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
Some practical and competition concerns with the proposed Regulation on Standard Essential Patents
by Dr Igor Nikolic
The aim of this short paper is to highlight some practical and competition concerns surrounding certain proposed measures of the Draft SEP Regulation addressing perceived problems. There are many aspects that could be criticised. In particular, the lack of evidence of a market failure justifying regulatory intervention, the overall unbalanced nature of the provisions, the harmful impact on innovation of European companies, and geopolitical spill-overs which could lead to the fragmentation of the global standardisation ecosystem.
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Efficient IP management in a market increasingly using open source
by Eleftheria Stefanaki and Jimmy Ahlberg
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Summary: 'Understanding ICT Standardisation: Principles and Practice'
by Ellen Deuter, Eleftheria Stefanaki and Wayne Chinembiri
The aim of this paper is to summarize a larger paper, i.e., Understanding ICT Standardization: Principles and Practice” by Abdelkafi, N., Bekkers, R., Bolla, R., Rodriguez-Ascaso, A., & Wetterwald, M. (2021).
