Publications
Corporate and legal
Intellectual property priorities – Unlocking the EU’s intangible assets potential
Introduction
To deliver for society, the European Union (EU) needs strong companies as much as European companies need a strong European Union (see BusinessEurope Stronger Business Stronger Europe st...
Corporate and legal
Corporate and legal
Corporate and legal
Proposals on Supplementary Protection Certificates – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Following the entry into operation of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court on 1st June 2023, it is time now to create the unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC)...
Corporate and legal
Compulsory licencing for crisis management – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Compulsory licences weaken the protection granted by patents and they should only be used in mainly knowledge-based economies as a last resort and in very limited circumstances.
The c...
Corporate and legal
The EU Design Reform – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
BUSINESSEUROPE welcomes the European Commission Proposals which are intended to further harmonise the legislation on design protection in the European Union.
Designs traditionally are...
Corporate and legal
Corporate and legal
Corporate and legal
Corporate and legal
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
BUSINESSEUROPE1, EUROCHAMBRES, Orgalim2, and SMEunited represent innovative businesses across Europe. One of our core objectives is to support innovation and boost the competitiveness of European comp...
Corporate and legal