4iP Council : Empirical research on European Intellectual Property Rights

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Latest Research

Injunctions in European Patent Law

by Prof. Dr. Lea Tochtermann of Mannheim University

This brief paper was developed by Prof. Tochtermann as a resource supporting the webinar she gave 14 May 2019 as part of 4iP Council's webinar series. It covers the legal basis for the discussion on proportionality within TRIPS, European law as well as in…

Injunctions in European Patent Law

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Economic efficiency and field-of-use pricing of SEP licences under FRAND terms

by Dr Eskil Ullberg, PhD, Adjunct Professor, George Mason University, Virginia, USA and Head of the Trade in Ideas Program, Institute of Management of Innovation and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

This summary paper is concerned with patented technology markets, and whether price differentiation based on field-of-use is economically efficient. The focus is on the licensing of SEPs on FRAND terms and conditions, including also the Internet of Things…

Economic efficiency and field-of-use pricing of SEP licences under FRAND terms

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The examination of computer implemented inventions and artificial intelligence inventions

by Jean-Marc Deltorn, Andrew Thean, Markus Volkmer

Computer-implemented inventions and applications of artificial intelligence have become an important part of the current innovation landscape. This trend is demonstrated by a significant increase in patents filings in a variety of technical areas, from…

The examination of computer implemented inventions and artificial intelligence inventions

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"Race ahead commercially and keep making the product better and better and better"

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“You have to be unique in some way to be successful. But if you are unique, you are not unique for long.”

Francois Cornelis, Essenscia Innovation Circle
“The various social functions of the patent system are endangered by the rise of … progressive and subtle enlargement of the two exceptions of compulsory licensing.”

Prof. Nicolas Petit, Liege Competition and Innovation Institute (LCII), University of Liege, 2014
“You could say that the patent is to design what music theory (solfège) is to music. It is a brilliant language.

To innovate and ignore IP is like sailing a boat without the sea.”

Yann de Kermadec
“68% of the SME participating in the empirical study want to maintain the status quo for patent protection on Computer Implemented Inventions (CII). They see protection for CII as most important for their business, in particular with respect to international competition.”

Fraunhofer ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 2015
“Society allocates exclusionary rights to patent holders for a simple, compelling reason. In exchange for the disclosure of his invention, the inventor receives the right to be the first to place the invention on the market, and to limit third parties’ ability to use his technology.”

Dr. Sven Bostyn, Univerity of Liverpool & Prof. Nicolas Petit, Liege Competition and Innovation Institute (LCII), University of Liege, 2013
“38% of all employment in the EU (82 million jobs) stems from IPR-intensive industries”

EPO, EUIPO, 2016
“People often ask which of my inventions I prefer. My answer is, ‘on what criteria?’ Is it the one that was the most scientifically beautiful? The one that created the most jobs? The one that saved lives or the one that brought most financial return?”

Professor Jacques Lewiner, Chairman, ESPCI Georges Charpak Foundation
“To facilitate compulsory licenses outside the ‘TRIPS agreement exceptions’ adversely impacts the social welfare functions of the patent system. It risks undermining investment in technology, technology creation and the dissemination functions of the patent system at a critical juncture in time.”

Prof. Nicolas Petit, Liege Competition and Innovation Institute (LCII), University of Liege, 2014
“Innovative entrepreneurs are central to the digital economy. To succeed they need increased access to finance including equity and venture capital.”

A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe European Commission, 2015

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Technology invention is an arduous and risky creative process that can result in life changing and global transformation. To incentivise investment in successful and potentially transformational technology solutions, and to reward risk, inventors must be able to seek reasonable return for their efforts. Intellectual Property Rights allow inventors to obtain such reward by creating the opportunity to commercialise their inventions. This is not only a fair way to acknowledge the contribution of the technology into the market, but also encourages continuous investment in further research, thus increasing innovation.