Research & Webinars
Here we provide a number of reports and research summaries related to SMEs and innovation. You will find additional materials in our main research section.
Papers, briefs and publications
Proprietary vs. Open Standards
by Paul Zubrinich, Kristina Medow, Anastasia Kolganova, Moritz Müller, and João Hierro Technical University of Berlin.
This paper examines the benefits and risks attached to implementing open or proprietary standards, both from the companies’ and the consumers’ perspective. It first appeared in IAM Issue 92, published by Globe Business Media Group - IP Division. To view the issue in full, please go to www.IAM-media.com.
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Categories: Standardisation, Licensing, Digital Single Market
Robots may soon be spotted in a field near you
Vitirover, the first robot mower able to cover surfaces as large and difficult as vineyards and power station parks
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Categories: SMEs
Industry challenges after recent case-law on confidentiality of FRAND agreements
More than three years after the CJEU’s decision in Huawei v ZTE, the EU Member States’ courts are still working out aspects of the FRAND-licensing of standard-essential patents. Important post-Huawei v ZTE decisions have clarified some issues while other questions remain open. An urgent example is confidentiality and the procedural handling of license agreements containing non-disclosure clauses. This webinar provides an update on SEP/FRAND case law and an overview on the most important court decisions.
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Categories: IP and Competition Law, FRAND
Moving invention from serendipity to dependability
Stephen Potter of Iprova, explores the past, present & future, as he captures the views of experts on data driven invention.
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How significant are SMEs to the EU?
Catherine Eginard, Head of Sector, H2020 – SME Instrument, talks to 4iP Council about the main highlights of the newly published SME instrument impact report. €1.5 billion is available to single applicant innovative SMEs from 2018 and 2020 through the European Commission’s SME Instrument
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Inventing the Future - An Introduction to Patents for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
This comprehensive and very practical report from WIPO explains how to patent and how to commercialise patented technology.
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Categories: SMEs
Global innovation directions and evolutions
4iP Council talks to Shirin Elahi about how innovation and patent systems might evolve.
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Exploitation of Intellectual Property for Industrial Innovation (IPI)
by DELÉARDE, Philippe / OUVRY, Séverine (Inno AG),
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Categories: SMEs
Benchmarking National and Regional Support Services for SMEs in the Field of Intellectual and Industrial Property
by RADAUER, Alfred / STREICHER, Jürgen / OHLER, Fritz (PRO INNO)
