https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/english-torpedo-interim-global-sep-licences-territoriality-and-defensive-anti-interference-europe weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/sxq0eyMwwdo/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxq0eyMwwdo The English Torpedo? Interim Global SEP Licences, Territoriality and Defensive Anti-Interference in Europe 2026-06-29T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/street-art-copyright-and-ai-legal-challenges-urban-frontier weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/vkUwY21qBX4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUwY21qBX4 Street Art, Copyright and AI: Legal Challenges at the Urban Frontier 2026-05-28T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ip-gone-wrong-what-do-differently weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/nt8rSeuGoB8/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt8rSeuGoB8 IP Gone Wrong: What to Do Differently 2026-06-18T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/innovating-iot-and-standards-how-smes-can-navigate-standards-development-patent-licensing-and-ip-strategy weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/leEERGEMK6U/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leEERGEMK6U Innovating in IoT and Standards: How SMEs Can Navigate Standards Development, Patent Licensing, Disputes and IP Strategy 2026-03-31T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/do-generative-ai-models-contain-copies-works-which-they-are-trained weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/fGrroqPur34/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGrroqPur34 Generative AI on Trial: Do Models Themselves Infringe Copyright? 2026-02-20T11:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/resisting-transplant-why-eu-must-preserve-ipreds-rule-based-proportionality-ip-enforcement weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/tUhHlJ06KeY/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUhHlJ06KeY Resisting the Transplant: Why the EU Must Preserve IPRED’s Rule- Based Proportionality in IP Enforcement 2025-12-19T10:47:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ip-enforcement-eu-us-comparative-analysis-after-ipred-and-ebay weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/tUhHlJ06KeY/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUhHlJ06KeY Resisting the Transplant? Comparing EU and U.S. Approaches to Injunctions 2026-01-22T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/sprouting-innovation-cultivating-growth-through-community-plant-variety-rights weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/LsQk-4aD5ps/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsQk-4aD5ps Sprouting Innovation: Cultivating Growth Through Community Plant Variety Rights 2025-11-20T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/future-movie-industry-wake-generative-ai weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/GX8yzzF6Hek/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX8yzzF6Hek The future of the movie industry in the wake of generative AI 2025-10-30T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/how-ip-can-save-your-company weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/q8iBRv_2sLQ/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8iBRv_2sLQ How IP can save your company 2025-09-09T15:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/law-and-political-economy-teachings-ai-act-and-dma-sep-regulation-proposal-case-study-through-better-regulation-framework weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/YFO_Hz8GwY8/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFO_Hz8GwY8 The Law and Political Economy Teachings of the AI Act and DMA for the SEP Regulation Proposal: Case Study Through the Better Regulation Framework 2025-07-03T09:25:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ai-act-dma-and-sep-regulation-through-better-regulation-framework-commission weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/YFO_Hz8GwY8/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFO_Hz8GwY8 AI Act, DMA & SEP Regulation: Through the Better Regulation Framework of the Commission 2025-07-03T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/etsi-how-europes-fragmented-market-evolved-unified-force weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/53sSm4kLZXk/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53sSm4kLZXk ETSI: How Europe’s fragmented market evolved into a unified force 2025-06-03T14:31:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/oss-frand-learn-more-about-their-governance-and-compatibility weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/tMkYUQJ19k8/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMkYUQJ19k8 OSS & FRAND: learn more about their governance and compatibility (Webinar and Exec. Summary) 2023-10-19T15:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/economic-impact-patent-holdout weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/rpJ4iMMG7wY/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpJ4iMMG7wY The Economic Impact of Patent Holdout (Webinar and Exec. Summary) 2023-06-28T15:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/panel-discussion-ecs-draft-regulation-essentiality-checks-and-seps weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/b2QwEscTYUQ/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2QwEscTYUQ Panel discussion: The EC's leaked draft regulation on essentiality checks and SEPs 2023-04-20T12:29:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/chat-euipo-ip-initiatives-support-eu-businesses weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/WqhkyJuDdCE/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqhkyJuDdCE A chat with the EUIPO: IP initiatives to support EU SMEs 2023-05-03T15:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/freedom-operate-fto-analysis-product-development-process weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/gtYSzbLBjuo/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtYSzbLBjuo Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis in the product development process FTO analysis is a crucial step in the product development process that helps companies assess potential infringement risks and take measures to avoid them. By conducting an FTO analysis, companies can identify potential infringement risks and take measures to avoid them, thereby minimizing the risk of legal disputes and costly litigation. Our expert speaker will guide you through the fundamental concepts of FTO analysis and provide a detailed overview of the key steps involved in assessing the risk of patent infringement, including how to identify relevant patents and intellectual property rights, how to evaluate the scope of these rights, and how to minimize infringement risks. 2023-04-27T15:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/finding-efficiency-oriented-approach-scrutinise-essentiality-seps weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/t2gwyEioedE/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2gwyEioedE Finding an efficiency-oriented approach to scrutinise the essentiality of potential SEPs: A Survey Webinar Description: The assessment of SEPs’ true essentiality is a topic that has gain significant interest among policy makers. As the European Commission is expected to deliver a legislative proposal to promote an efficient and sustainable SEP licensing ecosystem, the webinar aims to provide a review of the literature on different mechanisms that could be used to determine the essentiality of a patent. Indeed, whilst any policy intervention stems from the need to ensure a reasonable balance among accuracy, transparency, and cost of the essentiality checks, the available approaches score differently in terms of their efficiency. 2023-03-30T15:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/semiconductor-embracing-better-life-ip-models-innovation-ecosystem-imec weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/cupvVw6L3r4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cupvVw6L3r4 From Semiconductor to Embracing a Better Life - IP Models for an Innovation Ecosystem at IMEC Imec leverages its microchip technology in various technology platforms, which in turn cover a multitude of system platforms that enable smart solutions for health, industry, mobility, cities, entertainment, energy, education and agrifood. The webinar describes IMEC’s innovation network models bringing together a world-class infrastructure within the local and global ecosystem of government, universities and industry and its diverse expert partners across the value chain to accelerate progress towards a connected, sustainable future and the IP models to support such open innovation. 2023-03-15T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/patent-holdout-and-smaller-technology-firms weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/DUwccRXvqI0/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUwccRXvqI0 Patent Holdout and Small(er) Technology Firms Most of the academic and policy attention in the past two decades has been focused on patent holdup theory that posits how weak patents asserted under the threat of injunctive relief can extract greater value than their true worth. This is peculiar given that the eBay ruling in 2006, and its subsequent interpretation by the courts, has greatly reduced the opportunity for injunctive relief in the US. This study instead investigates the symmetrical theory of patent holdout whereby strong patents asserted in a regime of weak injunctive relief can only extract value below their true worth. The focus of the study is on small(er) technology firms (STFs), which are generally understood as critical to economic growth, in contention with much larger incumbent market actors. In particular, the Sonos v. Google and Centripetal v. Cisco are provided as case studies. 2023-02-16T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/who-owns-your-ink-copyright-protection-tattoos weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ni7BLNEkTMU/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni7BLNEkTMU Who owns your ink? The copyright protection of tattoos This webinar addresses the legal protection afforded to tattoos by copyright law, covering current discussions on ownership and infringement of tattoos as copyright works, including in the context of commercial uses in video games and films. With Dr Paula Westenberger, Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at Brunel University London. 2023-01-26T12:32:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/green-tech-helping-net-zero-emissions-2050 weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/3Z4tqgEab5M/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z4tqgEab5M Green tech helping net zero emissions by 2050 2022-11-15T19:11:16+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ip-waiver-pandemic-times weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/FMM0lUyFyko/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMM0lUyFyko IP Waiver in Pandemic Times 2022-10-27T17:56:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/rise-cryptoassets-and-nfts-and-its-implications-copyright-law weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/MQ6UZJt3NA4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ6UZJt3NA4 The Rise of Cryptoassets and NFTs and its Implications for Copyright Law 2022-11-09T17:43:52+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/lesi-patent-technology-licensing-committee-4ip-council-webinar-connected-cars-new-challenges-and-opportunities weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/LtTEsf94z8M/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtTEsf94z8M LESI Patent & Technology Licensing Committee & 4iP Council Webinar "Connected Cars: New Challenges and Opportunities" 2022-10-10T10:03:25+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/collaboration-global-biotech-revolution-workshop-ip-protection weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/9s5eD50e6ws/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s5eD50e6ws Collaboration with Global Biotech Revolution: Workshop 'IP & Protection' 2022-09-07T08:41:15+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/crispr-processes-patents-green-biotechnology-intellectual-property-licensing-platforms-and-clearing-houses-summary weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/b_1xiEJP4tM/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_1xiEJP4tM CRISPR Processes Patents in Green Biotechnology - Intellectual Property Licensing Platforms and Clearing Houses (Webinar & Paper Summary) 2022-09-15T16:17:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/how-trade-secrets-can-impact-your-business weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/MCM-P8pR5JY/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCM-P8pR5JY How trade secrets can impact your business In this joint webinar organised by the EUIPO and 4iP Council, you will learn the essentials of Trade Secrets, the risks and advantages and the best way to use them for your business. Trade secrets are one of a number of tools which protect ‘creations of the mind’. Companies, researchers, inventors and creators that hold economically valuable information, often keep this secret to give them an advantage over their competitors. 2022-06-24T11:48:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/green-tech-patents-standards-how-achieve-global-climate-neutrality-2050 weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/SYXeSykfYDM/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYXeSykfYDM Green tech, patents, standards: how to achieve global climate neutrality by 2050 Dr. Claudia Tapia and Sofia Pachera Gasparini wrote a paper that proposes a strategy to effectively develop and deploy green technologies globally. 2022-05-31T16:57:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/artificial-intelligence-and-copyright-creative-industries weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/dAm_S2u_ifc/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAm_S2u_ifc Artificial Intelligence and copyright in the creative industries 2022-04-20T17:17:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/how-ip-helps-secure-your-business-investment weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/tVUQ51W9gdk/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUQ51W9gdk How IP helps to secure your business investment In this joint webinar organised by the EUIPO and 4iP Council, SMEs will understand how Intellectual property rights (trademarks, copyrights, designs, patents) are important tools for getting a business competitive advantage and to secure finance for your business. Discover as well the EUIPO financial support for SMEs to protect their IP. 2022-03-24T17:32:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ip-aspects-consider-when-entering-internet-things weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/Shq6ynQUP8I/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shq6ynQUP8I IP aspects to consider when entering the Internet of Things​ Webinar organised by 4iP Council and the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) 2022-03-02T18:24:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ai-and-ip-challenges weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/FmcnHwIVw_s/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmcnHwIVw_s AI and IP Challenges Webinar organised by 4iP Council and the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Speakers: - Marta Duque Lizarralde: Marta Duque Lizarralde, LL.M, is a Doctoral Candidate and Research Associate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Prior to joining TUM, she worked as an IPR policy researcher at Ericsson. - Stephen Potter: Advisor and Business Development at Iprova, a Swiss / UK start-up that is rapidly delivering highly diverse inventions with the help of its novel AI/ML/NLP software. 2022-03-01T11:24:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/global-standard-essential-patent-litigation-anti-suit-and-anti-anti-suit-injunctions weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/olMhZT90xdw/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olMhZT90xdw Global Standard Essential Patent Litigation: Anti-Suit and Anti-Anti-Suit Injunctions (Summary) 2022-02-03T12:06:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/economic-case-against-licensing-negotiation-groups-internet-things weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/ynom1ObJOWQ/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynom1ObJOWQ The economic case against Licensing Negotiation Groups in the Internet of Things Competition policy generally prohibits coordination among buyers or sellers, especially coordination on price, price-related inputs, and output that directly endangers the free play of competitive forces. Nonetheless it has been periodically proposed that this rule should be relaxed to permit the formation of licensing negotiation groups (“LNGs”) in markets for standard-essential patents (or “SEPs”) relating to wireless communications technologies. This proposal has no sound basis in economic theory or evidence. Contrary to common assertions, there is no evidence showing that SEP licensing markets widely suffer from “patent hold-up” or “royalty stacking.” To the contrary: over three decades of market performance indicate that aggregate SEP royalty rates have consistently reflected single-digit percentages of device prices, which is consistent with the rapid rates of adoption enjoyed by wireless communications technologies during this period. 2021-12-20T15:51:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/intellectual-property-systems-china-and-europe weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/F2Faawl9IQ8/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Faawl9IQ8 Intellectual Property Systems in China and Europe​ A webinar organised in collaboration with China IP SME Helpedesk, about the differences and similarities between the Intellectual Property Systems in China and in Europe, and why is it important for SMEs. 2021-12-01T17:48:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/licensing-negotiation-groups-what-why-how weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/oYY_DUNIrKE/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYY_DUNIrKE Licensing Negotiation Groups: what, why, how? 2021-11-23T17:32:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/live-q-ecj-nokia-v-daimler-dispute weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/e7HwgsSSJA4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7HwgsSSJA4 Live Q&A on the ECJ Nokia v Daimler dispute 2021-06-22T15:01:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/policy-governance-framework-sep-licensing-assessing-private-versus-public-market-interventions weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/fDbBsslDzlY/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDbBsslDzlY A Policy Governance Framework for SEP Licensing: Assessing private versus public market interventions 2021-06-21T13:37:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/unwired-planet-v-huawei-uk-court-appeals-judgment-webinar-sl weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/ETqHSXnauVM/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqHSXnauVM Unwired Planet v Huawei: the UK Court of Appeal’s judgment. Webinar slides presented by the Rt. Hon. Sir Robin Jacob and Richard Vary This webinar took place on 13 February 2019 and offered a summary of this significant court decision, detail on the contract law basis for FRAND and a discussion on the jurisdiction issues surrounding a national court determining global FRAND rates. 2019-02-13T15:50:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/unwired-planet-v-huawei-uk-supreme-court-decision weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/h7ZtyD4WwpI/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ZtyD4WwpI Unwired Planet v Huawei - UK Supreme Court Decision These slides were shared by expert Richard Vary during a webinar on 1 September 2020. The webinar addressed the following questions about the UK Supreme Court's decision: Unwired Planet v Huawei - What did the judges uphold and what did they overturn? Will the UK still be able to calculate global rates as part of deciding whether to give an injunction? Non-discrimination: what happens if one licensee has a better deal? Will the UK remain a key forum for patent owners? 2020-09-01T18:28:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/how-protect-your-business-and-increase-its-value-trademarks-and-designs weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/uekWR4XTmWw/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uekWR4XTmWw How to protect your business and increase its value with trademarks and designs? 2021-04-26T15:50:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/as-open-as-possible-as-closed-as-needed-challenges-of-the-eu-strategy-for-data weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/r3cEYmCCLJU/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3cEYmCCLJU As Open As Possible, As Closed As Needed: Challenges of the EU Strategy for Data Ginevra Bruzzone and Koenraad Debackere provide a reasoned overview of the European Commission’s agenda, as far as data are concerned, for the forthcoming months, describing the main features of the approach outlined by the 2020 EU strategy for data and comment on the main challenges that have to be met to ensure that the strategy achieves its ambitious objectives, with a focus on the rules concerning access to data. This article first appeared in les Nouvelles -March 2021. Les Nouvelles is the journal of the Licensing Executives Society International. 2021-03-30T13:07:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/webinar-idea-profit-learn-leverage-your-intellectual-propert weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/8O1I2MFCvu8/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O1I2MFCvu8 From idea to profit: Learn to leverage your intellectual property Addresses types of IPR, how they differ and pathways to follow. Also covers the strategic value of IPRs and why timing matters, strategies to help grow your business using IPRs and provides useful resources and orientation. 2019-10-17T11:29:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/webinar-intellectual-property-perspective-venture-capitalist weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/xaf28H8Ry5I/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaf28H8Ry5I Intellectual property from the perspective of a venture capitalist Addresses the range of attributes investors look for and the role of IP in investment decision-making. Also covers pitfalls and challenges in relation to IP and real world examples – good and bad. 2019-11-21T19:42:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/what-you-need-know-about-copyright-and-social-media weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/uEiFWGHMtqk/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiFWGHMtqk What you need to know about copyright and social media Addresses the remit of social media - how it is being used and what that means in relation to counterfeit goods; how copyright works on social media; copyright infringement on social media; the terms and conditions of social media platforms; social media in education. 2020-02-24T11:12:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/why-each-company-should-have-effective-ip-strategy weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/dH_DrRqjv8g/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH_DrRqjv8g Why each company should have an effective IP strategy In this webinar Axel Ferrazzini reviews the different types of intellectual property (IP) and the main differences between them. He also talks about the value of knowing your IP assets and having a strategic plan to use them, covering strategies for leveraging value from patents in particular. The interactive guides on intellectual property types and benefits shown in this presentation can be consulted in the 4SMEs area of this website. 2020-04-02T12:08:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/status-and-acceleration-green-technology-innovation-europe-a weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/yvWKhozmWw4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvWKhozmWw4 The status and acceleration of green technology innovation in Europe and beyond Addresses green technology inventors, entrepreneurs, companies, academia, research organisations and government organisations looking for insight and expertise on green innovation evolution, strategy and business networking. 2020-05-06T16:42:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/what-you-need-know-about-copyright-and-music weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/kV6hBfjjjhM/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV6hBfjjjhM What you need to know about copyright and music Covers why copyright is important for musicians, artists, producers and those working in the music industry; the basics on what copyright is; how music copyright works, and how it is split up into different elements (lyrics, song, recording); when it is copyright infringement or taking inspiration in song writing; recent copyright infringement case law and the impact on music creation. 2020-09-18T16:05:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/managing-your-intellectual-property weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/iksyvl_Zzlw/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksyvl_Zzlw Managing your intellectual property Delivered with LESI, this webinar addressed how to develop a business strategy for your IP; establishing IP processes and policies, exploiting your IP and considerations for your management, monitoring and assessing your IP activity effectively. 2020-09-30T10:42:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/why-researchers-need-ip-strategy weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/sVSerSppKcQ/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVSerSppKcQ Why researchers need an IP strategy Addressed the relevance of IP in public and private research today and in the future with a focus on environmentally friendly (green) technologies; solutions offered by WIPO for identifying and optimising IP; the different legal frameworks that surround public innovation and the impact of having an IP strategy in the public innovation context and best practices in governance and management. 2020-10-09T12:47:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/value-intangible-assets weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/GPkCqDUT6FE/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPkCqDUT6FE The Value of Intangible Assets Covers how and when to value your intangible assets; understanding “value” versus “price”; methods of valuation and how to manage an IP valuation. 2020-10-28T11:35:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/license-your-valuable-assets weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/yAYTQSuFgt4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAYTQSuFgt4 License your valuable assets Addresses the following questions: What is a license and why would you need one? How do you prepare to license and find the right partner? Seller beware, lessons and tips on the agreement tax implications, financial outcomes and royalty rates. 2020-11-18T15:20:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/frand-regime-dominant-digital-platforms weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/S_ZeHRmkwg4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_ZeHRmkwg4 A FRAND Regime for Dominant Digital Platforms This study explores how European policy and legislation has traditionally applied the ‘fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory’ or FRAND regime in order to ensure access to critical goods or services. This regime provides inspiration in the on-going debate around dominant digital platforms. The authors of this paper are Mathew Heim, Tanfield Chambers and Dr. Igor Nikolic, University College London. 2019-01-16T19:56:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/big-steal-ideology-interest-and-undoing-intellectual-property weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/KZSTX_E4uzU/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZSTX_E4uzU The Big Steal: Ideology, Interest, and the Undoing of Intellectual Property 2025-05-28T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/digitised-ip-content-metaverse-fair-use-or-infringement weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/p3y4PjjEfWI/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3y4PjjEfWI Digitised IP Content in the Metaverse: Fair Use or Infringement? 2025-05-15T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/the-functions-of-patents-in-our-societies-innovation-markets-and-new-firms weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/53vV4d5KQkg/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53vV4d5KQkg The functions of patents in our societies: innovation, markets, and new firms Executive summary and key messages of "The functions of patents in our societies: innovation, markets, and new firms" by Prof. Alfonso Gambardella (Head of the Department of Management & Technology of Bocconi University, Milan and Fellow of the Strategic Management Society and a member of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), London). Click on the title above to read the executive summary. Full paper available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3789554 2021-02-19T17:21:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/economic-efficiency-and-field-use-pricing-sep-licences-under weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/llU_CsKsZLk/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llU_CsKsZLk Economic efficiency and field-of-use pricing of SEP licenses under FRAND terms 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 (IoT) applications, and the economic growth in the digital economy, especially for SMEs. The central argument proposed is that the difference in the value between usages of standardised technologies determines whether a single price for all usages or specific field-of-use prices are economically efficient. The full version of this paper will appear in the forthcoming issue of the Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, Volume 9, 2019. 2019-02-27T22:52:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/eu-design-reform-unlocked-protect-and-profit-your-creations weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/71W90zb3Eco/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71W90zb3Eco EU Design Reform Unlocked: Protect and Profit from Your Creations 2025-04-10T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/injunctions-european-patent-law weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/iAtFoPHoAdg/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAtFoPHoAdg Injunctions in European Patent Law The paper covers the legal basis for the discussion on proportionality within TRIPS, European law as well as in selected European jurisdictions, focusing on Germany. It provides an outlook on whether the demand for legislative action is justified. An understanding of the legal background for the proportionality discussion within TRIPS, European law and selected European jurisdictions is offered as well as perspective on the proportionality discussion and its implications concerning the patent system as a whole. The paper was developed by Prof. Tochtermann as a resource supporting the 4iP Council webinar she presented on 14 May 2019 (see our Webinar page). It is a short version of the paper entitled ‘Injunctions in European Patent Law’ published January 2020 in ZGE/IPJ - Zeitschrift für Geistiges Eigentum/Intellectual Property Journal which is available in english and german at  https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/artikel/injunctions-in-european-patent-law-101628zge-2019-0018. 2019-05-14T18:02:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/better-way-unlock-ai-transparency-open-source-mandates weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/FTqod9_fogo/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTqod9_fogo A Better Way To Unlock AI Transparency Than Open Source Mandates 2025-03-13T17:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/pirates-3d-realm-strategies-ip-protection-additive-manufacturing weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/wvanE03jE_Q/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvanE03jE_Q Pirates of the 3D Realm: strategies for IP protection from the widespread adoption of additive manufacturing by consumers Additive manufacturing is a pillar of the 4.0 industry. As it goes for other technologies throughout history, the cost of a 3D printing machine will sink lower and lower, and the accessibility to these machines by consumers will enable them to print with a vast array of materials, thus enabling them to print whatever they would previously buy, in a physical store or from an online retailer. It will be easy to infringe on an IP right with only a cheap 3D printing machine and a digital file from which the machine can take the necessary instructions. This paper considers the IP implications of this evolution and explores the various policies available, or that could be easily available with simple adjustments to current laws, to protect IP rights from the risks associated with the widespread adoption of additive manufacturing by consumers. 2020-01-27T13:29:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/value-connectivity-automotive-full-report weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/eKPFbJ6AzQQ/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPFbJ6AzQQ The Value of Connectivity in the Automotive Sector This report explores the actual value that connectivity in vehicles can bring to society and the different sectors affected. Connectivity is one of the four critical mega-trends facing the automotive industry. These trends are autonomous driving, shared mobility and electrification, yet connectivity is both separate and integrated to these other mega-trends. The importance of connectivity is therefore fundamental to the future evolution of the industry. 2020-01-31T10:56:25+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/inventorship-and-ai-defining-human-role-patent-law weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/7jLhM17-aZ0/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jLhM17-aZ0 Inventorship and AI: Defining the Human Role in Patent Law 2025-01-16T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/etsi-ipr-policy-origins-intent-and-misinterpretations-explained-insiders weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/53sSm4kLZXk/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53sSm4kLZXk The ETSI IPR Policy: Origins, Intent, and Misinterpretations (Explained by Insiders) 2025-02-13T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/frand-licensing-levels-under-eu-law weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qe8ecuJD52w/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe8ecuJD52w FRAND Licensing Levels Under EU Law This summary paper investigates whether EU or national law provide legal authority to impose a direct or indirect obligation on Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) holders to license at all levels of the value chain, including at component level (“license to all”, hereafter LTA). Extensive analysis of EU text and case-law (general principles of EU law, patent, contract and competition laws) suggests that there are only very limited doctrinal grounds to impose an LTA obligation on SEP holders that made a FRAND commitment. Similarly, French contract law – which applies to FRAND-committed SEP before the European standard setting organisation ETSI – does not give rise to a legal basis for the introduction of a ‘license to all’ regime. In the rare cases where licensing obligations might be imposed on SEP holders, these would effectively be akin to compulsory licensing, where public policy calls for restraint. The full version of this paper may be found on the SSRN website. 2020-02-04T20:24:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/leveraging-geographical-indications-gis-benefits-types-and-registration-essentials weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/zRFSX61-0pM/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRFSX61-0pM Leveraging Geographical Indications (GIs): Benefits, Types, and Registration Essentials 2024-12-05T16:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/retroactive-sep-regulations-and-iot-standards weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/FhQNSLY210k/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhQNSLY210k Retroactivity of the proposed SEP Regulation: a legal analysis 2024-11-14T13:04:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ip-and-starups-what-why-how weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/i_PAoHri_Is/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_PAoHri_Is IP and Startups: What, Why, How 2024-10-24T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/downsides-using-inadequate-open-source-software-processes-and-licenses-within-standard-development weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/ON-iq_Wtijk/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-iq_Wtijk Downsides of Using Inadequate Open Source Software Processes and Licenses within Standard Development These slides were presented 2 March 2021 during a 4iP Council webinar with Michele Herman, CEO of Early Stage Health-Tech Startup and Founder of JusTech Law and Dr. Justus Baron, Senior Research Associate at the Center on Law, Business, and Economics, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. The presentation discussed the competition risks that may arise when SDOs integrate specification development with open source software development, and in particular, when SDOs develop and adopt their own open source reference implementation of the SDO’s standard. 2021-03-02T16:08:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/infringing-ai-liability-ai-generated-outputs-under-euuk-copyright-law weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/vo-JXXT1FYI/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-JXXT1FYI Infringing AI: Liability for AI-generated outputs under EU/UK copyright law 2024-09-19T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ip-quantum-technologies-europes-startup-edge-global-innovation weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/Zq-_5nGSGa8/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-_5nGSGa8 IP in Quantum Technologies: Europe’s Startup Edge in Global Innovation 2024-06-26T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/license-all-or-access-all-organizations-licensing-rules weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/Eb4K7MXQBw4/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb4K7MXQBw4 License to All or Access to All? A Law and Economics Assessment of Standard Development Organizations’ Licensing Rules By Dr. Anne Layne-Farrar Vice President in Competition Economics at Charles River Associates and an Adjunct Professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and Richard J. Stark Partner in the Litigation Department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. 2020-07-21T17:36:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/taylors-version-strategy-or-re-recording-music-albums-legally-possible-eu-too weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/j6Ad2B_Cyho/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Ad2B_Cyho The "Taylor’s Version Strategy" or re-recording music albums: (legally) possible in EU too? Swift’s move to re-record and re-release her albums, labelling them as “Taylor’s Version” seem to have paved the way for a historic change in the world of music. On the other side of the Atlantic ocean Taylor Swift regained control of her creative work, meaning not only to her musical works but also to the master recordings. Although there is an interesting backstory explaining this decision of Taylor Swift, in this webinar we will focus on the legal grounds that made it possible. More interestingly, we will examine whether this would be also legally possible in EU. Copyright, licensing, and commercial transactions form an exciting world, and this case confirms it.. 2024-06-13T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/plausibility-herbicides-insecticides-and-beyond weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/smVX1vkxt40/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smVX1vkxt40 Plausibility: from herbicides to insecticides and beyond 2024-05-30T16:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/technological-innovation-and-economic-growth-policy-perspective weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/wXH-bPmUCAQ/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXH-bPmUCAQ Technological Innovation and Economic Growth: A Policy Perspective 2024-04-22T17:00:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/plausibility-and-flotilla-have-english-courts-drifted-commodores-approach-evidential-requirement-patent-validity-and-if-so-diver weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/smVX1vkxt40/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smVX1vkxt40 Plausibility and the flotilla: have the English courts drifted from the commodore’s approach to the evidential requirement for patent validity, and if so, is this divergence justified? 2024-03-27T11:39:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/navigating-intellectual-property-sustainable-fashion weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/658RrVlgD-M/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=658RrVlgD-M Navigating Intellectual Property in Sustainable Fashion 2024-03-13T17:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/smes-and-patent-holdouts-how-european-smes-fight-back-1 weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/BLT46l3WzeU/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLT46l3WzeU SMEs and patent holdouts: how European SMEs fight back 2024-02-22T11:11:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/open-source-software-and-standards-development-competition-law-implications weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/WmXjj1Ok6Bk/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmXjj1Ok6Bk Open Source Software and Standards Development: Competition Law Implications Abstract and key messages of "Open Source Software and Standards Development: Competition Law Implications". 2020-12-07T05:21:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/proposed-changes-spc-regime-europe weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/Hryk5W1wAFo/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hryk5W1wAFo Proposed changes to the SPC regime in Europe 2024-01-25T17:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ipspresso-vodcast-protecting-your-innovations-sea weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/0L4K8AoPiwc/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L4K8AoPiwc IP'spresso vodcast - Protecting your innovations in SEA 2023-04-21T12:42:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/ipan-and-4ip-council-webinar-ip-landscape-uk-after-brexit-video weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/_I4I1Yy6x64/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I4I1Yy6x64 Brexit & Intellectual Property (Webinar Video Recording) 2023-11-23T15:00:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/value-standard-essential-patents-and-level-licensing weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/zKuC88UOm-k/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKuC88UOm-k The Value of Standard Essential Patents and the Level of Licensing In this summary paper the authors argue that the value of standard essential patents (SEPs) should be independent of the level of licensing in the value chain. They further argue the value of enabling technologies, such as SEPs, is best determined in relation to the value it produces to the consumer or end-user, regardless of the licensing level. Finally, the authors discuss legal, economic, and organisational factors that can guide market actors to determine the optimal level of licensing through private ordering. Two cases studies, regarding optical standards and cellular standards, are presented to illustrate SEP licensing challenges and solutions in practice. Full paper available at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3717570. 2021-01-18T14:38:00+01:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/commissions-draft-sep-regulation-focus-proposed-mechanisms-determination-reasonable-aggregate-royalties weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/6UaozKj1vZw/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaozKj1vZw The Commission’s Draft SEP Regulation – Focus on Proposed Mechanisms for the Determination of “Reasonable Aggregate Royalties” 2023-08-10T12:24:00+02:00 https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/sep-regulation-proposed-mechanisms-determining-reasonable-aggregate-royalty weekly 0.5 https://img.youtube.com/vi/6UaozKj1vZw/sddefault.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaozKj1vZw SEP Regulation: proposed mechanisms in determining a reasonable aggregate royalty 2023-09-28T15:00:00+02:00