Organisation: Council of the European Union

The EU AI Act is a brave new world for IP executives 

Rising to the challenge will require strategic foresight and rapid re-deployment of resources and priorities, experts at PA Consulting say

08 May 2024

European Parliament adopts SEP regulation while UK takes different path

EU lawmakers vote overwhelmingly in favour of the controversial regulation

28 February 2024

EU lawmakers are trying to bulldoze SEP reforms through parliament

IP Europe’s Managing Director Patrick McCutcheon breaks down why the controversial proposal would be an own goal for the world’s largest trading bloc

16 February 2024

European Parliament to vote on shock proposal to ban CRISPR-developed plant patents

Patenting prohibition would have significant consequences for agri-tech innovators – and not just in the EU

06 February 2024

Crystal balls at the ready: IAM’s editorial team predicts the year’s biggest stories

Saturday Opinion: We’re back, putting our necks and reputations on the line, and looking ahead to what 2024 will deliver for patent professionals

03 February 2024

‘Fathers of MP3’ call for EU to abandon proposed SEP regulation

IAM talks exclusively to two of the top European scientists speaking out against the “harmful” new licensing framework

29 January 2024

EU SEP regulation voted through key parliament committee, despite mass abstentions

Thirteen JURI members endorsed the proposal in today’s committee meeting, adopting all seven Compromise Amendments

24 January 2024

European SEP regulation to face crucial vote next week

But Council of the EU concerns could be a stumbling block for the planned reforms

19 January 2024

Radical SEP regulation amendments sought by several European Parliament groups

A wide range of EU legislators are voicing powerful and articulate opposition to the policy proposal

20 November 2023

European Parliament makes crucial appointment to handle controversial SEP proposals

Marion Walsmann, already a vocal supporter of the new regulation, has been assigned as the policy’s rapporteur

15 August 2023

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