Intellectual property grew in importance throughout the 20th century. Legislative initiatives and jurisprudence were forced to keep pace with rapid technological developments, such as easier and cheaper ways of copying content (have you ever wondered how the photocopier, the VHS tape, CDs and now the internet have affected the protection of intellectual property rights?) At […]
Over 30 000 web domains shut down for intellectual property infringement
Over 30 506 domain names that distributed counterfeit and pirated items over the internet during operation IOS X have been seized. These included counterfeit pharmaceuticals and pirated movies, illegal television streaming, music, software, electronics, and other bogus products. 3 arrests and 26 000 luxury products seized The investigation was carried out by Law enforcement authorities from […]
Strengthening cooperation to fight intellectual property crimes
Counterfeit goods are a significant problem that hits the EU particularly hard, accounting for about 5 % of imports. Organised criminal groups are often behind intellectual property crime and thus benefit financially from it. Fighting intellectual property crime is key to sustaining jobs and growth in the European economy, and to safeguarding consumers against dangerous and substandard […]
H2020: Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises: Closing the finance gap for IPR-driven start-ups and SMEs
This call (INNOSUP-10-2020), which aims to encourage innovative SMEs and start-ups to better exploit and promote their innovative assets, as well as to develop a strategic vision based on their first results that is easily evaluable by funders, belongs to the Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises sub-programme of the H2020 Programme. Innovative European companies, […]
EUIPO: GR/001/19: Support for awareness-raising activities on the value of intellectual property and the damage caused by counterfeiting and piracy
This call addresses the priority area of raising awareness of the value of intellectual property and the harms of counterfeiting and piracy within the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO). The general objective of the call for proposals is to promote awareness of the value and benefits of intellectual property (IP) and the […]