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World Intellectual Property Day 2025 emphasises the vital role that creativity and innovation, supported by IP rights, play in sustaining a vibrant music scene that benefits people worldwide.
Discover how South Africa is advancing renewable energy through innovation, patents, and supportive government programs like REIPPPP. Learn how IP rights and global initiatives are empowering inventors and SMEs to drive sustainable growth in the green energy sector.
The new report delves deeper into how spin-offs are supported across European public research organisations.
The project reflects a broader trend in European research and innovation policy: moving beyond reactive IP protection toward a more proactive, opportunity-driven approach to managing assets that can maximise the societal and economic impact of public research.
The European Patent Office (EPO) and Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) have recently reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the field of patents.
The European Research Area (ERA) Scoreboard 2024 offers a concise look at how Europe is progressing on its research and innovation priorities. While many indicators show positive trends, others highlight areas where progress has slowed.
Music is a universal form of creative expression and intellectual property (IP) rights play a pivotal role in supporting a vibrant and diverse music landscape.
IP for music bands: Check our interview with the Spanish band WAKAME.
The European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) is pleased to present its newest Position Paper on the EU Quantum Strategy, offering a forward-looking roadmap for advancing quantum technologies across Europe.
Since formalising their collaboration in 2020, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have continued to play complementary roles in supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs.
In this week's blog post, we have a look at the latest trend of using Ghibli style to generate images through ChatGPT, and the issues this raises.
Ethiopia's food sector powers its economy but faces funding and market challenges. Discover how SMEs can drive growth through smart use of intellectual property—like trademarks, patents, and trade secrets—to boost innovation, secure investment, and expand into global markets.
As of 1 April 2025, European patent holders will be able to extend their patent rights to Laos without having to go through a separate national application process. This follows the Validation Agreement signed between the Lao Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) and the European Patent Organ
Last week was a busy one for the European IP Helpdesk team, with experts actively present at three different events across Europe, each with a shared goal - supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and beneficiaries of the EU-funded projects.
The Horizon Results Platform podcast highlights the remarkable innovations and success stories of EU-funded Research & Innovation (R&I) beneficiaries.
In this post, we look at the General Court case T-314/24.
University leaders are calling for more flexible and clearer state aid rules to reduce legal uncertainty and make it easier to collaborate with industry—particularly for early-stage start-ups.
European Innovation Council (EIC) Impact Report, with a focus on the Horizon Europe portfolio, provides insights into around 706 start-ups, 402 advanced research projects, and 183 initiatives dedicated to commercialising research results, all funded between 2021 and 2024.
Since January, trade mark applications have had to specify all claimed colors and file in black and white if no color is claimed
The European Commission is inviting all stakeholders engaged in research and innovation activities to take part in a survey aimed at shaping EU policy for enhanced knowledge valorisation.