Patents

Patent-intensive industries account for 16.1% of the EU GDP and and employ directly 23,571,234 million jobs (10.9% of all jobs in the EU). (Source: EUIPO/EPO)

A well-functioning patent system is essential for Europe’s competitiveness, innovation and job creation. Companies that seek to protect their innovations currently in Europe with a patent can either opt to do so only in one national market or designate a number of European markets through a common procedure managed by the European Patent Office in Munich. Going for more than one market means: extra translation costs, lawyer fees, additional administrative procedures and costs.

Publications

Position papers		Date
	Draft agreement on cross-border aspects of client-patent attorney privilege - BusinessEurope comments	17/11/2022
	Compulsory licensing in the European Union - BusinessEurope comments on the public consultation	27/09/2022
	European business community urges for the rapid ratification and entry into force of the Unitary Patent System	12/10/2021
	EPO consultation on an amendment to the rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal regarding oral proceedings by videoconference - BUSINESSEUROPE comments	27/11/2020
	European business community calls for the rapid ratification and entry into operation of the European patent system - Joint statement by BUSINESSEUROPE, EUROCHAMBRES, orgalim and SMEunited	16/07/2020
	The rapid entry into operation of the Unitary Patent system is key for Europe	22/04/2020
	European business urges for the rapid entry into force of the Unitary Patent System	18/02/2020
	Commission proposal on a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) manufacturing waiver for export purposes - BusinessEurope comments	15/01/2019
	EPO consultation on user-driven early certainty (UDEC) proposal - BusinessEurope comments	08/02/2018
	Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and patent research exemptions - BusinessEurope feedback to the European Commission public consultation	15/01/2018
	BusinessEurope comments on consultation on IP5 patent practices	15/09/2015
	Technical note on the allocation of the administrative costs related to the European patent with unitary effect	01/09/2015
	Unified Patent Court (UPC) fees and recoverable costs - BusinessEurope response to public consultation	31/07/2015
	BusinessEurope response to EPO user consultation on reform of the boards of appeal	30/06/2015
	Further submission from BusinessEurope on the level of fees for the European patent with unitary effect	01/12/2014
	BusinessEurope's views and proposal on renewal fees for the European patent with unitary effect (EPUE)	06/10/2014
	BusinessEurope comments on public consultation regarding European Patent Litigation Certificate	24/07/2014
	BusinessEurope comments to draft rules relating to Unitary Patent protection	06/12/2013
	BusinessEurope comments to the draft Rules of Procedure for the Unified Patent Court	05/11/2013
	BusinessEurope comments on the draft rules relating to Unitary Patent protection - SACEPO WPR 10/13 of 28.06.2013	03/09/2013
	European observatory on infringements of intellectual property rights - BusinessEurope response to OHIM consultation	06/07/2012

Public letters		Date
	EPO oral proceedings by videoconference - Letter from T.Sueur to António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office	14/04/2020
	BusinessEurope submissions to the SACEPO working party on rules	18/12/2015
	EPO proposals on the renewal fees of the Unitary Patent - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska	11/03/2015
	Proposals by the European Patent Office on renewal fees: BusinessEurope reaction - Letter from Jérôme P. Chauvin to Jérôme Debrulle, Chairman of the EPO Select Committee	11/03/2015
	Making global dossier a high priority - Joint letter from industry associations to IP5 office heads	01/03/2013

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International IP Enforcement Summit

The fifth edition of the International IP Enforcement Summit, hosted by the European Commission, the EUIPO and the Patent Office of Bulgaria in Sofia, will unite key European and international decision-makers, law enforcement authorities, multinational companies and other stakeholders....

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