Bulletin: Societal Value Creation
We are living in times of global crises and conflict. Given a widening wealth gap between high and low-income countries, increasing scarcity of resources and unequal access to medicines, novel approaches are needed to ensure intellectual assets and technologies are fully exploited to solve current and future challenges. However, the contrary is often the case, and existing assets remain underused. Moreover, the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine have revealed that chocks in our systems create new technology needs and gaps in our access to necessary technologies in Europe. This Bulletin, jointly developed by the European IP Helpdesk and the Impact Licensing Initiative, sheds light on different initiatives, strategies and practices aimed at using novel technologies and IP more effectively for enhanced societal value creation.
Infographic: Impact Licensing
Impact licensing, as an innovative licensing practice aimed at enhancing the reuse of intellectual assets for the benefit of society, is a beneficial strategic instrument to bring technologies into societal markets in a scalable and sustainable way. While different (voluntary) impact licensing models exist, this infographic spotlights key features and components of the concept developed by the non-profit Impact Licensing Initiative (ILI).
Report: Feasibility and Analysis of “Impact Licensing Initiative” (ILI) for Technology Access During a Health Crisis
This report presents a sustainable impact licensing model that resolves technology access disruption during an international (health) crisis. It proposes a collaborative and voluntary platform for technology owners, manufacturers and user organizations to guarantee access to essential technologies during such crisis where the interest of every actor is taken in consideration.