideas developed under recent actions and discuss with stakeholders potential improvements to the framework governing SEPs.
EU Industry Days is Europe's flagship annual event on industry. It serves as the main platform to discuss industrial challenges and co-develop opportunities and policy responses in an inclusive dialogue with a wide range of partners.
Europe's biggest flagship annual event on industry, EU Industry Days, will take place in a virtual format from 23 to 26 February.
This afternoon, Commissioners Schmit, Breton and Kyriakides will host a high-level roundtable on the Pact for Skills with the health ecosystem.
The EU Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) 2nd City Lab will take place online from 16 February to 19 February 2021.
The third EU-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Forum under CETA (the Comprehensive economic and trade agreement) will take place on Tuesday 9 February 2021 by videoconference. Following this meeting, on Wednesday 10 February, EU and Canadian co-chairs will provide a debrief to stakeholders on all active work plan items.
Business Planet heads to Germany to discover how one firm's hydrogen technology could bridge the gap in the quest for clean energy.
Today, the Commission is hosting the first meeting of the Industrial Forum, which will provide the Commission with expert advice on the implementation of the New EU Industrial Strategy published in March 2020 and to support the Commission in its systematic analysis of the different industrial ecosystems.
