Key findings - Intellectual property rights intensive industries and economic performance in the European Union. (September 2019)

This joint study by the EPO and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) analyses the contribution of IPR-intensive sectors to the EU economy. It covers all major IP rights (patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, geographical indications and plant varieties), identifies which industries make above-average use of them and quantifies the contribution of these IPR-intensive industries to major macro-economic variables (employment, wages, GDP, and trade) from across the EU as well as from Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. The study provides comprehensive and robust data, as well as a solid evidence base for policymakers. For the full report visit the EPO website: https://www.epo.org/service-support/publications.html?pubid=201#tab3

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Background

This joint study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office provides a broad, improved assessment of how industries that make intensive use of intellectual property rights (IPR) contribute to EU economies. It updates and extends the findings of a previous study released in 2016.

The study covers a broad range of IP rights – trade marks, patents, designs, copyright, geographical indications (GIs) and plant variety rights (PVRs) – and considers multiple economic indicators, with a focus on gross domestic product (GDP), employment, wages and external trade. Instead of making policy recommendations, the study provides facts and figures that can be used by policymakers to raise awareness of intellectual property as an economic driver.

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